I'm curious

[PigeonNewbie]

Hi everyone! This is my very first post and I'm new to the whole pigeon racing sport and unfortunate for me, never really knew such a thing existed until recently! BUT, I am starting to become very interested very quickly and have been doing my research all over the internet and have been reading info on a few other forums.

I'm actually attempting to write a paper for my english class on the sport of pigeon racing, so for you beginner pigeon racers or those of you who are experts and have been doing this for years, if you have just a few minutes to spare, would you mind answering some questions for be below? I'd REALLY appreciate it and any info you can give me would be great!!

 

Thanks so much!!

 

What are some of the first things a beginner pigeon racer needs to know?

 

Where or from whom did you learn some of your first/basic pigeon racing skills from?

 

Where did you find the most useful information [when you were beginning]? (ie internet websites, forums, other expects, pigeon clubs, experience, books)

 

Do you currently subscribe to any pigeon magazines, ezines, or newsletters?

 

Are pigeon racing books outdated, or is the information in there still useful for today's methods?

 

Are there certain training/breeding/racing methods that are most popular? / Used most by pigeon elites?

 

If you were beginning pigeon racing all over again, what important information/techniques/methods do you wish you knew now that you didn't know back then?

 

Do you feel that there is sufficient information on the internet alone that would make it easy for pigeon newcomers to start racing?

 

Where (either online or in print) do you go to find your most trusted information? Is this a place that you frequently come back to?

Is this where you go if you have questions or dilemmas? Do you always find the answers there that you're looking for?

 

If there was one thing you wanted to know more about with pigeon training/or racing, what would it be?

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

firstly welcome to the site secondly well done on your 1st post and in answer to your first question the information required on pigeons is never ending and were all learning everyday when you stop learning and know it all you would fail . So the information needed starts with the basics then evolves to technical methods ectra , hope all your questions get answers Enjoy our site

[Guest]

there are plenty of sites for all your questions on the net but this site takes a bit of beating for info and the members on here are allways ready to help new starts from birds to clocks to info but at the end of the day experence is what will count in the end but we all need a little help to gather that

[Guest IB]

On the internet-related questions: It is a sad fact that the older age-profile of pigeon fanciers means that users of the internet are in a tiny minority. May not look that way with 4000 members on here, but there are around 150,000 pigeon fanciers in the UK.

 

This is because the sport suffers from the same problem as all participative sports, it is unable to attract new young members in any great numbers and those few it may attract, may not stay for long. Racing pigeons aren't something you can switch off when you become bored with the game. And although the racing season lasts only 4 months in the year, you've still to look after the birds the other 8 months.

 

So learning for me as a youngster was from older more experienced fanciers, question & answer. And of course, trial & error.

 

There are also 2 weeklies which compete for readership: the largest circulation, cheaper and poorer quality British Homing World and Racing Pigeon, better quality but much, much smaller: these have articles covering all aspects of pigeons..

 

There are few monthly magazines now. Was a member of an e-magazine for one year only, was geared more toward mainland Europe (Belgians & Dutch) with few English articles.  

 

There are many books available, from health matters written by vets world-wide, to racing systems, written by fanciers world-wide, luckily all in Englsih, and of course Videos and DVDs.

 

[jimmy white]

Hi everyone! This is my very first post and I'm new to the whole pigeon racing sport and unfortunate for me, never really knew such a thing existed until recently! BUT, I am starting to become very interested very quickly and have been doing my research all over the internet and have been reading info on a few other forums.

I'm actually attempting to write a paper for my english class on the sport of pigeon racing, so for you beginner pigeon racers or those of you who are experts and have been doing this for years, if you have just a few minutes to spare, would you mind answering some questions for be below? I'd REALLY appreciate it and any info you can give me would be great!!

 

Thanks so much!!

 

What are some of the first things a beginner pigeon racer needs to know?

 

Where or from whom did you learn some of your first/basic pigeon racing skills from?

 

Where did you find the most useful information [when you were beginning]? (ie internet websites, forums, other expects, pigeon clubs, experience, books)

 

Do you currently subscribe to any pigeon magazines, ezines, or newsletters?

 

Are pigeon racing books outdated, or is the information in there still useful for today's methods?

 

Are there certain training/breeding/racing methods that are most popular? / Used most by pigeon elites?

