how to race pigeons

something i found amuzing back to basics
Homing pigeons are amazing birds whose use by humans has been documented as
far back as ancient Egypt, Carthage and Rome. Caesar used them in his defeat of Gaul. Use of pigeons spread to India, China and Greece. In fact, China had a postal service that relied on homing pigeons to carry the mail. The Reuters News Service was created in the nineteenth century and relied upon the use of homing pigeons. Homing pigeons were used in the twentieth century in war, and are still used today to pass military communications, as well as rescue operations. They are currently raced around the world. Read on to learn how to race homing pigeons.
Difficulty: Challenging
Instructions

1.
Step 1

Train the racing pigeons in groups first. This helps to build their confidence.
2.
Step 2

Take young pigeons some miles away from home and release them. The bird has an inherent ability to return to its home. By starting to release the pigeons a short distance from home, you awaken the ability with which the birds have been born. Enticing them with tasty treats and grains also helps.
3.
Step 3

Increase the pigeons' distance from home before releasing them again, and continue to increase the distance for each flight.
4.
Step 4

Allow a pigeon to fly solo when you feel the pigeon has the confidence to do so.
5.
Step 5

Time the homing pigeon's flight. After a while, the pigeon's flight home will get faster and faster.
6.
Step 6

Enter your homing pigeon in a race when you think your bird is ready. You may find races listed through such sites as The American Racing Pigeon Union, or even around the world at such sites as The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (United Kingdom) and The Dubai Racing Pigeon Club (United Arab Emirates).
7.
Step 7

Try more races as the pigeons' time improves. The first five finishers are considered the winners.
8.
Step 8

Consider marathon racing. Release your homing pigeons in a town the pigeons have never seen before that is hundreds of miles from home. Not only will the pigeons be judged on their speed, but also their ability to find the fastest route home. These events may be found at the sites listed.

RENE!!!! RENE!!!! WHERE ARE YOU?? SHOULD BE READING THIS AND LEARN!!!

good info on this topic althought i dont have the time to train my birds but might take a kit away and try to get them home(horseman pouters) i wonder if that would work.

interesting reading ian, very basic but for the none fancier or fancier who is not acquainted with pigeon racing its very informative...........

like the new avatar big pete, audi tt...........is it yours or a pic off internet ?

geordiejen wrote:

good info on this topic althought i dont have the time to train my birds but might take a kit away and try to get them home(horseman pouters) i wonder if that would work.

hi geordiejen, when you let them out how far will they go away from home ? or do they just fly around the loft.......?

DAVID wrote:

like the new avatar big pete, audi tt...........is it yours or a pic off internet ?

was mine david, got a audi A6 quatrro est 2.5 se all singing and dancing bit more room for birds and dogs, goes like S**T of a shovel..

hi big pete, im in the process of deciding weather to buy an audi A4 convertable.........trying to find out which is the best engine for economy/performance etc, and also what happens with convertables in the winter with the snow etc.....?

must be nice to have money

ian wrote:

must be nice to have money

you can get them pretty cheap now ian, been looking on ebay and seen some local to me advertised but its the usual thing with me, i buy a car then decide i should have bought something else............A4 convrtable wouldbe a bit silly with a roof rack and ladders on the top wouldnt it, or maybe a cement mixer thrown in the back seat.......... wife would kill me

big pete wrote:

RENE!!!! RENE!!!! WHERE ARE YOU?? SHOULD BE READING THIS AND LEARN!!!

thats wot i do mate dont make no differance

have you sent any rene.......?

no not this week mate but will be next wekk

bad weather here rene, whats it like for you.......?

very overcast and windy here mate had loads of rain over night glad i didnt send realy not fair on the birds in the weather

yes same here, was up early this morning and thought im glad ive not sent any birds racing in this sort of weather.............hope its finer when the ybs start.