Homing Pigeons

Much like poultry homing pigeons require a space that is safe from predators and protected from the elements.

Homing pigeons. The hum of their wings moving the air overhead is a peaceful sound. Homing pigeons columbia livia are also known as rock pigeons or sometimes rock doves. The spectrum also includes those who are deeply committed to racing.

2020 young birds 50 and breeders 100 1000 depending on age and what family. To find the owner you need to know how to read the band. The rock dove has an innate homing ability meaning that it will generally return to its nest it is believed using magnetoreception.

If you desire a lower key approach with only a handful of homing pigeons for the family to enjoy that s certainly an attractive approach for many. The true messenger pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeons columba livia domestica derived from the wild rock dove selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. Winning races from 100 to 500 miles on the same day.

Used extensively by the u s. The birds instinctively fly in groups circling their loft. An elevated loft with good ventilation is ideal.

50 years of racing homing pigeons and building my family of long distance and stamina strain of pigeons. The first letters are the governing organization the club belongs to see below. Most rock pigeons are found in large cities usually eating scraps of food off the sidewalk.

Because homing pigeons generally have no trouble finding their way home even over long distances their history of being used to send messages dates back to 2500 b c. If you found a banded pigeon it is probably a homing pigeon that was in a race and became exhausted or was injured. Rock pigeons are not native to north america and were introduced by europeans in the 1600s.