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beaten him home.
White doves are capable of flying 600 miles in a day; if released further away, the birds would die trying to get home. On their trip home, the birds never stop or rest, perch on a roof, take shade on a tree limb or eat. Their instinct is to race home as quickly as they can.
The Rheins began their business just a year ago with the building of a 23’ x 40’ dove loft, large enough for 250 homing doves. Right now they have 40. One of the most important jobs in the white dove business is creating a perfect place for the doves — so perfect that they would always want to come home. It has to provide an absolutely “no stress” environment which is immaculately clean with space for exercise, nesting materials provided, food and water available when they want it and privacy for these birds which mate for life.
At Cornucopia Farm all of the breeding is done at “home.” These birds know no
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