In my videos, I share practical knowledge from over 40 years of experience - understandable, well-founded and close to the pigeon sport. Whether individual tips or practical explanations: Here you will find answers, insights and inspiration - for healthy, high-performance pigeons and fanciers who want to get ahead. My popular video format "Ask the Berger" is available in two versions.
Ask Berger live: every Monday at 12:00 on YouTube and Facebook. You ask your question - I answer everything that's on your mind live. New: fellow breeder David Balk as presenter and dialogue partner.
Ask the Berger compact: Short, crisp videos lasting 2 to 3 minutes, each answering one question. Ideal for getting a quick overview - with translations into several languages so that breeders worldwide can benefit.
You ask your question - I answer everything that moves you live.
New to the event: fellow breeder David Balk as moderator and dialogue partner.
Short, snappy videos of 2 to 3 minutes, each answering one question. Ideal for getting a quick overview - with translations into several languages to benefit breeders worldwide.
Category: | 89 minutes
The video covers technological trends such as artificial intelligence, automation and digital business models, but does not deal with topics relating to carrier pigeon racing, breeding or keeping. It offers general insights into digitalisation, but does not provide specific information for carrier pigeon enthusiasts.
Category: | 99 minutes
This episode provides a comprehensive guide to preparing young pigeons during the adult birds’ race. It offers detailed advice on feeding, light control, training methods and vaccinations. The content is made particularly valuable by the answers to practical questions from the community regarding weather, diseases and feeding strategies. The focus is on modern pigeon breeding and the optimal development of high-performing young birds. The content is practical and offers both experienced breeders and dedicated beginners concrete recommendations for a successful young bird season.
Category: | 104 minutes
The video provides a comprehensive overview of current issues and challenges in racing pigeon sport, in particular feeding, health management and breeding. It provides practical tips for preparing for long-distance flights, the targeted use of supplements and management after strenuous flights. The experts answer frequently asked questions about the storage of feed, condition powders and special management situations such as lesbian females. Strategic considerations for breeding and feed variety are also discussed. Instructions on how to use YouTube timestamps make it easier to access specific topics. Overall, the video is aimed at fanciers with basic knowledge who want to deepen their practice and provide their pigeons with performance-orientated care.
Category: | 97 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practical insight into current challenges and solutions in racing pigeon sport. It covers topics such as flight planning, regulations, health management (WaterControl, Vitaltrink, Grit), regeneration and barn climate. The discussion is lively and practice-orientated thanks to community questions and experience reports. The tips on adapting to changing conditions and the focus on personal responsibility are particularly valuable. The content is ideal for advanced riders, but also offers valuable guidance for committed beginners.
Category: | 129 minutes
The video deals comprehensively with the challenges and solutions in racing pigeon sport in hot weather, particularly with regard to flight planning, water balance, training methods and feeding. Practical tips are given on regeneration, conditioning, hygiene and the use of supplements. The experts answer numerous audience questions on typical problems such as injuries, vaccinations and young pigeon management. The content is very relevant for fanciers who want to keep their pigeons healthy and efficient through demanding racing seasons.
Category: | 123 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive insight into the practice of racing pigeon sport with a focus on regeneration, feeding, training management and health care. Specific product recommendations, feeding plans and hygiene measures are explained. The experts answer numerous practical questions and give tips on how to deal with challenges such as flight cancellations, the use of antibiotics and light control for young pigeons. The content is detailed, understandable and directly applicable, but is primarily aimed at fanciers with basic knowledge who want to improve their pigeon performance and health in a targeted manner.
Category: | 99 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practical insight into modern racing pigeon sport. It deals with the current challenges of the racing season, gives detailed tips on the care and observation of pigeons, especially for late birds, and discusses feeding, loft climate and health management. The experts will also answer specific questions on feed supplements, moulting control and disease protection. The exchange is practical, individualised and also reflects on how to deal with criticism and the importance of local knowledge. The content is particularly suitable for breeders with initial experience who want to deepen their knowledge and improve their results.
Category: | 97 minutes
The video offers practical insights into racing pigeon sport, focussing on current prize flights, loft management, feeding, training and health care. Viewers' questions are answered competently, with topics such as vaccinations, loft alignment, product application and animal welfare aspects covered. The experts emphasise the importance of patience, team performance and continuous improvement. Modern developments such as GPS tracking and export are also addressed. The video is particularly suitable for breeders with basic knowledge who want to deepen their knowledge and receive practical tips for everyday life.
