Instant Pigeon Vet
Richard Jaconette Color Analysis
Richard Jaconette Color Analysis Of the Many visitors who come to see this writer birds in the air, several fanciers have remarked, “I notice you have birds of all colorations rolling. How do you breed for a performing Birmingham Roller like Black Rain? First, I must say that acquiring the proper bloodlines is paramount […]
Disinfecting Done Right
Disinfecting Done Right By Peter Teska In the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, businesses and homes have had to develop new standards for facility hygiene. As the world recovers, businesses need to protect staff and customers during and after reopening. Building service contractors and facility managers should review current practices, products, and tools. […]
Biosecurity for your Pigeon Loft
Biosecurity for your pigeon loft By Carol Cardona Extension poultry virologist Taken from the University of Minnesota Extension Quick facts Biosecurity in your loft helps prevent disease in your loft. Isolate your flock from other birds. Always quarantine new or returning birds for 14 days. Avoid contacting other birds or sharing equipment between flocks. Clean […]
Pigeons And Influenza
Pigeons and influenza viruses BY: Carol Cardona, Extension poultry virologist Taken from University Minnesota Extension Quick facts Pigeons are quite resistant to infection of avian influenza virus (AIV). Pigeons can be potential hosts of AIV, as shown by research. There are very few documented, natural infections of AIV in pigeons. AIV may adapt to pigeons […]
Box Perches
Box Perches For a 15 spot perch cut the following from 1×4 material 4 pieces – 25 1/5″ 4 pieces – 43″ 2 pieces – 27″ Set aside two of the 43″ boards and the two 27″ boards. These will be used to make the outside edge of the box and don’t […]
Wendell Carter loft
The video is of Wendell Carter’s loft, sometime in the 1980s. It is a large video so may not load on some older devices. Click on the View option below to see the video. View Wendell Carter’s Loft
O. J. Hood loft and kitboxes
Two videos O. J. Hood shot sometime in the 1980s of his loft and kit boxes. It is a large video so may not load on some older devices. Click on the View option below to see the video. View O. J. Hood Loft View the second video of O. J. Hood
Hawk Deterrent ?
One of the biggest problems we face in the hobby is the increasing number of raptors in our fly zone. Here is an interesting deterrent that we hope proves workable in the long-haul. I (Mark Fields) am skeptical, as hawks are not dummies, but if this proves to work it could be a “game changer” […]
Marking Kit Birds
One of the biggest problems a beginner will face is identifying a particular bird in the air. Even long-time breeders will have problems with certain colors and combinations, but there are tricks that can be used to help you in this matter. Kevin Monroe started this interesting discussion, that addresses this topic: To follow […]