Widowhood Flying by Mark Gordon (early spiral-bound edition)

Widowhood Flying by Mark Gordon (early spiral-bound edition, blue cover, 97 pages)

Widowhood Flying is a practical guide to the widowhood system of racing pigeons, by American fancier Mark Gordon. Widowhood is a method in which racing cocks are kept apart from their hens, using the bond with their mate to motivate a fast return home. The book grew out of a series of articles Gordon wrote on the subject. It covers the basics of the system and the practical side of running a widowhood loft, including:

• managing hens
• moving productive hens to the stock loft
• how hard to race young birds

This copy is the early comb-bound edition, with 97 numbered pages. A longer, expanded 158-page paperback was published in 1990. Both editions are long out of print and sought after by racing pigeon fanciers who want a straightforward, American take on widowhood.