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Pigeon Books
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Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds
Covers the history of pigeon keeping, genetics, care, housing, equipment and extensive breed descriptions. Author: Wendell Levi. Hard cover, 790 pg., color photos.
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Lofts for Racing Pigeons
Soft cover booklet. Directions on how to build lofts, including sizing, ventilation, gutters, landing boards, trapping arrangements, perches, etc. Written by Charles Heitzman.
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Making Squab Raising Profitable
Advantages & disadvantages of commercial squab raising, utility breeds, housing, feeding, breeding, raising and marketing. Author: Carl Naether. Soft cover. 33 pg., b/w photos & diagrams.
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Pigeons, Doves and Dovecotes
This book describes breeds of domestic pigeons, housing, feeding, sexing, & a list of avian vets. By M.D.L. Roberts & V.E. Gale. Softcover, 84 pages.
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The Pigeon Guide
Practical breeding, training and management. Covers everything a novice pigeon fancier needs to know to keep, raise, train and medicate pigeons. Authors, Shannon Hiatt and Jon Esposito, DVM. With an introduction by Stephen J. Bodrio. Hard Cover. 274 pp., 63 color photos, 27 line drawings.
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Pigeons and Owners Manual
Book has chapter on understanding pigeons, as well as purchasing, care, management, diet, diseases & treatment, and behavior. Author: Matthew M. Vriends, Ph.D. Soft cover, 95pg., color photos, b/w illustrations.
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Guide to Pigeon Keeping
Covers racing, training, breeding, housing, feeding, sexing and health. B/W photos of loft interiors, breeding cages. A brief description of multiple pigeon breeds included. By R. Puccini. Soft cover, 50 pp. Compact but thorough book by an experienced pigeon breeder and racer.
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Pigeons for Pleasure and Profit
Book describes different breeds, history, housing, equipment needs, feed, habits, management, diseases & parasites. Also covers commercial pigeon raising, and racing homers.
Authors: Charles Foy & Clair Hetland. Soft cover, 112 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Pigeon Racing: Secrets of Champions Volume 1
Jim Jenner interviews several of the world's top pigeon racers/trainers on skills they've used to build foundations of winning pigeon lofts. They share what to look for as you assess the birds in your loft, as well as management techniques and tips. DVD color, 90 min.
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Pigeon Racing: Secrets of Champions Volume 2
Jim Jenner returns to Europe in the summer of 2006 to see how his experts fared this pigeon racing season. Extensive interviews with the same knowledgeable and down to earth experts, this time concentrating on feeding, breeding and old bird racing. DVD color, 120 min.
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Racing Homer Facts & Secrets Volume 1
Information from a veteran pigeon raiser on breeding, conditioning, flight training, feeding, and how to fly young birds. Written by Leslie C. Swanson. 2007 reprint edited by N. Breckenridge. Soft cover booklet, 42 pp.
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Racing Homer Topics Volume 2
Further information included loft construction, breeding fundamentals, young bird racing. Written by Leslie C. Swanson. Soft cover booklet, 44 pp.
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The Racing Pigeon Story
The author has an easy conversational style of presenting information on racing pigeons. He answers many questions a novice would have on managing racing homers. A good book to start with if you wish to know more about pigeon racing before buying birds. Written by Richard Parry. Soft cover, 132 pp. With some color photos and many b/w photos.
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The Pigeon
Author: Wendell Levi. Hard cover, 641 pg., b/w illustrations. Contains information on relationship of pigeon and man, breed & varieties, anatomy, physiology, practical breeding, behavior, diseases, parasites and feeding. Also covers genetics-variation and inheritance.
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Try Pigeon Racing
Book covers housing, purchasing stock, keeping records, breeding, training, racing, feed, and pictures of handy supplies. Author: Raymond P. Leblanc. Soft cover, 39 pg., b/w photos.
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White Pigeons: The Color of Money
Author emphasizes the business aspect of a white bird release enterprise, but the husbandry information is useful for any beginner from adapting an existing building for a loft, loft maintenance, teaching young birds to come home and managing your flock. Written by Jerry Gagne. Soft cover, 34 pp w/ color photos.
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World of Pigeons DVD
"Oldest Feathered Friends" A fascinating journey through the world of pigeons. Combines vintage film footage with beautiful current color photography and takes you through key chapters in the history of the pigeon, including pigeons as business and military messengers, national show competitions, racing events and pigeon facts/biology. Also includes bonus footage "Marathon In the Sky" narrated by Michael Landon. 140 min. Available in VHS and DVD A new favorite here at the office.
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The Will to Prepare
All you need to know on racing pigeons. How to select and pair birds, raising young, medication, preparing birds to fly, management of old birds, breeding, nutrition, feeding and grains, equipment and showing birds. Shows loft designs. Author: Robert Kinney. Hard cover, 146 pg., b/w photos & illustrations.
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Young Bird Training Methods
Compact, basic information on the training of young racing homers from weaning age through their first race. Ideal for those just beginning their adventure with racing pigeons. By Charles Heitzman. Soft cover booklet, 12 pp.
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