Pigeon homing in Chennai

Chennai is one of the cities in India which has large number of Pigeon fanciers. Kolkatta too is famous for Pigeon homing. You can see hardcore Racing homer enthusiasts as well as Tipplers and Tumblers fanciers. There are 3-4 well established Homer pigeon clubs and they conduct racing ranging from 100+ kms to as long as 1000 kms (Chennai-Bhopal). They have also started having multi-state races where clubs from Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka join together and conduct the long distance races. Homer races are held during December-January time.

When it comes to Tipplers and Tumblers, there are several clubs in Chennai. They have couple of clubs for every 10-15 km area. Tippler racers are conducted in April-May and Tumbler races happen in June.

Chennai is known for its very rigid rules for Tippler and Tumbler races. Tippler pigeons fly maximum of 7-8 hrs a day in Chennai as the climate is hot and humid. At places like Bangalore and Kerala, tipplers fly for 15+ hours due to pleasant weather. Tumblers fly for max 4-5 hrs in Chennai where as at cooler places Tumblers itself fly for 7-8 hours.

I do not have details on possible number of fanciers in Chennai but my guesstimate is there are anywhere between 2000-3000 fanciers in Chennai and its suburbs.

Hi!

Hi:

I am a pigeon fancier from chennai. I have Tippler, Tumblers and Homers with me now. I would like to write about pigeons here.