Basketing your birds...Wife's idea!

My dear Wife had a canary when she was a girl and at night she would cover the cage. She suggested that I cover my basket when I take the birds to the club to send them on their way. Anyone do this...sounds as though it may make some sense in keeping your cocks quiet.

i do it and so do all the club members

yes raftree, ive heard of fanciers doing this while the pigeons are in the basket.........it makes sence as it obviously will keep them quieter/calmer.

raftree wrote:

My dear Wife had a canary when she was a girl and at night she would cover the cage. She suggested that I cover my basket when I take the birds to the club to send them on their way. Anyone do this...sounds as though it may make some sense in keeping your cocks quiet.

Raftree a top widowhood flyer in the midlands "Johnny McGee" always covered his cocks up when taking them to the club mate, the only time the cocks came from the cover was when they were being placed in the race markers hand

Nothing wrong with covering them up mate