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Pigeon Raising
You are already saying to yourself, Pigeon Raising? Yes,
I have been involved with pigeon breeding since I was
seven years old. It all started when a racing homer got
lost and flew into our neighbor's garage. I went over
there and caught the pigeon. I took her home and that is
when my father explained all about pigeon raising
to me and the joys of racing homers along with the fancy show
pigeons. We visited a local pigeon show at that time
that was
held in Fairfield, CT. When we walked through the doors
my eyes couldn't believe what I was seeing. Pigeons in
all different colors, sizes, and shapes. It was exactly
like walking into a pet store and looking at the
different birds on display at the store, but these were
all pigeons. I immediately found a fancy breed I
wanted to have called the Komorner Tumbler. My father
purchased a pair for me and that is when I really got
hooked on the hobby. Helping build a small coop and
breeding was fun. Then when the parents would lay and
hatch the eggs it was amazing to watch the young grow so
fast. Through the years I have had various different
breeds of pigeons. Today, I keep and raise what are
called Old German Owls, Classic Frills, African Owls and
pure white racing homers which by the way, are from the
same pigeons that were kept and raised at Disney World
in Florida up until 2005 when Disney decided to close
and shutdown their coop that was located right behind
the castle. This was due to the hawks that would harm
the pigeons when released.
Today I am still heavily involved with the hobby. I am a
local member of the Faircount Pigeon Club and a member
of various other clubs. I am President of the Old German
Owl Club and also help and create the quarterly
newsletter. I build and maintain dozens of club websites
for the hobby along with running my own website called
PigeonClubsUSA.com.
One of the greatest treasurers of this hobby is how it
allows you to travel throughout the country and even
the world attending pigeon shows. I have
attended pigeon shows in several locations along the
East Coast from Maine to Florida, and as far west as
Kentucky and California. |
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