How much does a California Grey Pigeon Cost???

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How much does a California Grey Pigeon Cost???

Answer 1

(That California Grey Pigeon answer you got from your other question was a bad joke from those guys)

What you're asking is which "family" of racing birds is the best. Well, now, the question becomes what do you want them for? Sprint races, middle distance races, long distance races? What?

The best family is that which will accomplish what you want them to do. I'm going to let you in on a little secret - don't always get caught up in strain (family) names. However, they exist because some families tend to do better than others at particular distances.

Janssen is one of the top families of all. Janssen birds have won pretty much at all distances, but remember, it's also the fancier and how he trains, flies -- natural, widowhood, etc., that allows a bird to develop to its full potential.

Also, remember that a bird that is great on a course like California, might not be so good in Nebraska or in G Britain over the Channel and vice versa.

Basically, your question is unanswerable without more info. I'm glad to see that you're trying to find out more about race birds - I seriously suggest that you try to check out more local sources for you.

As I think I told you before - check out the AU site and try to find a local club to see what the flyers in your area are breeding and winning with. http://www.pigeon.org

If you're in an area where the IF (International Federation of Homing Pigeon Fanciers) is more common then check out http://www.ifpigeon.com

Here's a link to just one site in Australia where the man flies various family lines (Aarden, Leen Boers, Janssen, )

http://www.pigeonstud.com/index.html

As to cost?  Decent race stock might run anywhere from $50 to $10,000 a bird, depending on what you want to spend and what the other person wants to hold out for.  Everyone always mentions some of the top winning birds that may go for over $250K or so, but those are at the extreme edge and usually purchased by a consortium or a breeding station.  The best pigeons I've ever had in my life were usually birds i couldn't have afforded which were gifted to me by other fanciers.   Of course there are some great birds and family lines out there that you can purchase as well - again it depends on your pocketbook, your situation, and what you want to do.