What breed do you raise

[halfwatt]

First and foremost, my birds are RACING PIGEONS, the colors are, what they are. Mainly, red velvet, red check, silver, and very dark check. With all the colors of the rainbow, you have HOMING PIGEONS, not racers.

Well, mine are racing pigeons, actually are bastine bloodline, and have placed very well in 3 to 5 hundred mile races. If they wernt placing well, if not beating the "norm" in colors, believe me, i wouldnt be selling them like i do, i cant breed them fast enough for the ppl that want them, and racers only buy winning stock!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirpigeon]

I don't have any barless at this time,but some of my birds carry barless,so hopefully I'll raise some. I don't race my birds,but I have taken them 125 miles away and they beat me home! All of my stock does come from people who do race them though and I have a bird out of 600 mile race winners.

[SmithFamilyLoft]

Originally Posted by halfwatt

First and foremost, my birds are RACING PIGEONS, the colors are, what they are. Mainly, red velvet, red check, silver, and very dark check. With all the colors of the rainbow, you have HOMING PIGEONS, not racers.

Well, mine are racing pigeons, actually are bastine bloodline, and have placed very well in 3 to 5 hundred mile races. If they wernt placing well, if not beating the "norm" in colors, believe me, i wouldnt be selling them like i do, i cant breed them fast enough for the ppl that want them, and racers only buy winning stock!!!!!!!!!!!

OK,

I stand corrected. Wouldn't be the first time, I stuck my foot into my BIG mouth.

Normally, a closely knit family or strain, will not have all those different colors. The reason may be, that most lines are based on just a few key birds. I was speaking from my own limited experience, and may have spoken out of turn.

I was thinking that one could own a winning family or line, in any color. I didn't think it possible, to have a winning family that came in every color, with preformance equally distributed. At some point, key birds would come to dominate, based on preformance. Their winning offspring, would be given preference in breeding, and so on, and so forth. In a typical loft, there will be a small group of "Stars" in which the loft's genetic makeup is built around.

In my loft, I own at times #11 to #15 pairs of breeders, numbered from #1 to #15. Normally, pairs #1 to #6, produce offspring which replace pairs #15, #14, #13 etc. sometimes #11 moves up to #10, #9 etc. as a result, the color make up, resembles pair #1,2, & 3 since their offspring is in #4, 5, 6 etc. so, unless I introduce a cross, they are all related. And are in three or four basic colors.

I was thinking, even if I had 50 pairs, and followed the same pattern, of replacing good with better, I would still end up having very limited colors.

[halfwatt]

It comes down the the bird in general, it could be purple, if it wins, its a good bird, i dont personly race them, but the ppl who buy them do, all i was trying to say, its more to do with the bloodline and training, birds build, etc, then the color of the bird. Sorry if i came across any other way.

[pigeonpeddler]

You can see them at www.pigeonpeddler.com website Here's some I raise. Rare Breed, White Racers, Rollers, Modenas, Frillbacks, Swallows, Double Crested Priests, Helmets, Danzig Highfliers.

[DOOMAN]

I keep a variation of pouters;some horseman and some spanish and also spanish crosses.Below is a leadie,storrie pouter cock,more of my birds can be seen on my website.GLASGOWS DOOS

[george simon]

Hi Just thought it might be nice if we bumped this thread up so I will start I raise 4 breeds Racing Homers,American Show Racers, Saddle Homers, and the breed that I like the best Italian Owls.all 4 of these breeds can raise their young that is one of the things that I look for when choosing a breed. I don"t like have to use pumpers in order to raise young. GEORGE

[Chilangz]

I am into Indian Fantails, as I love the breed. But I do not show them but I keep them as a passion. I am looking to expand my loft after which I am planning to get some hifliers and Tipplers.

[LAZARO17]

Hello ! I Am Intrested In Buying Spanish Pouter (picas) Please If Eny One Know Where I Can Find Them Or Who May Have Please Let Me Know Thank You !!!

[LUCKYT]

I have settled on Oriental Rollers, as my main breed. Prefer flying type, but it might be fun to get back into Showing some day. And i like the Almond color most of all. Dave

[mookeeman]

Originally Posted by re lee

There are several different breeds of show birds That I am sure the different people here raise. What breed do you raise. And why do you like that breed. I raise fantails. American type. I believe the fantail is not an easy bird to raise. It has to have a balanced mating to produce a good show type bird. And when showing it has to not only look good carry enough points. it has to be able to walk and maintain good head set up front legs. to carry its self well. So I like the challenge it requires to work with. Tell us some about your breed or breeds.

i raise mookee's i got into them because i wanted something that little to noone has and because there pritty

[Csilla75]

hello everybody
My name is Csilla, I´m from Sweden and have a pair of american fantails. They´re white with lace-feathers on their tails.

[tboycountry]

I am Will from Texas. I raise India Fantails. All colors, but love the white the best. It is great to talk to so many people here about birds, save a few lives with the advice I got here.

[g0ldenb0y55]

I have racing homers and dragoons.

[karijo]

Ancients, Berliner Kurze, Budapest Shortface Tumblers, and Lahores here!