tame pigeons

Tamer birds are the best as the birds are a lot carmer and better in the loft

If your birds are tame then the loft is carm bit if you have one a bit wild then this can upset the whole loft

The best fancier to use a whistle is Frank Tasker

He uses it when racing the young birds and he gets top results

Must say it's best used when racing young birds

To get the young birds us't to the whistle always use it when feeding and everytime you feed them us the whistle and the young birds will hear hte whistle and waste no time getting in the loft to get feed

i think if we have a bird that is tame, we tend to think they are happy anyway......i think pigeons like peace and quiet and to feel safe in the loft, and also different pigeons have different temperaments.

Yes you are correct

ive tried using a whistle but couldnt stick to it....found it easier to shake the tin. ive seen some fanciers who have got it just right tho with the whistle and its amazing to see how they trap...

But sometimes you get one pigeon which causes the loft to be upset due to it being wild

That is were you remove the problem

Has i have said it's all about finding the balance between you and your pigeons

i think thats where giving them a lot of time and sitting with them watching their personalities comes in....i always sit and watch mine when feeding and you get to know what they are like, and also they get to know me and sit on me and peck the bottoms of my trousers

building up a bond and trust....if they loose that trust in the fancier it could mean the difference between trapping well or not on race days...

That is what it's all about you are hitting the right knots now

That is why a lot of fanciers were te same type of clothing around the loft all the time

i always do don, everyone must have their "loft shoes" i know but i always have a blue hooded top and similar trousers and if i go with different types of clothes i know they are a little bit on edge.....i suppose thats why some wear a loft coat over their ordinary cloths so the birds dont see anything any different.

Ye sit makes thinks easy

plus it will keep your cloths clean too i suppose, with me using the floor whitener its always on my knees with scraping out and brushing it around the floor. been through a few pairs of bottoms since last year with holes in the knees.....

Can't you use a brush and shovel to save the knees and cloths

with me only having 6 birds to a section i clean out every day and to be honest there isnt a lot to scrape out......i use a wallpaper scraper as i find this easy to use and then i have a small brush and dust pan which i then empty into the wheely bin....so cleaning only takes me a bout 5 mins per section, thats including changing fresh water....

lucky you david

yeah, for now ian, numbers are growing so more scraping in future..... even though ive only 3 sections to clean out and water by the time ive finnished letting them out as well , plus stairing at them and daydreaming.....ive been at the loft nearly 2 hours...

i get at loft 6am dont leave until 8.30am never stop

ive only been in bed about 2 hours by then ian....

By using the shovel and brush saves the knee's David

David i can also see that you have late nights too mate