Pigeons That Handle Well

Fair play Ian it's in now

Good comment David spot on there

Will say Steve that everyone has there own perference but as time goes you will make you own asumptions mate it takes time

whilst we are on the subject about weak/strong backs......i have noticed that some of my ybs have apeared to have weak backs when they are young, then as they get older and mature the back strengthens up.....anyone else seen this ?

is this not the case with every species including humans david

ian wrote:

is this not the case with every species including humans david

maybe so, but i dont remember my back curling up in a letter "L" when i was youger...............

i have found that they do seem to get stronger tho as they develope so sometimes we might think a certain bird has a week back when in fact they done have one........ive been suprised sometimes when ive picked birds up which i havnt handled for a while, and felt the differens in how they handle.

yes david know where your coming from

i must say tho, this season my ybs have been the best team ive had since returning......they are all so settled and calm around the loft, most of them are very tame and sit all over me on my head shoulders etc......most of the young cocks who have taken a nestbox will attack me if i put my hand in, and this is not because ive tamed them with peanuts, they all seem very terratorial and agressive and like i said before sometimes i have to pull them apart when they are fighting like a couple of dogs.......

good sign david should race well

DAVID wrote:

i must say tho, this season my ybs have been the best team ive had since returning......they are all so settled and calm around the loft, most of them are very tame and sit all over me on my head shoulders etc......most of the young cocks who have taken a nestbox will attack me if i put my hand in, and this is not because ive tamed them with peanuts, they all seem very terratorial and agressive and like i said before sometimes i have to pull them apart when they are fighting like a couple of dogs.......

Mine are similar to this, all very tame im in there as much as possible

i always sit in when they are eating but as i only feed once per day now i dont get to spend as much time with them as i did........but thankfully it doesnt seem to have made any difference.

DAVID wrote:

i always sit in when they are eating but as i only feed once per day now i dont get to spend as much time with them as i did........but thankfully it doesnt seem to have made any difference.

Once theyve been tamed down, and see you daily then they are fine, its the taming part thats the main thing. A wise fancier told me if the birds are tame around you, they want to come back to you. I cant say its worked with them racing yet obviously but its worked in training

yes ive realised its important to have them happy/tame around home, i wonder if wild/edgy pigeons win many races...........

they make bad trappers david so no not many winners

Carm pigeons are best for any loft environment

Wild pigeons like gutters, pigeons that are always moving about the loft and never settled are no good for the rest of the team

scary pigeons no good

ian wrote:

they make bad trappers david so no not many winners

do you use a flirt bird on race days ian ?

two fantails david

and do you think they make a difference to your trapping ?

yes very much so

WE call them droppers and they am a must for good trapping

we call them trappers

Do you use your fantails to float eggs under Ian?

yes i do also use widowhood to float stock eggs early breeding season so i can get another round out of stock winthin a couple of weeks of each other