Pigeon Keeping: From Loft Setup to a First Race

Racing pigeon standing on a loft roof — A racing pigeon. Homing is navigation, not luck. Photo: william_stephens — CC BY 4.0

Racing pigeons find their way home from hundreds of kilometres, but only if the loft, the trapping and the training tosses are right. Here is the practical sequence.

Pigeons returning to a loft — Loft routine and health decide race results more than breeding. Photo: Unknown author Unknown author — Public domain

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