Description
Racing Pigeons are highly athletic birds, having been bred for centuries to perfect a body conformation that will permit them to fly swiftly from sunrise to sunset. Nature has endowed it with the instinct to know which way to fly to reach home from distances hundreds of miles away.
The author has raced Pigeons as a man and a boy for over 50 years, one of the most fascinating, as well as challenging, yet sometimes the most frustrating sport ever invented.
In this book:
– History of the Royal Lofts
– Training
– Racing
– Raising the Young Birds
– A Bit of Pigeon History
– Experiments in Utah
– Breeding for Color
– the public’s many questions are answered in plain English
– Many mysteries of Racing Pigeons explained
– Beautiful pictures of Racing Birds
– Pictures of some famous Pigeon Lofts, including the Queen of England’s Loft
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Product Details
- Condition: New –Good condition, small rip on the front bottom binding
- Paperback: 142 pages
- Publisher: Aero Publishers, Inc. (1977)
- Language: English
- Illustrations: B&W and color photos
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- ASIN: B001L1ONOQ
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.5 x .4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 285 g
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