Download or read book Pigeon Racing written by Lolly Brown and published by NRB :Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pigeons and man enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship dating back to Ancient Egypt and beyond. The birds have served their human keepers as messengers, companions, and extraordinary athletes. They have delivered messages that turned the tide of financial affairs and diverted the course of war. Some birds have even been decorated for their battlefield heroism. Pigeon racing calls upon the birds' remarkable homing abilities, speed, and endurance. These impressive abilities are refined through selective breeding and progressive training programs that become a consuming pastime for pigeon 'fanciers.' Pigeon Racing offers a broad-based introduction to pigeon husbandry, health, breeding, and competition for the novice enthusiast ... The text includes information on loft design and outfitting, common health problems, and basic training. It explores race formats and administration and explains the intricacies of timing. The extensive glossary serves as an introduction to the pigeon-racing vernacular. Racing pigeons are not the feral birds you see perched on power lines and rooftops. They are marathon fliers, relying on their innate sense of direction and heart to achieve remarkable results."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book The Strain Makers The Art of Breeding Long Distance Pigeons written by Old Hand and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This antiquarian volume contains a complete guide to breeding pigeons, and includes information on strains, pedigee breeding, eggs, selection, cross-breeding, and much more. Written in clear, plain language and full of handy tips and useful information, this timeless text will be of considerable utility to the modern breeder, and would make for a wonderful addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: 'A Tribute to the Novice Fancier', 'Male and Female Strains', 'The Problem of Inbreeding', 'Starting a Strain', 'The Male Strain', 'The Mysterious 'Nicking Factor'', 'The Producer Hen', 'Classic Pedigree Breeding', 'Perfection of the Egg', 'The Female Line', etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a new introduction on pigeons.
Download or read book The Featherhood written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional account of what happens when the world's most valuable bird, a champion Belgian racing pigeon, escapes and becomes the pet of a group of inner-city children. They have no idea of the bird's value but raise babies from the bird that win a major race, against long odds. An educational and heartwarming story of how the pigeon sport, and pedigreed homing pigeons, functions. Based on the international awarding-winning filmmaker, and author's, more than 50 years of experience in the pigeon hobby.
Download or read book Pigeons written by Andrew D. Blechman and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered the results of the first Olympics in 776 BC and another brought the news of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2500 years later. Charles Darwin relied heavily upon them to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet today the pigeon is reviled as a rat with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of humanity's most steadfast companions?In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw.
Download or read book The Pigeon Book written by Osman Alfred Henry and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Homing written by Jon Day and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 'Rich and joyous ...The book's quiet optimism about our ability to change, and to learn to love small things passionately, will stay with me for a long time' Helen Macdonald 'Big-hearted and quietly gripping' Guardian 'I love Jon Day's writing and his birds. A marvellous, soaring account' Olivia Laing '[A] beautiful book about unbeautiful birds' Observer 'This is nature writing at its best' Financial Times 'Awash with historical and literary detail, and moving moments ... Wonderful' Telegraph 'Every page of this beautifully written book brought me pleasure' Charlotte Higgins 'A vivid evocation of a remarkable species and a rich working-class tradition. It's also a charming defence of a much-maligned bird, which will make any reader look at our cooing, waddling, junk-food-loving feathered friends very differently in future' Daily Mail 'Endlessly interesting and dazzlingly erudite, this wonderful book will make a home for itself in your heart' Prospect As a boy, Jon Day was fascinated by pigeons, which he used to rescue from the streets of London. Twenty years later he moved away from the city centre to the suburbs to start a family. But in moving house, he began to lose a sense of what it meant to feel at home. Returning to his childhood obsession with the birds, he built a coop in his garden and joined a local pigeon racing club. Over the next few years, as he made a home with his young family in Leyton, he learned to train and race his pigeons, hoping that they might teach him to feel homed. Having lived closely with humans for tens of thousands of years, pigeons have become powerful symbols of peace and domesticity. But they are also much-maligned, and nowadays most people think of these birds, if they do so at all, as vermin. A book about the overlooked beauty of this species, and about what it means to dwell, Homing delves into the curious world of pigeon fancying, explores the scientific mysteries of animal homing, and traces the cultural, political and philosophical meanings of home. It is a book about the making of home and making for home: a book about why we return.
