All pigeon fanciers have heard of some hormones in pigeons: cortisone, particularly on the agenda, the male hormone testerone in which some hopes had been wrongly placed as doping for males, folliculin (female), prolactin...
The 2 kidneys in the pigeon are small pinkish-red organs located in a bony cavity under the posterior part of the back. It has nothing to do with what is called a pigeon’s “kidney”,...
Question: A pigeon fancier from the Antwerp area asks an interesting question about cleft palate. He owns a 7 year old pigeon which flew very well and has several prizes to his name. At...
Question: Paul Chabot from Moha had problems breeding pigeons. Almost all of its young would die in the egg before hatching. He would like to know the cause or causes. Reply: Your setbacks can...
The pigeon species is a very malleable species (like the pig, dog, cat species) where curious, abnormal physical or physiological characteristics often appear. If a trait is incompatible with life (eg, due to lack...
Question: Francis Lenière from Boeschepe (Fr) has a one-year-old pigeon who still hadn’t laid an egg. She is in excellent health, mates normally, builds her nest but does not lay eggs. What to do?...
Question: A fancier from Petite-Foret has a 7 year old male pigeon which has traveled very well and has won several first prizes. Aged four years old, he was put into breeding. Since his...
The cures, preventive or not, that modern pigeons receive more or less often during the year, are more or less well accepted. The “drinking water” route in particular is likely to pose problems: in...
Each season, especially when the first heat comes, you suddenly find a pigeon in the loft – often a youngster – with a swollen, watery, purulent eye the next day. “Hey, he took a...
The solidity of the frame of the youngsters pigeons is one of the constant concerns of the fancier in his culture and in the selection of his pigeons. How to have strong pigeons from...