 

If you were beginning pigeon racing all over again, what important information/techniques/methods do you wish you knew now that you didn't know back then?

 

Do you feel that there is sufficient information on the internet alone that would make it easy for pigeon newcomers to start racing?

 

Where (either online or in print) do you go to find your most trusted information? Is this a place that you frequently come back to?

Is this where you go if you have questions or dilemmas? Do you always find the answers there that you're looking for?

 

If there was one thing you wanted to know more about with pigeon training/or racing, what would it be?

 

 

 

first of all  a big welcome,, im sure youll find the answers to your questions as you go along,, or even look back on the pages of the forum,,there is loads on it that would be of interest to you,, ill try and answer in a condensed sort of post ,, 1st question,, how to loose gracefully  

2, i did my learning [and still am after 60 years ;D] from really good genuine fanciers that have won regularly , books , internet[nowadays ;D], even experimenting myself ,, thats the bit about pigeons ,, your allways learning  , probably thats the fascination of it   3, some books even allthough outdated can still give you valuable information,, there are plenty newer ones on the go cd,s etc ,,in fact there are some on this site for sale   4  i borrow the brittish homing world ;D   5  most" elites" as you term them , probably form their own methods , but , probably the widowhood system and the yb darkness system seem to be  most common,,,,6 if i were   beginning from scratch ,, my advice would be get to know, some of the best fliers around you , and" hoover ;D" as much info as poss  from them     8 ,, theres as much info on" pigeon basics" to keep you busy and poss successfull [i would hope ],, theres many pages to look back on   9 again all info on pb and a pm system [private message ] to ask anything about pigeons ,,,10   after 60 years,, everything ;D,,,,,,really take a lot of answering these questions my basic advice to you only in my opinion is try to keep things simple,, and just remember the three c,s

1contentment

2 condition

3 control,,,,,,,,,,,,,without any  one of these   you wont get the other two,,, best of luck mate and wish you well with your pigeons

[The Navigator]

 

first of all  a big welcome,, im sure youll find the answers to your questions as you go along,, or even look back on the pages of the forum,,there is loads on it that would be of interest to you,, ill try and answer in a condensed sort of post ,, 1st question,, how to loose gracefully  

2, i did my learning [and still am after 60 years ;D] from really good genuine fanciers that have won regularly , books , internet[nowadays ;D], even experimenting myself ,, thats the bit about pigeons ,, your allways learning  , probably thats the fascination of it   3, some books even allthough outdated can still give you valuable information,, there are plenty newer ones on the go cd,s etc ,,in fact there are some on this site for sale   4  i borrow the brittish homing world ;D   5  most" elites" as you term them , probably form their own methods , but , probably the widowhood system and the yb darkness system seem to be  most common,,,,6 if i were   beginning from scratch ,, my advice would be get to know, some of the best fliers around you , and" hoover ;D" as much info as poss  from them     8 ,, theres as much info on" pigeon basics" to keep you busy and poss successfull [i would hope ],, theres many pages to look back on   9 again all info on pb and a pm system [private message ] to ask anything about pigeons ,,,10   after 60 years,, everything ;D,,,,,,really take a lot of answering these questions my basic advice to you only in my opinion is try to keep things simple,, and just remember the three c,s

1contentment

2 condition

3 control,,,,,,,,,,,,,without any  one of these   you wont get the other two,,, best of luck mate and wish you well with your pigeons

 

A well constructed reply mate.

[Guest anto]

2 great replys 2 your first post you never stop learning there are fanciers that talk a great race

and fanciers that fly a great race remamber its not all about winning its about taking part

talk 2 people that fly a good race stay away from the mouth in the pub that thinks he knows

everything keep your birds as healthy and natural and fit and they will pay you back 10 fold

good birds and loft is a must great post and welcome

[PigeonNewbie]

Oh I feel so welcomed! Thank you everyone

and thanks also for taking the time to give me some advice!

[PigeonTracker]

My advice would be simple, follow Jimmy's advice as its pretty much spot on and a perfect example of old school knowledge embracing the internet as a tool to enhance his learning.

 

Great post Jimmy, and an even better post by you PigeonNewbie.  

[Guest gladdo]

welcome first off all to the sport .... i hope you enjiy your time on here ....sure you will ...people on here will defo help you out ...they did with me ... feel free to private message anytime to any member on here as we all in the same boat buddy !!!!! gladdo - mikey