Racing pigeon green band can anyone tell me what this means Pigeon racing: Pigeon racing is a popular sport that involves training pigeons to fly long distances back to their home loft. IPB = INDEPENDENT PIGEON BREEDERS www. Right now, most likely a 2008 because people are training and racing the 2008 young birds. Their leg bands are alphanumeric. The first letters are the governing organization the club belongs to (see below). Stray Pigeons. The color of the band gives info on the bird’s background, breeding program, or why it was released. Box 18465 Durable Rubber Racing Pigeon Leg Bands Rings For Training And IdentificationIntroducing our Durable Rubber Racing Pigeon Leg Bands Rings, a must-have for all pigeon racing enthusiasts and trainers. if the bird has a rubber band type band as well as a permanent aluminum band it was part of an organized race. So if you see a racing pigeon with two bands, its become lost during a race. tmdcf htbjxa plksg obkxl ukh czbn tjcs aru syhwy yzfd