Category: | 101 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive and practical insight into the start of the racing pigeon season. It covers topics such as pre-flights, training methods, feeding strategies and the influence of weather and geography on the pigeons' orientation. Numerous questions from viewers on training plans, feed supplements and health management are answered. The tips and experience reports from our own breeding practice make the video particularly valuable for fanciers who want to optimally prepare their pigeons for the season.
Category: | 77 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practical insight into the everyday life of racing pigeon breeders. It covers current training and flight reports, feeding and regeneration tips, the use of special products and organisational challenges. The moderators answer numerous community questions on keeping, motivation, health and breeding management. The content is particularly valuable for breeders with initial experience who want to deepen their knowledge and receive practical tips for everyday life.
Category: | 133 minutes
The video provides practical and well-founded answers to key questions about keeping, breeding and feeding racing pigeons. It covers topics such as feeding rhythms, training methods, additives, mineral supply, medication and dealing with setbacks. The experts give specific recommendations and share their experiences so that spectators can look after their pigeons in the best possible way and prepare them for prize races. The content is compact, understandable and directly applicable - ideal for fanciers with basic knowledge who want to deepen their knowledge and improve their practice.
Category: | 107 minutes
The video provides a comprehensive overview of the most important topics for the start of the racing season in racing pigeon sport. Detailed questions on training, feeding, health management and barn hygiene are answered. Special attention is paid to the effect and application of Berger Pearls and other products. The content is practical, with lots of tips and experience reports, and covers both everyday and specialised issues. New technologies such as GPS tracking are also addressed. The series is aimed at fanciers who want to deepen their knowledge and optimally prepare their pigeons for the season.
Category: | 107 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practical guide to the start of the racing pigeon season. Alfred Berger answers key questions about the start of training, free flight, feeding changes, weather influences and health management. Topics such as by-products, darkening, trichomonads, intestinal flora, wound treatment, flapping white and racing pigeon feeding are also dealt with in an understandable and application-orientated manner. The tips are clear, well-founded and directly applicable - ideal for fanciers who want to optimally prepare their pigeons for the racing season.
Category: | 110 minutes
The series offers practical and well-founded insights into preparing racing pigeons for the season, including training methods, feeding, supplementary feed, dealing with lost and urban pigeons as well as vaccination and breeding issues. The tips are directly applicable and cover a wide range of challenges in racing pigeon sport. Particularly valuable for fanciers with initial experience who want to deepen and professionalise their knowledge.
Category: | 104 minutes
The video offers practical insights into modern racing pigeon breeding and care, with a special focus on feeding and the use of Berger Pearls. Both basic and advanced topics such as gut health, microbiome, cost-benefit comparison and practical routines are covered. Personal experiences and tips make the content easy to understand and directly applicable, making the video particularly valuable for beginners and advanced breeders.
Category: | 98 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practical insight into racing pigeon breeding and keeping. It deals with current challenges in loft management, mating control, free flight, feeding, product application and health management. The answers are detailed and based on many years of experience, providing both advanced fanciers and committed beginners with valuable tips for successful season preparation and pigeon health.
Category: | 121 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive, practice-orientated overview of the optimum care, feeding and preparation of racing pigeons for the Olympics. Specific product and feeding recommendations are given, frequently asked questions from the field are answered and special topics such as egg relocation, additives and training management are covered. The content is detailed, practical and aimed at fanciers who want to prepare their pigeons specifically for the season.
Category: | 85 minutes
The video offers well-founded, practical answers to current questions about racing pigeon sport. It covers topics such as release times in inversion weather, feeding during the racing season, exposure and darkening of winter youngsters, electrolyte and grit administration, responsible use of antibiotics, GPS tracking and alternative immune boosting. The content is scientifically sound, underpinned by experience and offers specific recommendations for fanciers who want to optimise their racing performance and pigeon health.
Category: | 101 minutes
The video offers a comprehensive overview of current topics in racing pigeon sport, including impressions of breeders' events, practical tips on feeding and care during the travelling season, targeted use of nutritional supplements, scientific background on product effectiveness and recommendations for breeding preparation. The content is practice-orientated, with specific dosing tips and advice on adaptation in hot weather. In addition, a one-off placement campaign for breeding pigeons is presented and information is provided on upcoming service offers.
