new pigeons

  Hi everyone
 Well I get my white pigeons next week   
So any advice would be great. I am getting 10.
the guy I am getting them off is very knowledgeable. He said i can let them out after a couple of days.but any hints or tips off you guys would be great.  

morning legs, glad to hear your getting your white pigeons......the breeder is right, you need to get them out in their new surrounds as soon as you can, hopefully they wont be too strong on the wing so they can have a look around the loft without going too far.

remember to have them hungry, as this is the only way to control ybs at this age.

good luck.........  

Hi merrylegs you seem to have started the right way yes he is right in what he tells you but dont be to hasty, you need a let out point so they can come out when they want to dont go in and chase them out and dont feed befor you let them out so they are a bit on the hungry side so you may be able to get then back in for you, you that is just starting with pigeons is a bit of a squieky bum time but you will soon get the hang of it and good luck to you, allways try to take the easy way or what suetes you dont make it hard if you make it hard you wont enjoy your birds

merrylegs wrote:

  Hi everyone
 Well I get my white pigeons next week   
So any advice would be great. I am getting 10.
the guy I am getting them off is very knowledgeable. He said i can let them out after a couple of days.but any hints or tips off you guys would be great.  

Not knowing your trapping situation Merrylegs etc I would advise if you have a landing board type thing to make up a settling cage to place on it. That way you can place them all in there & they get to have a good look around & learn to go through the trap type of thing. What ever you do     one hopes you find much enjoyment     in your new found hobby.  

Thanks guys for your replies. I will do that knackered,    dont want to loose any.   

I would open the loft door, walk 2 yards away from your loft and let the bird sit on your hand look around, and then it will fly back into the loft, keep increasing the distance until your half way up the garden. they will soon get the hang of it.

If you've got a trapping system put some food in the food trough, and pick your youngen up and drop it through the trap once or twice.

With youngens once they've learned how to eat I feed them once a day only, that way you have maximum control and can teach them much easier.

merrylegs wrote:

Thanks guys for your replies. I will do that knackered,    dont want to loose any.   

Everyone loses birds. Fact of life. However one must always try to minimise losses. young birds ..well previous comments from others just about sum it up.

Thanks I was putting them up at my stables ,but we got broke into a couple of weeks ago, so now i a bit wary. Plus the guy next door is burning garden waste most days and the smoke can be terrible
So Im thinking of having them at home. I have a big run that i had my chickens in . I thought i could put my old garden shed in it  
Down side neighbours and not as much room.