Pigeon Bulletin Board?

[biophiliac]

 

[biophiliac]

Ok...what is a racing pigeon?

To over simplify... Owners of homing pigeons organize races of one to six hundred miles and compete against each others birds for the fasted MPH time to return to the loft. Racing Homers fill the same niche in the world of pigeons as Thoroughbred horses do in the equine world.

 

[Kiki]

To over simplify... Owners of homing pigeons organize races of one to six hundred miles and compete against each others birds for the fasted MPH time to return to the loft. Racing Homers fill the same niche in the world of pigeons as Thoroughbred horses do in the equine world.

just added this to my list of things that I know nothing about but much research.
THANKS!

 

[biophiliac]

just added this to my list of things that I know nothing about but much research.
THANKS!

I'll pm you some links.
But of course search on your own - lots of good stuff on youtube.

 

[scottcaddy]

So this is you??

Great story Scott - thanks. I like to hear of lady racers - your DW sounds cool!

Do you fly your birds very much?

I sold my birds at flock swaps local.
After I lost one of my 3 brown bar birds to a raptor, they don't get any free flight time.
Working on a 6 by 8 by 8 flight pen that's enclosed.
Scott
Scott

 

[scottcaddy]

To over simplify... Owners of homing pigeons organize races of one to six hundred miles and compete against each others birds for the fasted MPH time to return to the loft. Racing Homers fill the same niche in the world of pigeons as Thoroughbred horses do in the equine world.

Those little saddles are a real pain to get on ya-know.
Scott

 

[biophiliac]

IKR . Usually with horses, the breeder, trainer, owner and jockey are different people - with racing homers its often just one person [except no jockey , so the bird has to be very smart]

 

[Hokum Coco]

Ok...what is a racing pigeon?

This video will explain:

 

[biophiliac]

I sold my birds at flock swaps local.
After I lost one of my 3 brown bar birds to a raptor, they don't get any free flight time.
Working on a 6 by 8 by 8 flight pen that's enclosed.
Scott
Scott

Are Browns the least common color? I know it's the most recessive? And for color cockbirds have 2 alleles and hens just one. Do you have both genders?
Sounds like a great flight pen, ¿Pics pls when it´s done?

ETA If you mate a brown cock with any other color hen, are the offspring brown = hen, any other color = cock?? Since pigeons are so hard to sex, color sexing interests me.

 

[scottcaddy]

Are Browns the least common color? I know it's the most recessive? And for color cockbirds have 2 alleles and hens just one. Do you have both genders?
Sounds like a great flight pen, ¿Pics pls when it´s done?

ETA If you mate a brown cock with any other color hen, are the offspring brown = hen, any other color = cock?? Since pigeons are so hard to sex, color sexing interests me.

I have a solid Tan (light brown, not red, sand colored) hen, She has not had any get even close to her color.
I am getting Brown Bar's, Brown Checker's and, even a Blue Bar with Brown Flights. I lost her first mate, have to look again at her new one.
I was hopping that somebody here knows more then I do about color.
Scott