100% Hatch Rate

halcanada wrote:

No minerals, just regular stuff. He was really driving hard. Very aggressive pigeon. Soon will let them outside when weather breaks. Few years ago had a BB cock kill his YBs in the nest and throw them out so his hen could lay again. Best 500 miler in the loft. After that floated eggs off him. Have many more cocks than hens. So race widowhood this year the German way. ie. All that are fit go to all the races. Every weekend.

those rabbit pellets would contain minerals I would think ...hal in your experience would you say the most aggressive or dominant pigeons have been your best or would you say the quiet calm ones have turned out just as good on balance...be interesting to hear anyones comments about it

oldstrain wrote:

halcanada wrote:

No minerals, just regular stuff. He was really driving hard. Very aggressive pigeon. Soon will let them outside when weather breaks. Few years ago had a BB cock kill his YBs in the nest and throw them out so his hen could lay again. Best 500 miler in the loft. After that floated eggs off him. Have many more cocks than hens. So race widowhood this year the German way. ie. All that are fit go to all the races. Every weekend.

those rabbit pellets would contain minerals I would think ...hal in your experience would you say the most aggressive or dominant pigeons have been your best or would you say the quiet calm ones have turned out just as good on balance...be interesting to hear anyones comments about it

Daz I would say its the pigeon mate every one has different characteristics aggressive and very calm but its up to the fancier to spot the changes and note what the pigeon was like when they win

Had a cock bird who was very calm in the loft but as soon as he was on chipping eggs you could put your money on him

Had one cock that was a pest but when on form he would not come out his box to fly with the rest and when you went to get him out of his box he would fight you big time and when you got him out of his box would do anything to get back to his box but when he was not in form he would train with the rest no problem

My friend Colin Butler had an Hen that every time she had to loft fly would always walk the garden when she was in form and he tried everything with her to get her to fly if she flew would only be to the house roof but if she came out the loft and flew with the rest she would not win that hen won 9 firsts

My Friend Ray Conroy had a cock bird that won 19 club firsts and when he was in form would not eat for 2 to 3 days would just leave his food and Ray had to force feed him but if he eat his food he would not win and this was a natural cock flying against widowhood pigeons

586 mile winner was pretty slow until hatching eggs. Hell of a time getting him out of his box. BB cock and his hen were always good at any distance. Both nice quiet birds. They tried hard every week. Have a yearling hen in the yearling loft nesting on the floor in shavings. 10 more cocks than hens in the loft yet she is sitting 7 eggs! Always surprising, pigeons.

Don Webb wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

halcanada wrote:

No minerals, just regular stuff. He was really driving hard. Very aggressive pigeon. Soon will let them outside when weather breaks. Few years ago had a BB cock kill his YBs in the nest and throw them out so his hen could lay again. Best 500 miler in the loft. After that floated eggs off him. Have many more cocks than hens. So race widowhood this year the German way. ie. All that are fit go to all the races. Every weekend.

those rabbit pellets would contain minerals I would think ...hal in your experience would you say the most aggressive or dominant pigeons have been your best or would you say the quiet calm ones have turned out just as good on balance...be interesting to hear anyones comments about it

Daz I would say its the pigeon mate every one has different characteristics aggressive and very calm but its up to the fancier to spot the changes and note what the pigeon was like when they win

Had a  cock bird who was very calm in the loft but as soon as he was on chipping eggs you could put your money on him

Had one cock that was a pest but when on form he would not come out his box to fly with the rest and when you went to get him out of his box he would fight you big time and when you got him out of his box would do anything to get back to his box but when he was not in form he would train with the rest no problem

My friend Colin Butler had an Hen that every time she had to loft fly would always walk the garden when she was in form and he tried everything with her to get her to fly if she flew would only be to the house roof but if she came out the loft and flew with the rest she would not win that hen won 9 firsts

My Friend Ray Conroy had a cock bird that won 19 club firsts and when he was in form would not eat for 2 to 3 days would just leave his food and Ray had to force feed him but if he eat his food he would not win and this was a natural cock flying against widowhood pigeons

thanks for the reply don interesting stuff

Ganus cock with his hen. 1st young off him. Not mated last year. Feather legged hen.

like the ganus ck hal atb with his ybs

I have had about 95% hatch rate but I do have a lot still