Waikato pigeon fancier Ray Hooker’s interest in his grandmother’s and father’s pigeons, budgies, canaries and cockatiels ended up with him being given the responsibility for them at 11 years old.

While the fancy pigeons have had the ‘homing instinct ... My dad helped me build a small loft and I was hooked. I didn’t do it for many years when I had my own family, but I always ...

The name of the lofts the pigeons are released from are ... You have highflying breeds, low-flying breeds, racer pigeons and fancy pigeons. And all have competitions of their own, though the ...