Winter is here.

We had our first big snow. I ended up with about 8 inches on my lawn. Much more to come. I had to get some pictures of my pigeon loft for someone. While I was out I got a couple of pictures of my favorite bird.  I really like the first [...]

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Pigeon babies day sixteen.

Still growing. The feathers are coming in better. Looks like we’ll have a blue bar or a grey bar.

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Pigeon babies day fourteen.

I missed a few days due to the vacation. He’s still growing. Specifically his wings grew a lot during the past few days. Looks like he is already testing them out a bit.
I also ended up with 7 other squabs that are just one week behind this guy. Should make for [...]

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Pigeon baby day eight.

The as yet unnamed baby pigeon keep growing every day. Getting uglier too. There’s a reason you don’t see pigeon babies. They have to hide their ugliness. I am really amazed at how fast they grow. Here’s some more pictures.

This one gives you a view of the [...]

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Pigeon baby day six.

Notice this will now be the “Pigeon Baby” post. I gave up on the other egg. I decided to crack it open and see what happened. Looked just like a regular egg inside. It must not have been fertilized.
The one that did hatch, that we have been tracking is growing fast. [...]

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A couple of great loft designs.

First here’s a loft built by “Perdido” over on the Gun Dog Forum. I like the idea of using the steel studs. This loft is a work of art.

Second, we have a loft that follows a similar design but slightly smaller. Again a great design, and something that would look great [...]

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