tusked hens

theory time don't shoot the messenger any lads found they are good breeders ...probably another bull dung theory but its topic for conversation eh ...have 2 hens with tusks both new hens

always like to see tusks on hens and cocks for that matter

Daz if you can take a photo of the eye and put it on here the one thing I will say to you when you look at the eye is there plenty off dust ??????????

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Some of the hens which I had had tusks they were good breeders for me and also my best hens had long curly toe nail's they produced winners after winner for me

heard of this before Darren, I have a few hens with tusks but never found they were any better breeders than non-tusked birds, but then again ive not raced much to have a valid opinion, but I suppose its like fanciers saying a third bar is a good pigeon, are they, or is it just another theory some are desperate to cling on to in their search for a champion / good pigeon.

markevans wrote:

Some of the hens which I had had tusks they were good breeders for me and also my best hens had long curly toe nail's they produced winners after winner for me

as it happens mark, my best hen, with the best racing performances has very long toe nails, I have to cut them every now and then....

Ok guys help me out, what the hell are tusks

Same here dave mine was in the stock loft though all Jansen birds

some interesting answers so far will get me jewellers glasses out tomorrow to have a look at the eyes but not really into eyesign as such but hey its something to mull over eh have plenty cocks with the tusks especially the frans zwols they seem to have a lot of tusked birds at least the ones I have anyway

The two long white things each side of the trunk

Its where the lower beak and the skin are attached some birds are smooth and some have little bits sticking out they are called tusks

markevans wrote:

Its where the lower beak and the skin are attached some birds are smooth and some have little bits sticking out they are called tusks

We talking small feathers mark

Not feathers its small wattles like little beads one .on each side of the beak

I know , thanks mark

Here you are lads lets throw the cat amongst the pigeons

Take a look at your best breeders the ones that produce the goods when you look under the wing by the butt, do you see the three small flights:?:

And if yes are the flights cut at a 90 degree angle................. straight

and I will give the answer after a few answers

is that the "bastard wing" don...?

No Davis that's on the butt but the out side and the true comment should be " Bastard Flights"

And the reason for knowing that in my science lad when i was at school we had a pigeon wing on display with all the signs showing all the different elements of the wing and flights

The coverts provide a protective sheath, a layer over the spines of the main primary and secondary flights and are seen in the photograph below. And while, in this case, it is hidden by the author’s thumb, there is another small oddity called the “bastard wing” (meaning spurious or fake) or alula (plural alulae) meaning winglet, which is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing. The alula is the freely moving first digit, a bird's "thumb," and typically displays three to five small flight feathers.


http://www.leoturley.com/preface/pigeon-racing-preface.html

Are you talking about the three feathers close to the body under the wing Don should be all the same length and broad

If it's the ones I'm thinking don, a mate of ours lent us a dvd, can't remember who it was but they spoke about these 3 feathers and he was quite definite in looking for them,and relied on them to tell him if they were for distance or sprint

Never even knew about them. Distance or Sprint? By the feathers? Interesting! But will not check my birds. Did a study of eyesign for a few years. Gave it up. Not reliable. Best birds I have , have yellow eyes plus other darker colours. Also of equal merit are the ones with the pearl eye. Also of equal merit are the in betweeners. What about this eye?

I`m inclined to agree hal, race winners come with all eye types........

seen this strange eye picture before, but cant remember what the general consensus was as to why it was like that, probably just nature......

One of my old favourites. No longer here.

markevans wrote:

Are you talking about the three feathers close to the body under the wing Don  should be all the same length and broad

Yes Mark but when you look at them they look as if they have been cut straight across with a pair of sissors

halcanada wrote:

Never even knew about them. Distance or Sprint? By the feathers? Interesting! But will not check my birds. Did a study of eyesign for a few years. Gave it up. Not reliable. Best birds I have , have yellow eyes plus other darker colours. Also of equal merit are the ones with the pearl eye. Also of equal merit are the in betweeners. What about this eye?

Seen this eye before was on a chinese pigeon poster think the pigeon was a white gizzel ????