They belong to the same family with the doves, which are also deemed to symbolize peace. Majority of the species are found in the eco-zones of Australasia and Indo-Malaya. Pigeons Characterized The pigeons are endowed with stout bodies, short necks, fleshy cere, and slender bills. These birds make their nests with debris and sticks that are often perched on top of the trees, on buildings, or on the ground depending on their kind of habitat. If it is time to fly, you will see them sitting on the entrance of their lofts waiting for you. Instilling Good Habits while Young Like a child, the racing pigeons should also be disciplined. The best time to do it is when they are still young. A tender age is a great opportunity to curb any unwanted behavior. Also, while in-breeding does not have to spend that much money for bigger generation gaps (because the mating pigeons are IN the same generation), it may however end up becoming more financially-challenging because of the need to eliminate pigeons with non-ideal traits. Not to mention that you should be capable of culling. There are a number of suggestions on how you can make this happen in your own lofts. And it's best that you are guided by these when raising your birds. Overcrowding the loft is not the best strategy. According to many fanciers, every pigeon should be allotted with at least 1 square feet of space. This means that the space of the lofts will be dependent on the number of birds. With this, the birds can be trained to compete with one another and at such a tender age, they are already molded to become great racers. So you are wondering about what a futurity race is all about. To set the record straight, the futurity race is a kind of event that is being sponsored or held by loft managers or the pigeon clubs. The racing pigeons are taken away from their comfort zones and into the racing organization's clubhouse or area. GPS is used to measure the distance between the race point and the bird's home. Two Conventional Methods of Time Keeping The traditional way of time keeping for pigeon racing makes use of the rubber rings that include the unique serial numbers and the especially designed pigeon racing clock.