I had to wonder how pigeons are trained. Turns out there's a nice wikiHow article about it[1]. Some highlights (copied verbatim): """ Good food, comfortable lo

I had to wonder how pigeons are trained. Turns out there's a nice wikiHow article about it[1]. Some highlights (copied verbatim): """ Good food, comfortable lodgings and being treated like royalty is what makes your pigeons want to come back. Start by taking your pigeons 1 mile from home and releasing them. Do this several times a week. Expand the training distance by 5 miles per week. Pigeon clubs all have lost bird reporting processes that you can take advantage of if you lose a bird ... Some pigeons might simply get tired on their return journey and need time to rest. While they may normally come back to the loft in one day, it may take them a few days to return if they've stopped for a break. Create a second “home” for your pigeons. """ [1] https://www.wikihow.com/Train-a-Homing-Pigeon#:~:text=To%20fly%20long%20distances%2C%20first,fly%20further%20and%20for%20longer https://www.wikihow.com/Train-a-Homing-Pigeon#:~:text=To%20f....