HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — Of the more than 300 different types of pigeons, 20 of them are represented at the Virginia State Fair this year.
Fair visitors can expect to see different show birds and performing birds on display.
“We have 20 different types, from show birds to performing birds, we have racing homers, Birmingham rollers, parlor rollers, parlor tumblers and then various show birds,” said Chris Raines, president of the Virginia Pigeon and Dove Association. “We have parlor rollers. They roll on the ground. They’ve been bred selectively not to fly, so they roll, and there’s competitions for that for distance. There’s the performing rollers, they roll in the air, so they have competitions for that. The racing homers, obviously, they race.”…