Q&A loft visit with Nemelka Racing Pigeon Loft (NRPL): OLR master breeder

MUST WATCH!! Questions and answers session with OLR legend Joe Nemelka of Nemelka Racing Pigeon Loft (NRPL)! This is a long one BUT well worth your time! A lot of insight and wisdom is shared. Also Joe shows us some of his top breeders as well as a few NRPL birds that will be available in one of 3 US racing pigeons auctions this fall: 1) Omaha Grainbelt Auction 2) Vita King Christmas Auction 3) California Classic Auction of Champions Here is a list of some of the questions I asked Joe: 00:00 START 02:21 What role does inbreeding play in your breeding program? 05:18 Tell us about your 2022 OLR season 06:51 What role does luck play in OLR? 23:54 Do you prefer cocks or hens for OLR and why? 24:56 Do you perform DNA testing on your birds before you send them out to races? 30:07 How do you decide when to break up a proven pair or try something new? 31:49 What do you consider an adequate Number of youngsters tested before one can determine the quality of the breeder? 6? 10? 34:05 How did you decide on the bloodlines that you’ve brought in OR that forms the base of your birds? 40:00 Which OLR do you consider the best testing grounds of one’s birds? Or put differently, what region of the US (or world) provides the most rigorous test of one’s birds? #oneloftrace #racingpigeons #pigeonracing #pigeons #pigeon #paloma #kalapati #kalapatids #kobutor