photo booth

hes a nice looking bird george, what breeding is he .......?

need to check the sire and dam

this is sire and dam she is last bird from the gaby cock he is from van reet hen and a injured bird i collected  the hen is not deep would he follow the  sire or dam

Agree based on the photo he appears unbalanced but if you only went on looks thousands of potential winners would be culled.

No one can predict the outcome of a pairing, the only certainty is that two true blues will only breed blues.

There are numerous different possible gene pairings when the pigeons mate, this gets greater when two different families are involved.

I found the best part of breeding was anticipation because of the uncertainty and expectations.

Regards.

so misty should i take a pair from him and have them tested

George & Morgan wrote:

so misty should i take a pair from him and have them tested

If he is well bred he will carry all the genes of the family, the good the bad and the indifferent, tis the anticipation Goerge that make the day, give it a go with a good well bred partner.

Just look at where some of the top athletes have come from.

If things were easy where would be the fun.

Good luck George.

Regards.

its the heart and head that counts

George, there is a perfect example of what I have said in this weeks BHW
page 44 The Fellside Way.

Page 44. The sire of Kevin Clark's nest pair.

On looks, seen far better townies.


If a pigeon, however bred, does not have the ability in the first place no one can make a silk purse etc; and those that have come in all shapes sizes and colour.

Regards.

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your right misty is the red ch the correct photo

George & Morgan wrote:

your right misty is the red ch the correct photo

There are three of them George, the dark chequer and the red chequer, along with the blue.

All three to me appear unbalanced.

Compare them with the chequer pied and the other blue, left hand side.

In my years in the sport found families of various colours builds looks at odds with each other but all had good bad and indifferent members.

As I liked showing I went for good looking and good handling pigeons that also performed on the road, it took time but was worth it.

Friends and thousands of others just went for performance only and did as well or better at racing.

Not bothering about theories etc;

To me it was the entire involvement from start to finish that made my day.

Just try different pairings George tis the anticipation that makes the day.

Good luck.

Regards.

i thought the red checker was called a dark checker

George & Morgan wrote:

i thought the red checker was called a dark checker

Think there is a proper name for the red George but it illudes me.

But they are the three that are not good lookers.

Go job looks do not count or I would be out.

Regards.

this yb handles really well with lovey feathering think i will be pairing a lot of blues to-gather

nice blue george, stance is like a show pigeon.......i prefer a crouch or a slight crouch rather than a long legged bird standing too upright .

dam was olr bird

Nowt wrong with that one George and well photographed

Regards.

thanks misty

did you buy it from the one loft auction george .........?

no i bred it tried out a new photo booth i made

another young hen

Was that taken in the fridge George ??

Only joking, great photo, probably the best one yet, you're certainly sticking at it, well done.

they are wire trays for the nest box's

George & Morgan wrote:

Never been in favour of any kind of grille George, not only uncomfortable for the pigeon but impossible to clean and ideal for health problems.

Pigeon's feet not ideal for grills.

Regards.

i don't use them but a lot do