Anyone any ideas

We went down the lofts today and a 2,year old widower must have been fighting and he has broken a flight its one of his primeries is his season over before its started we are pissed off as we had high hopes for him thanks in advance Jamie.

its possible to splice the flight and super glue another in if you can find one knocking about...........dont know how it would hold up to a seasons racing tho`.

VanReet Man123 wrote:

We went down the lofts today and a 2,year old widower must have been fighting and he has broken a flight its one of his primeries is his season over before its started we are pissed off as we had high hopes for him thanks in advance Jamie.

several years ago the same happened to a lad i know he shaped a lollipop stick and super glued it inside the broken flight trimmed it into shape the bird won 2 and scored a few times hope this helps best of luck sean

my mate once did it with a cocktail stick and superglue down in the quill to piece it back together

how far up his wing, is it one of his end ones? Up to first 3 I'd cut it straight across and leave it 10 days to die back, soak area in warm water then pull it. It'll be back in @ 3 weeks plenty time before racing.
Different if its one of the longer ones, cut it just below the broken bit in a "V" shape and cut one from donor bird in a matching "V", might take a few goes to get flights matched. Slide a longish needle down the centre of quills with a bit superglue each end and tiny dot where the centre spines meet and push 2 parts together but you'll have to keep his wing open till glue dries.( breathe on it as moisture quickens setting of superglue.) You need someone to help aswell.
I did this with a channel bird some years ago, 2nd off last flight and it lasted nearly all season till it came off in the bath one day. Put a different colour feather in then you notice straight away if its come apart. Hope it works- just have plenty patience.

Well done Colin, Ive never done it so not much help mate.
Thanks for sharing

David wrote:

its possible to splice the flight and super glue another in if you can find one knocking about...........dont know how it would hold up to a seasons racing tho`.

i tried that with that cock i had on gazs site,it did,nt work for him he was only raced 2 times and both times he was last,so that told me something so we stopped him .hes now in the stock loft to see if he breeds us something

the idea is to splice the quill at an angle, and slide one inside the other and super glue......

like i say, not sure if it holds up but worth a try i suppose.

David wrote:

its possible to splice the flight and super glue another in if you can find one knocking about...........dont know how it would hold up to a seasons racing tho`.

You are absolutely right, I went to see the number one Long distance fancier last year and he was doing exactly what you said "glueing a feather in to the wing of a bird that had broken its flight. The bird in question was to go to Vittoria 500 miles and I had never seen or heard this before but he was adamant it would be fine.

He clocked the bird in a real tough race as his 2nd pigeon and told me he had done it many times. As regards how long it would hold up in a season its hard to say but no reason why iy shouldnt last all season and you may be able to make a repair again in the same year.
Certainly worth a try.

seanl wrote:

VanReet Man123 wrote:

We went down the lofts today and a 2,year old widower must have been fighting and he has broken a flight its one of his primeries is his season over before its started we are pissed off as we had high hopes for him thanks in advance Jamie.

several years ago the same happened to a lad i know he shaped a lollipop stick and super glued it inside the broken flight trimmed it into shape the bird won 2 and scored a few times hope this helps best of luck sean

Spot on Seanl

If you look at this years 2nd Tarbes National winner this year for Alwin Hill the cock broke his flit in the centre of the quill he glued a needle in the 2sperate quills and look 2nd national

Gaz b wrote:

my mate once did it with a cocktail stick and superglue down in the quill to piece it back together

Spot on Gaz

barnie wrote:

how far up his wing, is it one of his end ones? Up to first 3 I'd cut it straight across and leave it 10 days to die back, soak area in warm water then pull it. It'll be back in @ 3 weeks plenty time before racing.
Different if its one of the longer ones, cut it just below the broken bit in a "V" shape and cut one from donor bird in a matching "V", might take a few goes to get flights matched. Slide a longish needle down the centre of quills with a bit superglue each end and tiny dot where the centre spines meet and push 2 parts together but you'll have to keep his wing open till glue dries.( breathe on it as moisture quickens setting of superglue.) You need someone to help aswell.
I did this with a channel bird some years ago, 2nd off last flight and it lasted nearly all season till it came off in the bath one day. Put a different colour feather in then you notice straight away if its come apart. Hope it works- just have plenty patience.

Nice bit of information Colin

i once spliced a bird with a needle and super glue, sent him to tarbes a week later 728 miles the bird returned a week late, but was still carrying the spliced feather, and it remaind there till the big moult.

Gaz b wrote:

my mate once did it with a cocktail stick and superglue down in the quill to piece it back together

I seen this done on more than 1 occasion it works a treat, top tip

Thanks for the replys