This is my first post although I have read a lot over the last few months. This has been a very helpful group. I bought 8 white homing pigeons in April, they have multiplied to 22 since then. I fly them about 3-4 days a week by opening the loft and letting them out. They never go very far...

Has anyone trained flying from the opposite direction? We race from the south, southwest but I work in the east. It's about a 20 mile toss. I can obviously get more tosses in going the wrong direction and fewer in the right. Is this a bad thing?

In early July I took my YB on many practice tosses and I lost 4 YB we after almost 2 months NIGEL is back from a very long lost course. That was my sons favorite bird.. He is soooooo Happy

how do you compare your racing pigeons? for example i toss them all at 40 miles and they all come back at the same time. How do you know which one is better then? -single tosses?

Ok yall I have been flying my birds pretty good not to hard its been a while since they have been on a good long toss in the morning Im taking them to 19 miles yall think they will be ok?:confused:

Hi have tried something new this week. I have a few young birds that has never being tossed. They were only flying around the loft. I have basked them with my racing team for there first toss. The release point is in line with my flight line. My wife releases by birds every morning at her work...

Been doing a 30 1/2 mile toss. Trying to put them in shape for Saturday. Today it took them 34 minutes. About 1581 YPM. 53 mph. But anything could happen this coming week. But I have hope not giving up.

Took 20 birds on a 9 mile toss yesturday. Well 19 came back in 48 minutes for a first toss at 9 miles. Loss 1. Today went to same spot. Took 19. So 15 came back in an hour and twenty minutes. 2 came a little later missing 2 right now. Also one of the birds that is missing now had been to this 9...

Just discovered the power of youtube! sorry the video is sideways:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1906dwiElw4

1.25 miles so far.. and they are beating me home.. how far should i go next?