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In every country were pigeon racing is practiced one can be easily duped by the distance a racing pigeon is raced. Let’s say a pigeon raced from 50 ...
I started with racing pigeons due to my brother Paul who was a keen fancier in those early days. It all began for me as a young boy when I was give ...
My young grandson loves my stock birds. Unfortunately they are terrified of him! He’s in the loft before me, every time. "Morning boys" he says "Ru ...
I have a cock bird that was banded in 2000. He has arthritis in one of his legs. His foot is turned inward toward his other foot instead of sticking out in front of him. Do you ...
Hello Dr. Wim Peters I have two questions: • I have a few youngsters that are about 18 days old. I notice that a couple of them still have the sheathing on their tail feathe ...
Every year I seem to get 2-3 babies (10-14 days) that are blind. Is there anything that can cause this? Or is it in my family? They are perfectly healthy and so are the parents. ...
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(21:55) Life in the North East of England ( 79 )
By Rod Adams [England]
Most people don’t like rats but pigeon men seem to have an almost pathological hatred of them. A single sighting and war is declared! A friend of mine has been unsuccessfully pi ...
Last month and the month before, we saw how selection of the parents was the most powerful tool available to breeders. It does not really matter what breeding system is used, w ...
If you read my "confession" in the previous chapter, you will be aware of my regrets in regards to letting above average (breeding ?) qualities once upon a time present in the l ...
Psittacosis chlamydia is an airborne, infectious disease, which can be transmitted to humans from birds. While it is best known as a disease seen in the hookbill (parrot, macaw, ...
The cause of increased youngbird losses over recent years has perplexed many people. There have been many theories put forward to explain this gradual rise in youngbird losses, ...
Recently, I have been researching & talking to successful fanciers both overseas & interstate on the question of “speed” in racing pigeons. I shall elaborate further. My researc ...
(19:10) Treatment of Youngbird Sickness in Pigeons
By Bill Cowell [England]
In an entirely separate programme, conducted over the past 8 years on my own birds with only a basic ‘hunch’ and the memories of Chemistry classes to guide my efforts, I have ar ...
Isn’t amazing how quickly the fortunes change. Loses in training tosses had settled down and nearly every flyer in Adelaide was going along swimmingly, every-one was smiling, ev ...
The following question was sent to me: WOULD YOU GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ON YEAST IN PIGEONS YEAR AFTER YEAR. I KEEP GETTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BIRDS EVERY TIME I HAVE THEM T ...
In a previous article we discussed the value of linebreeding. It is a powerful tool and can be used to great advantage in building a family of outstanding racing pigeons. Someti ...
(19:12) Training racing pigeons – What it is and what it does and how to go about it
By Dennis Wall [England]
The racing homing pigeon’s ability to ‘home’ is a natural instinct which was probably originally enhanced by their continual daily use of this phenomena when motivated by the ne ...
I am a champion amongst champions. Known as an innovator and a tough competitor. I have earned a deserved reputation as one of the most successful racing pigeon fliers in the ...
(19:12) The Major Inhibitors to Consistent Racing Success
By John Capel [Australia]
I remember attending a business meeting several years ago at the request of a client who was seeking a large commercial loan. Upon arriving at his premises he introduced me to h ...
Streptococcus bovis is a bacterial organism that, in the past has been associated with the udder of cows -- hence the species name bovis, in reference to bovine, or more plainly ...
Today is the first day I have seen decent weather, coming from the land of the African Sun; I have tremendous respect for any pigeon that races over Europe, as the weather is so ...
(20:46) Talking to Stephen Saywell the Metallurgist and Pigeon Fancier extraordinary
By John Koster [Australia]
Colloidal Silver will kill most bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses within 2-6 minutes of contact. Many chronic infections will clear up with Colloidal Silver. As we are end ...
(20:46) The mythology of genetics, “selection” is the name of the game
By Mauricio Jemal [Mexico]
This is a strong title, but what does it imply? Obviously genetics is everywhere. It has always been and always will be. But, genetics is not really under our control. We’d lik ...
The cold wet months of another winter season was slowly waning and the first signs of Spring was in the air. I could see the oncoming season, that I love so much, by the awakeni ...
(20:45) Breeding - Diminishing returns from ageing stock birds, fact or fiction
By Rodger Brown [Australia]
I am prompted to put pen to paper on this subject after reading an article by a prominent professor and pigeon fancier. He stated that for as long as a pigeon lives it’s genetic ...
In previous chapters I have shown how to mate the Stud Sire ´A´ to a number of proven Producer Hens and then how to construct pedigrees from subsequent breeding from their proge ...
(20:44) Minerals: Essential Ingredients for Good Health
By Silvio Mattacchione [Canada]
Dr. Charles Northern was America´s first pioneer into the role of minerals in nutrition. An Alabama physician who specialized in stomach diseases and nutritional disorders, his ...
Viruses are pathogens that are smaller than bacteria, and which cannot be seen under a light microscope. To observe them directly, we need the hundreds of thousands times magnif ...
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