Pigeon coryza
Here is approaching the great heat of summer. Let’s first get it out of our minds that it’s the cold that causes coryza. In all domestic animals, the major epizootics (epidemics) of respiratory ailments are those...
Racing Pigeons Portal Blog
Tip #1 – racing pigeons
In each loft, there are nowadays some quality pigeons. However, many pigeon fanciers win too few top prizes, or even just prizes. The causes of this failure vary from one colony to another. For...
The drink of our pigeons
Beginner: After talking about the nutrition of our pigeons, we agreed to talk this time about the drink. What I especially took away from our last dialogue were your thoughts on how to feed...
Swallows’ Tails and Pigeons
Swallowtail and pigeons, which are discussed in this article. Recently, various scientific studies dealing with particular aspects of the aerodynamics of flight have been published. The reader may be surprised that there is a...
Fields and racing pigeons
A few weeks ago, a fancier wrote to me “my pigeons rush to the field as soon as I give them freedom. Impossible to stop them, of course I give unlimited grit, pecking stone,...
Sterile female pigeons
It’s a broad concept. Indeed, this ranges from sterility “from the birth of a pigeon” to the sterility of old age, through relative sterility (the female lays very little), and sterility practiced by laying...
Racing pigeons in the aviary
The freedom of pigeons involves some risks. This is why more and more fanciers, when they have found the “dream pair” which gives good youngsters, hasten to put them in the aviary. This couple...
Letter from the readers n°19 – racing pigeons
A pigeon fancier who wishes to remain anonymous says he owns three garden dovecotes with good ventilation and few pigeons; example: 19 subjects on 4 m. x 2.10m. Despite this, his pigeons always have...
Letter from the readers n°20 – racing pigeons
Remi POLLEZ from Brakel asks us a question about the Lugol. What are the properties of this product. How is it used in pigeons? Lugol is an old disinfectant based on iodine, a powerful...
Young pigeons losses – June 1995
For some years now, fanciers have been complaining about massive losses of young pigeons at the start of the season. Many torment their brains to understand the circumstances. It may be a professional fault,...
