homing pigeons

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Re: homing pigeons

Post by gittrdonebritts » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:23 pm

It depends on how far you condition them to Fly home.
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Re: homing pigeons

Post by RoostersMom » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:56 pm

My pigeon guy flies his regularly (or used to) about 400 miles in an afternoon. Don't know if he did that often or just once a week. We regularly fly ours about 10 miles a few times a week.
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Re: homing pigeons

Post by jimbo&rooster » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:35 am

In the 50's and 60's my grandfather used to drive a truck load of pigeons from Bostom to Sanduski OH, and turn them loose for a pigeon club a few times a year. Im not sure how far that is but they homed.

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Re: homing pigeons

Post by larry » Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:18 am

Stress on you or the pigeon? LOL
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Re: homing pigeons

Post by BoJack » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:56 am

You start them out gradually when young after they've loft flown for about two weeks.Release at one mile a couple of times then 2-3 miles,then 5,10,15,25 up to about 40.After returing from 40 they'll return from Any distance,if they're good birds with good homing instinct.Sounds like the 400 mile trip your pigeon guy makes is a weekly trip to the race station for a club race.
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