The use of garlic in pigeons?

Ginger169 wrote:

look through them David Im shore there is one that says you have 126 milleon pounds at leist I thing its you

i`d want 126 million to bother looking through them ginger.............

ginger, while your on site....can i ask you when you pair up ? thanks.

Your not the first one to do that mate

I pair up all boxing day so as i can get some of the racers siting eggs from the stock birds but dont take that for granted if you wont to fly distances pair in feb unless you are on widowhood then you have to pair up early to seperate them again

ive recently been advised to pair around the first saturday in feb, which will be the 5th........then to either take all the ybs away with all the hens or to let them go back on the second round and sit for a few days and then part them....and they are on widowhood. dont know if ive got that right but its something like that

what iv been told when you have youngsters 14 days take the hens away and leave them with the cockto bring up

mmmmmmm, think he said to take all the ybs away with all the hens when approx 14 / 15 days old.....then i think he said the cocks are on widowhood then, but im not sure if ive got this right...ill have to ask again.

thats what ive been told aswell

yes it was something along those lines rene, i think because they are paired up early they can be put straight onto widowhood when the ybs are weaned, unlike fanciers birds who pair up early and have to part them and then re-pair them

w/hood as any one tried hens on the w/hood ive some spare hens for next season
and have a little shed with some nest boxes in there so going to try flying on w/hood
and using one cock with say four hens . the hens are better to keep in condition and fly better
then cocks and are more relaxed then cocks its just a little experiment for next season to see how it pans out
just a bit of fun .

hi kev, thats what its all about isnt it ? movitavion and experrimenting...........i would like to try roundabout at some point but for now ill just be flying widowood in 2011.

Kev will say if you can get it right with the hens, then you are made, from moments made from fanciers who have used this system they rate the system over the cocks

the only drawback for me with widowood is the waste of hens not being raced and just sat at home doing nothing........

Can see were your coming from David

I might give widowhood a go in the future. At the moment, we are going to fly natural

Alex if you are going to try widowhood then get the book "The widowhood Year" by Dave Allen and his video to help you

dont be swayed alex by anybody elses methods you do your own thing by all means listen to other people but learn by your own mistake , everyone has there own method of widowhood

Yes Ian, but Dave Allen is an expert and as alex is new then this book would help him on the basics

Yep I know that Ian, would just love to see the birds come back at the moment , Once theyve done that and I progress then i'll move on to the other methods

Fair comment Alex

Don Webb wrote:

Fair comment Alex

I'l look into getting that book Don, seems intresting

Alex it is a good book also the video / dvd is also

Alex if you have the weekly books in there Boddy and Ridewood advertise 10 videos/ dvd's for £99 all the old and up to date ones if you have the money then invest in getting a few videos/ dvd's just to help you out

hi alex , if i can find some dvd and books for you you can have them
ive got some , some where also got some pictorial magazines you will enjoy reading
all good stuff .

kev d wrote:

hi alex , if i can find some dvd and books for you you can have them
ive got some , some where also got some pictorial magazines you will enjoy reading
all good stuff .

Wow very generous Thank you very much for the offer

no probs mate give me a few days see what i can sort out
once ive watched them they just get put in the draw .

well done kev, very kind offer to a young/new starter..........