Download or read book Pigeon Passion written by Elliott Lang and published by Internet Marketing Business. This book was released on 2010 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The must-have guide for anyone passionate about keeping, breeding or racing pigeons." -- Cover
Download or read book Pigeon Loft Plans and Fixtures written by Edwin Joseph Wesley Dietz and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special re-print edition of EJW Dietz's book "Pigeon House Plans and Fixtures" contains a "complete compendium of various types of pigeon houses and devices used by successful pigeon fanciers." Written in 1921, included in this small book is a basic discussion on the construction and design of varying types of pigeons lofts or coops, including all the fixtures such as perches, nestboxes and more. Chapters include Various Nest Boxes and Nesting Systems, Various Houses and Lofts, Squab Houses, Lofts for Fancy Varieties, Racing Homer Lofts, Tippler and Roller Lofts, Carrying and Shipping Crates and much more. Lavishly illustrated with photos of pigeon houses ranging from extravagant lofts down to rudimentary pigeon coops, also included are loft floor plans and other diagrams to assist in the building of everything a person needs to house pigeons of all types. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
Download or read book Bats of British Columbia written by David W. Nagorsen and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning a new series, a handbook of information about the 16 species of bats in British Columbia, Canada, with an emphasis on identification, distribution, natural history, and conservation of these unique mammals. Includes an identification key, maps, and bandw drawings of each species, plus general information on the bat life cycle and the study of bats. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book American Pigeon Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Racing Pigeons written by Thayer Keith Miller and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racing Pigeons: A Manual describes the historical use of homing pigeons for communications and is a manual for the pigeon racing sport. Descended from the wild Blue Rock dove, homing pigeons have been highly valued since ancient times for sending messages in times of peace and war. Today's homing pigeons have been bred to perform better than ever. Pigeon racing has developed into a worldwide hobby and is the national sport of Belgium. In 2013, a champion Belgian pigeon was sold for $400,000. Some pigeon races offer a million dollars in prize money but it can also be a hobby for ordinary folks who raise pedigreed pigeons and fly them for pleasure. This book explains how pigeon racing can be enjoyable and affordable with information on getting started, instructions for establishing a loft, breeding and training programs, and details about pigeon racing on a modest budget. The author has over fifty years of experience with racing pigeons, raising them, importing and exporting them, and winning races in international competition. In our fast paced electronic and impersonal age, homing pigeons can be a relaxing, challenging and rewarding family activity, appealing to people of all backgrounds. The author mentions some celebrities who have been homing pigeon fanciers. Pigeon racing in an under-publicized activity in America. Racing Pigeons: A Manual unveils this unique hobby and sport.
Download or read book The American Racing Pigeon News written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pigeon Racing written by Dacian Busecan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First i would like to congratulate you in taking this beautiful sport and welcome you in the world of pigeon racing. Some people say that once you are in you will never want to get out of it and i totally agree with this statement.Pigeon racing is a sport spread world wide and has absolutely no age limit .Young or old men or women they`ve all been conquered for life by this majestic one of kind creatures we call racing pigeons. Their intelligence and capabilities to return home from short or extreme long distances made them favourite animals for millions of people around the globe. Kings and queens, wealthy or hard working men along the history enjoyed their presence and called them friends, companions and heroes. The beauty of this sport is that everything can be learned about it ,we do not have to be born with a phenomenal talent to achieve the highest performances .This unique sport will bring in the life of any fancier the thrill and pleasure he has never experienced before - the joy of winning a race. The many aspects of this sport will offer unique and beautiful experiences to the new fancier and also the chance to make friends all over the world ,which is by far the most important one.After more then 30 years on this beautiful sport, there is one very important thing that i have learned "It is important to win the first place, but more important is with how many people do you enjoy it ,as he, who won the first place and has no friends around him, will be just a lonely winner".Dacian BusecanI can only hope that this advice will always guide you in your racing pigeons career and i welcome you in the beautiful world of pigeon racers.From this 136 pages (black&white )interior book you will learn about;IntroductionThe loftThe floorHeated FlooringThe WallsThe Compartments Inside the LoftThe Nest BoxesThe Nest BowlsThe RoofThe AviaryPigeons EntryDiseases and TreatmentsOrnithosisTrichomoniasisParamixovirus (PMV)New Castle DiseaseCoccidiosisSalmonellosisAdeno-Coli ( Young Birds Sickness)E-coliHexamitiasisMycoplasmosisCoryzaWormsExternal ParasitesSmall PoxBird Description FeedingFeedersAutomatic FeedingDrinkersBreeding TrainingYoung Birds TrainingOld Birds TrainingTraining During the Racing SeasonRacing SystemsThe Darkness SystemThe widowhood SystemThe Natural SystemThe Jealousy SystemThe Celibacy SystemThe Racing SeasonOld Birds RacingYoung Birds Racing MoultingAcquiring PigeonsRacing Pigeons Associations around the globeMore from the author
Download or read book The Pigeon written by Colin Walker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pigeon Genetics written by Axel Sell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Homing Pigeon written by George Howard and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special edition of 'The Homing Pigeon' was written by George E. Howard, and first published in 1901. This book discusses topics like Building the Home, Breeding and Racing for Speed, Strength and Endurance, Food and How to Feed It, Diseases of Pigeons, Early Historical Flights, Use of the Homer, and more.'The Homing Pigeon' is an essential addition to the libraries of everybody in the fancy, for those interested in the historical aspect of pigeon breeding in general, or in Homing Pigeons specifically. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying!THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY.This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. DISCLAIMER : Due to the age of this book, some methods or practices may have been deemed unsafe or unacceptable in the interim years. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, please use due diligence before putting the information into practice. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes.
Download or read book Racing Pigeon Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
