Breeding (What) System

So to keep the blood in the stock shed what would you pair, bearing in mind they say the apple does not fall far from the tree
Ken

i tend to cross them then bring them back in later on maybe grandfather to grandchild

For me if the hen is getting on in age then i would pair her to her own son

Don that is the best way of keeping the blood as near to riginal as you can get, sire to daughter, Dam to son
Ken

Thanks Ken glad i can do something right

hi everyone as i m a new member in this forum i read all yur threads and i found it very interesting and i couldnt hold myself to write i m from pakistan and in pakistan we fly highflyiers in a baking scorching heat so i use to do breeding but now a days i m in australia for studying purposes
i personally did inbreeding and line breeding but i found line breeding the best when yu cross half sister half brother yu get very good results secondly,inbreeding is also not bad but yu must keep in yur mind that yu pair btother and sister of different clutches of the same pair yu will get a good result if yu pair brother and sister of the same cluthes the conclusion willbe an unbalanced bird,small height and bad feathers thanks[b][i]

Hi ch hassion i line breed but i will put certain pigeons together for in breeding, the reason for this is to keep the winning blood strong, as over years you can dilute the blood and inbreeding is the best way to keep it strong
Ken

Agree with you Ken 100%

this year ive put uncle to niece/auntie to nephew, plus grandchildren to original stock birds paired to direct off stock birds.....will be interested to find out ow they do racing this year........

They should do well mate

DAVID wrote:

this year ive put uncle to niece/auntie to nephew, plus grandchildren to original stock birds paired to direct off stock birds.....will be interested to find out ow they do racing this year........

what would this be classed as then,line breeding or inbreeding

That's a good one ???????????????????????????

aye don

Shall we say line breeding????????????????????

think theres a case for both don, but maybe leaning towards the line breeding too.

Yes i would say yes also

theres a lot of fanciers who practice closely related birds paired together david, and it gives good results for them too. so worth doing sometimes

Would agree there helps keep the blood strong

personally i would only do father to daughter, mother to son, which im told is ok,rest i wouldnt try due to inexperience

steve1952 wrote:

personally i would only do father to daughter, mother to son, which im told is ok,rest i wouldnt try due to inexperience

two ybs i got off ken are off a father to daughter pairing steve, im looking forward to seeing how they race..........

i wouldnt personally pair father to daughter or mother to son dont beleive in this would pair father to grandaughter or mother to grandson thats about as close as ill will get to interbreeding thats just my opinion

If i wanted to keep the blood strong with in the loft then i would pair mother and son together and visa versa then them youngbirds would go into the stock loft and used as an out cross

But will say have known this type of pairing produce very good racing pigeons

carry on then all iam saying its not for me

Fair play Ian, but it is everyone to there own

as you keep saying don we know