Earning a perch for life

Hi Lads n Lasses, i was thinking today how nice it would be to have a loft full of birds that have earned their perch for life.

So my question to you all is What do's a bird have to do, to earn his/her perch for life in your loft?

For me the bird would have to do something like top UNC or be a phenominal breeder


i look forward to your replies

amanda

hi amanda, good question.....as ive not raced yet since restarting again ill have to just say what i think id do. to earn a perch for life i would be happy if it had topped the fed.....i know some wont agree but it would be enough for me at the moment. also if a bird had bred winners i would also keep it. im afraid i would be one of those who got too atached to the pigeons and wouldnt be able to part with any of them, when the time comes that ive got too many i dont know what i will do....

DAVID wrote:

hi amanda, good question.....as ive not raced yet since restarting again ill have to just say what i think id do. to earn a perch for life i would be happy if it had topped the fed.....i know some wont agree but it would be enough for me at the moment. also if a bird had bred winners i would also keep it. im afraid i would be one of those who got too atached to the pigeons and wouldnt be able to part with any of them, when the time comes that ive got too many i dont know what i will do....

Well i think the answer if you have to many is to gift them to a novice or as i have found give them to some older members. We have some really senior members in our club, and well they just cant afford to buy new stock. Just a thought.

And i like your answer that you would keep if it topped the fed. I hope you end up with a loft full David

Spot on there amanda

For me to keep a pigeon it would have to be a good winner or breeder

But sometimes you can have an honest pigeon a tryer but never that extra yard faster, then it's up to you to deside

amanda, thats a good idea to give to oldermemberof the club.....i didnt think of it that way. i dont bother much with the locals even though ive known most of them for many years, every couple of weeks or so an older pigeon mand who lives in the next street tome comes round for a chat and through talking to him have learned he is still breding from 10, 11, 12 year old stock birds that are really breeding him nothing of any good as he rarely wins anything.......buying new stock can be very expensive(although you can get gift birds or some cheap birds ) so maybe thats why hes stuck in the rut hes in because he cant afford new stock. good idea amanda ill bear that in mind for future and also for any new starters/novices........i couldnt bear to kill any.

That is why the top fanciers are on top because they kill the rubbish

Read an artical by Dave Allen and he said everytime he went to the loft he always looked to kill something and when he was able to leave the loft without killing he was happy

yes don, ive read that somewhere too.. also read that the secret to success is pigeon pie.....

Don Webb wrote:

Read an artical by Dave Allen and he said everytime he went to the loft he always looked to kill something and when he was able to leave the loft without killing he was happy

Well i'll tell you this for nothing, if ever i find this Dave Allen in with my little hooligans, i'll kill him

will you twist his neck and put him in the bin amanda........

DAVID wrote:

will you twist his neck and put him in the bin amanda........

Amanda different people have different methods, but you have to draw the line some were

Don Webb wrote:

Amanda different people have different methods, but you have to draw the line some were

Well i suppose its a way of doing things. At least this guy dos'nt or should'nt have a cull at the end of the season.
I will admit there are times in way to soft for this sport. I still cant do the dreaded deed. Not that i want to try it

i could never kill a pigeon, dont know what im going to do when the time comes......altho oneway would be to give them away to a new starter or someone who wanted them, better than killing.

Yes you can give them away to a new young fancier who is starting up so they are able to see if they can look after pigeons first to see if they like the sport before they start racing

I have seen a lot of my freinds have pigeons and within 18 months they have got rid of they and they say to much hard work

Amanda if you can not sort them out then before you know it you will have a load of pigeons which is going to make it hard work for you to look after

That is why some times you have to miss a year breeding young birds just to keep the numbers low so you do not have to do the dreded deed

I have know fanciers keep a very small amount of pigeons so they am never over stocked

So if you have a large amount of pigeons miss a few seasons breeding young birds

dont know how some fanciers do it keeping the team small....ok if some get lost but would be very hard for me to pick ones out for the bin. i know the decission would be made for me by performance in racing but it would still be hard after they had tried there best sometimes.

I understand mate it can be hard and a fine line

you cant keep everything got to get rid to move on otherwise youll end up with a load of rubish

iany wrote:

you cant keep everything got to get rid to move on otherwise youll end up with a load of rubish

true ian, i think some fanciers keep far too much "rubbish" if a bird hasnt won something after being given plenty of chance to do so or if it hasnt bred anything decent after being given a chance, they should go.....ill bet most fanciers are keeping way too many birds that are no good.

yes thats what youve got to do

Yes you have to remove the rubbish

It is to costly to keep wasting money on pigeons they are not able to toe the line