John Lucchese Loft

KBDB Champion Pigeon Super Health Secret

As you all know, I travel quite frequently to Belgium and “It ain’t just birds” I’m looking for. I want to know how they select breeders, how they feed and …

Widowhood System, Adapt & Conquer!

What I am about to write applies to me and works for me. It may be different for you, so take what you like and discard what you don’t.

I have flown conventional widowhood…

Pigeon Darkening & Feed Part 2

So in this training period, hungry is good. In training when they come home and trap quickly, they will get a little more feed until they start to take their time trapping, then I go back to the 1/2 ounce per bird.

Pigeon Darkening & Feed Part 1

I start my youngsters on a modified Darkening system. The darkening system retards the molt, it doesn’t stop it. When the pigeons are flown every day, they are put on a regular schedule i.e., off the darkening system. They will molt, but they will molt SLOWLY.