How to play the mating game
Thomas Smit offers some tips on how to breed quality pigeons by helping nature along.
Silver Backs success
Champion racer Thys Matthysen shares some of his recollections with
Thomas Smit.
A rapid rise to success
GJT Lofts had an incredible season in 2011 thanks, in part, to a solid foundation of ‘super pigeons’. Thomas Smit reports.
Sprint strategies for winners
Pigeon sprint racing refers to the distance flown, not the velocity, notes Thomas Smit.
An attractive option
With armchair pigeon racing, all the work is done for you. You just have to breed the youngsters you enter, writes Thomas Smit.
Breeding quality
There’s no secret formula when it comes to selecting winners, but there are some guidelines worth following, writes Thomas Smit.
Advice from a pro fancier
Champion fancier Chris Van Jaarsveldt talks to Thomas Smit.
Bonding-your secret weapon
Fanciers who understand the psychology of bonding with racing pigeons will be able to use this as a secret weapon in a master breeder’s programme and during races.
Doing things the professional way
It’s no longer possible to be competitive in South African pigeon racing without world-class quality pigeon stock, but there are ways of acquiring this without breaking the bank, says Thomas Smit.
Off season preparation
What you do now to prepare your race team will affect its performance in the upcoming season, writes Thomas Smit.
Prepare for a great racing season
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a new starter or an old hand at pigeon racing, without well-defined goals and proper preparation you’re not going to be a competitive fancier, says Thomas Smit.
Racing the world
The Kitchenbrands are one of the oldest pigeon families in the South African pigeon racing fraternity. Now, fourth-generation champion Mark Kitchenbrand is racing pigeons both here and abroad, reports Thomas Smit.
