Flying Racing Pigeons (Columbiformes) The government’s rules on how to manage racing pigeons during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak can be seen here. For racing, you must apply for a general licence to gather your pigeons together at a club headquarters from the local APHA. If you are in a 3km protection zone or […]
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FCI Olympiad Prize Presentations
RPRA members may wish to attend the various FCI award ceremonies scheduled to take place during the FCI Pigeons Olympiad in Dortmund in February 2026. As you can see from the table below, the FCI prize distributions are planned for Friday 6th and Saturday 7th February. The specific room where each distribution will occur is […]
RPRA Auction Site
Part 2 of our sale of the stock of the late Chris Gordon ended last night. If you won one of the lots, you will have received an email giving you details of how to pay, and once you have paid you will receive a further email giving contact details to arrange for collection of […]
Bird Flu Updates
New Cases in England and Scotland Further cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 have been confirmed as follows: at a large commercial poultry premises near Woodbridge, East Suffolk, Suffolk. at a large commercial poultry premises near Lanark, Lanarkshire. at a small backyard flock of captive birds near Gosforth, Cumberland, Cumbria. at a large commercial […]