Category: Counselling | 131 min
The video offers a comprehensive insight into current developments and challenges in international racing pigeon sport. Alfred Berger shares practical experiences from trade fairs, explains modern care concepts and answers well-founded questions about feeding, health and management of racing pigeons. The content is practice-orientated, clearly explained and offers both background knowledge and specific recommendations for fanciers who want to take their keeping and care to a new level.
Category: Counselling | 121 min
The video offers a comprehensive and practical overview of current topics in racing pigeon breeding. Specific questions from the community on disinfection, vaccination preparation, feeding, nutritional supplements and health management are answered. The experts provide well-founded product recommendations and explain the importance of probiotics, amino acids and fats for the performance of pigeons. Individual problems such as vaccination reactions and coccidia infestation are also addressed. The programme is aimed at breeders who want to deepen their knowledge and optimise their practice.
Category: Counselling | 98 min
At the end of the year, I would like to consciously pause for a moment and then look clearly to the future. Episode 14 marks the end of the live year 2025, which is precisely why this issue is a special one.
Category: Counselling | 119 min
Many fanciers have already started breeding in mid-December. For others, the question is still how to prepare the pigeons with BergerPIGEONS. In episode 13 of "Ask the Berger", I talk about the topics that are relevant for you now: Care, travel management, breeding & training set-up and, as always, with a practical and scientific background from the biologist's point of view.
Category: Counselling | 107 min
The trade fair is behind us, but the topics are not. The dialogue, the questions and the curiosity of the last few weeks show me how much clarification is still needed. That's exactly why we're continuing: Topic: Healthy through the season: infection pressure, water hygiene & natural control of the microbiome and, as always, practical and with a scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 58 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 106 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 91 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 127 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 90 min
Once again, we will be talking live about topics that really matter to ambitious racing pigeon fanciers. As always, it's all about practical insights, clear recommendations and understandable explanations from my many years of experience and scientific background as a biologist.
Category: Counselling | 76 min
Episode 6 gives you fresh impulses for moulting, care and why you should choose BergerPIGEONS products. In the YouTube channel below you can see your questions that I answered in the chat in dialogue with you!
Category: Counselling | 118 min
Here you can see episode 5 "Ask the Berger - live" from Monday, 20 October 2025. We have listed all the questions about feeding, regeneration, health and performance management in racing pigeons for you with time stamps below the video. This means you can jump directly to the topics that are of particular interest to you with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Counselling | 99 min
Here you can see episode 3 "Frag den Berger - live" from Monday, 6 October 2025. On the YouTube channel you can see all the questions listed below with time stamps. So you can jump directly to the topics that interest you most with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 97 min
Here you can see episode 2 "Frag den Berger - live" from 29.09.2025
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Carrier pigeons | 3 min
Everything here revolves around racing pigeons, breeding, care and modern concepts for successful pigeon fanciers. Here you will find clearly explained specialist knowledge, always based on science and practice.
Category: Counselling | 131 min
The video offers a comprehensive insight into current developments and challenges in international racing pigeon sport. Alfred Berger shares practical experiences from trade fairs, explains modern care concepts and answers well-founded questions about feeding, health and management of racing pigeons. The content is practice-orientated, clearly explained and offers both background knowledge and specific recommendations for fanciers who want to take their keeping and care to a new level.
Category: Counselling | 121 min
The video offers a comprehensive and practical overview of current topics in racing pigeon breeding. Specific questions from the community on disinfection, vaccination preparation, feeding, nutritional supplements and health management are answered. The experts provide well-founded product recommendations and explain the importance of probiotics, amino acids and fats for the performance of pigeons. Individual problems such as vaccination reactions and coccidia infestation are also addressed. The programme is aimed at breeders who want to deepen their knowledge and optimise their practice.
Category: Counselling | 98 min
At the end of the year, I would like to consciously pause for a moment and then look clearly to the future. Episode 14 marks the end of the live year 2025, which is precisely why this issue is a special one.
Category: Counselling | 119 min
Many fanciers have already started breeding in mid-December. For others, the question is still how to prepare the pigeons with BergerPIGEONS. In episode 13 of "Ask the Berger", I talk about the topics that are relevant for you now: Care, travel management, breeding & training set-up and, as always, with a practical and scientific background from the biologist's point of view.
