The rock pigeon's funky hairdos have been pinned to a single gene mutation that signals head and neck feathers to grow up rather than down in a tamer fashion, report researchers who have just decoded ...

Your standard street pigeon might seem like a bore, but pigeon fanciers well know that the species as a whole is quite the opposite. Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers ...

Charles Darwin bred pigeons, and used them to learn more about the inheritance of different characteristics. For pigeons, beak size is one of those characteristics. There are 350 pigeon breeds or more ...

The rock pigeon's funky hairdos have been pinned to a single gene mutation that signals head and neck feathers to grow up rather than down in a tamer fashion, report researchers who have just decoded ...

MANKATO, Minn. — When Larry Wilmes tells the story about how he became a pigeon fancier, it starts with a long ride from Mankato to Pipestone in the back seat of a 1960s Plymouth. He was just a kid, a ...

“I would like for my channel to reach everyone because we are trying to showcase the correct way of pigeon breeding to the pigeon fanciers and beginners. As you know, it is very common for people to ...

Domesticated pigeons are a bit like dogs: For centuries, fanciers have cultivated a startling variety of colors, feather arrangements, and behaviors, creating more than 350 breeds used in shows for ...