If you can't re-home a pigeon is there any benefit to buying an older pigeon?

Sorry for the newbie question. I'm writing a screenplay on Homer's and trying to clarify some things.

Can pigeons be re-homed at all? Someone told me they can't be, after they have an established home.

And if someone were to buy a champion homer, is there any benefit to keeping it? Doesn't it already have an established home? Could it still be used for breeding in SOMEONE ELSE'S loft, or would it just try to fly back home?



Thanks, any and all answers vastly appreciated.

hi park 3662, welcome to the forum.........

yes a pigeon can be re settled to a new home.

a "champion homer" would still be able to be re settled, obviously age might play a part, but it can be done if the new owner is prepared to keep going to collect it from its old home, and also make the new home as attractive as possible ie a male / female partner.

Would suggest just Google, re homing racing pigeons, answers from start to finish.


Regards.

plenty of instances where pigeons have been re-homed and settled to a new home happens all the time

Older Ganus cock. Never out until I got him. Settled easily.

Park, many pigeons can be re homed, sometimes if you move house for instance you may have to move your whole team and break them in to your new address.
Giving them an aviary would help to let them see their new surroundings, lett them have a round of eggs if their old enough.
With older proven racers, you can clip their primary flights and by the next season when they grow back they will be well settled.

halcanada wrote:

Older Ganus cock. Never out until I got him. Settled easily.

nice ck that hal hen seems a bit bashful though

MISTY wrote:

Would suggest just Google, re homing racing pigeons, answers from start to finish.


Regards.

ask a simple type question & it's guaranteed etc I suggest some one will ask/suggest old Google for his wisdom . All that being said Welcome aboard here Park 3662 & don't be to ask any questions that you may have any concerns about as such as old Google doesn't quite know every thing from my perspective, especially about pigeons .
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oldstrain wrote:

halcanada wrote:

Older Ganus cock. Never out until I got him. Settled easily.

nice ck that hal hen seems a bit bashful though

Cock was Venus bloodlines. Hen a Jannsen bred here. Feathered legs to a point. Nice looking cock. Gave him away. Did not breed a good performing bird in two years here. Have one left. Cock. Had him slated to go but still here. Performs or dies.