TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Foreword 3
  • Acknowledgments 7
  • Table of Contents 9
  • Chapter 1 – Introduction to Pigeons and Racing 15
  • Pigeons in the Ancient World 17
  • Pigeons in Europe 18
  • World Wars I and II 19
  • Pigeon Racing in Belgium 19
  • Pigeon Racing in the United States 21
  • Pigeon Racing in Great Britain 22
  • Chapter 2 – Racing Pigeon Husbandry 25
  • Picking a Spot for Your Loft 26
  • Pigeon Equipment 27
  • Types of Lofts 27
  • Flooring 29
  • Sectioning Your Loft 30
  • Nest Boxes 31
  • Perches 32
  • Traps 32
  • Landing Board 32
  • Attached Aviary 33
  • Ventilation 33
  • Basic Loft Supplies 34
  • Loft Maintenance 35
  • Feed 36
  • The Food Call 38
  • Water 38
  • Grit 39
  • Breeding Pigeons 39
  • Genetic Considerations 40
  • Mating and Rearing 42
  • Chapter 3 – Diseases and Health Concerns 45
  • Recognizing a Healthy Bird 45
  • Common Diseases 48
  • Ornithosis 48
  • Trichomoniasis (Canker) 49
  • Paramyxovirus (PMV) 50
  • Coccidiosis 50
  • Salmonellosis (Paratyphus) 51
  • Adeno-coli Syndrome 51
  • Hexamitiasis 53
  • Mycoplasmosis Catarrh 53
  • Worms and External Parasites 54
  • Chapter 4 – How Races Are Conducted 55
  • Club or Traditional Races 56
  • One Loft Races 56
  • Understanding Timing Methods 57
  • Release and Race Hazards 59
  • Chapter 5 – Pigeon Types and Breeds 61
  • Representative Pigeon Breeds 66
  • Aachen Lacquer Shield Owl 66
  • Absy Egyptian Swift 67
  • African Owl 67
  • Altenburger Trumpeter 67
  • American Bohemian Pouter 68
  • American Giant Homer 68
  • American Show Racer 68
  • Archangel 69
  • Armenian Tumbler 69
  • Australian Performing Tumbler 69
  • Australian Saddleback Tumbler 69
  • Barb 70
  • Birmingham Roller 70
  • Carneau 70
  • Carrier 71
  • Chinese Nasal Tufted 71
  • Chinese Owl 71
  • Cumulet 72
  • Donek 72
  • Dragoon 72
  • English Carrier 72
  • Fantail 73
  • Florentine 73
  • Frillback 73
  • German Colored Tail Owl 74
  • German Nun 74
  • Ice Pigeon 74
  • Iranian Highflier 74
  • Jacobin 75
  • Kelebek 75
  • Kiev Tumbler 75
  • King 76
  • Komorner Tumbler 76
  • Lahore 76
  • Magpie 77
  • Maltese 77
  • Modena 77
  • Old German Owl 77
  • Oriental Frill 78
  • Scandaroon 78
  • Schmalkender Moorhead (Mohrenkopf) 78
  • Schoneberger Streifige Tumbler 79
  • Seraphim Pigeon 79
  • Serbian Highflier 79
  • Shack Kee 80
  • Shakhsharli 80
  • Show Cumulet 80
  • South German Monk 81
  • Strasser 81
  • Tippler 81
  • Turbit 82
  • Ural Striped Maned Pigeon 82
  • Zitterhall (Stargarder Zitterhals, Stargard Shaker) 82
  • Chapter 6 – The Basics of Training Your Pigeons 83
  • Training Tosses 83
  • Food Management and Training 85
  • Working with Older Birds 86
  • The Fine Points of Training 87
  • Afterword 89
  • Appendix I – List of Pigeon Breeds 91
  • Relevant Websites 109
  • Glossary 113
  • Index 133

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