Category: Counselling | 107 min
The trade fair is behind us, but the topics are not. The dialogue, the questions and the curiosity of the last few weeks show me how much clarification is still needed. That's exactly why we're continuing: Topic: Healthy through the season: infection pressure, water hygiene & natural control of the microbiome and, as always, practical and with a scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 58 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 106 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 91 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 127 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 90 min
Once again, we will be talking live about topics that really matter to ambitious racing pigeon fanciers. As always, it's all about practical insights, clear recommendations and understandable explanations from my many years of experience and scientific background as a biologist.
Category: Counselling | 76 min
Episode 6 gives you fresh impulses for moulting, care and why you should choose BergerPIGEONS products. In the YouTube channel below you can see your questions that I answered in the chat in dialogue with you!
Category: Counselling | 118 min
Here you can see episode 5 "Ask the Berger - live" from Monday, 20 October 2025. We have listed all the questions about feeding, regeneration, health and performance management in racing pigeons for you with time stamps below the video. This means you can jump directly to the topics that are of particular interest to you with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Counselling | 99 min
Here you can see episode 3 "Frag den Berger - live" from Monday, 6 October 2025. On the YouTube channel you can see all the questions listed below with time stamps. So you can jump directly to the topics that interest you most with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 97 min
Here you can see episode 2 "Frag den Berger - live" from 29.09.2025
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Counselling | 131 min
The video offers a comprehensive insight into current developments and challenges in international racing pigeon sport. Alfred Berger shares practical experiences from trade fairs, explains modern care concepts and answers well-founded questions about feeding, health and management of racing pigeons. The content is practice-orientated, clearly explained and offers both background knowledge and specific recommendations for fanciers who want to take their keeping and care to a new level.
Category: Counselling | 121 min
The video offers a comprehensive and practical overview of current topics in racing pigeon breeding. Specific questions from the community on disinfection, vaccination preparation, feeding, nutritional supplements and health management are answered. The experts provide well-founded product recommendations and explain the importance of probiotics, amino acids and fats for the performance of pigeons. Individual problems such as vaccination reactions and coccidia infestation are also addressed. The programme is aimed at breeders who want to deepen their knowledge and optimise their practice.
Category: Counselling | 98 min
At the end of the year, I would like to consciously pause for a moment and then look clearly to the future. Episode 14 marks the end of the live year 2025, which is precisely why this issue is a special one.
Category: Counselling | 119 min
Many fanciers have already started breeding in mid-December. For others, the question is still how to prepare the pigeons with BergerPIGEONS. In episode 13 of "Ask the Berger", I talk about the topics that are relevant for you now: Care, travel management, breeding & training set-up and, as always, with a practical and scientific background from the biologist's point of view.
Category: Counselling | 107 min
The trade fair is behind us, but the topics are not. The dialogue, the questions and the curiosity of the last few weeks show me how much clarification is still needed. That's exactly why we're continuing: Topic: Healthy through the season: infection pressure, water hygiene & natural control of the microbiome and, as always, practical and with a scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 58 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 106 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 91 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 127 min
We will once again be discussing current issues relating to care, travel management, breeding and training, and as always with a practical and scientific background from a biologist's perspective.
Category: Counselling | 90 min
Once again, we will be talking live about topics that really matter to ambitious racing pigeon fanciers. As always, it's all about practical insights, clear recommendations and understandable explanations from my many years of experience and scientific background as a biologist.
Category: Counselling | 76 min
Episode 6 gives you fresh impulses for moulting, care and why you should choose BergerPIGEONS products. In the YouTube channel below you can see your questions that I answered in the chat in dialogue with you!
Category: Counselling | 118 min
Here you can see episode 5 "Ask the Berger - live" from Monday, 20 October 2025. We have listed all the questions about feeding, regeneration, health and performance management in racing pigeons for you with time stamps below the video. This means you can jump directly to the topics that are of particular interest to you with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Counselling | 99 min
Here you can see episode 3 "Frag den Berger - live" from Monday, 6 October 2025. On the YouTube channel you can see all the questions listed below with time stamps. So you can jump directly to the topics that interest you most with just one click.
Category: Counselling | 97 min
Here you can see episode 2 "Frag den Berger - live" from 29.09.2025
Category: Counselling | 92 min
Ask the Berger is back - now at BergerPIGEONS! You ask your questions, I answer them directly, openly, practically and scientifically. New: David Balk as moderator, young, inquisitive and with an eye for the questions that concern you.
Category: Carrier pigeons | 3 min
Everything here revolves around racing pigeons, breeding, care and modern concepts for successful pigeon fanciers. Here you will find clearly explained specialist knowledge, always based on science and practice.
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