nest boxes

David wrote:

hows the nest box building going denise...?

not too bad got one done but had to call it a day as hubby was pokeing his nose in and hes not got a clue of what i was trying to do so need to be on my own hes a pain in arse lol

Ha ha, men eh.

it was fun and games hes got Alzhiermers and he used to be very handy at diy but its all gone he was just trying to knock nails in with drill and things like that got one done could have done all 4 b ut what can you do but got to get them done pigeons have killed another big one today sorted pairs out so asap they are going into boxes got mate coming up later to sort cocks out for me

glad to hear your on with it denise, wont be long until your all sorted..........shame some of the members wernt closer, I`m sure they would have been happy to help out.

Ill get there David going to do some tomorrow and once i get spare cocks sorted put them in another loft should be ok i hope

Hi all got my nest boxes done now just need some more advice please when pairing up do i put both pigeons in nest box or just one of them to start with been told a few different ways so i thought i would ask the pros for advice thanks
denise

if their new pairings iw ould put the hen in the box and let the cock see her from outside at first when you introduce the cock to the box turn the nest bowl upside down so the hen can get on it out of the way of the cock as some cocks are very aggressive ...if its a pair that have been together before then put the pair in it should be no problem at all ...no spare cocks or hens in that section with the boxes should see successful breeding atb

oldstrain wrote:

if their new pairings iw ould put the hen in the box and let the cock see her from outside at first when you introduce the cock to the box turn the nest bowl upside down so the hen can get on it out of the way of the cock as some cocks are very aggressive ...if its a pair that have been together before then put the pair in it should be no problem at all ...no spare cocks or hens in that section with the boxes should see successful breeding atb

Thanks for that Oldstrain been watching whos playing with who so will get them in boxex tomorrow thanks for advice
denise

Let them run. Let them pick and choose their own. Mates or boxes.

denise washington wrote:

David wrote:

hows the nest box building going denise...?

 not too bad got one done but had to call it a day as hubby was pokeing his nose in and hes not got a clue of what i was trying to do so need to be on my own hes a pain in arse lol

Funny that Denise as that's what I think of my other half here much of the time etc .
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halcanada wrote:

Let them run. Let them pick and choose their own. Mates or boxes.

i do this with my racers and it works well provided you have the correct amount of cocks and hens else it never settles down ...similar to what denise has already tried...have found the best way is to let the cocks pick their own boxes and once settled to those boxes then introduce the hens