New Breeding pairs

When bring new pigeons into the loft do you have to keep them seperate or will they just find their own space ?  

best to keep them on their own for a few weeks make sure they are healthy and don't pass on anything to your own birds then put them in with your own ...always make sure their are more perches than birds as you don't want to cause them stress

Yes same as Darren.
Also the stress of the move can give them loose droppings.
I have a hen that paired to another hen just before breeding so I separated her, I put her in a section on her own, she then had squirty droppings like water.
I thought she had caught something, so I treated her with all sorts to try and get her ready for breeding as she's a lovely hen, but with no luck, so I was pretty sure it was stress, I paired her up and her droppings were fine and she single reared a beautiful healthy youngen.

oldstrain wrote:

best to keep them on their own for a few weeks make sure they are healthy and don't pass on anything to your own birds then put them in with your own ...always make sure their are more perches than birds as you don't want to cause them stress

True what one should do     & what one does at times can be miles apart etc I suspect. If I ever had any doubts about a bird that I was interested in & it did not show 110% health & vitality I would not bother with it. Best left well alone . All that being said       I just sponge of a few close mates here, who have their finger on the pulse as such, when looking to top up the stock loft      

Cheers guys:: the birds are proven breeding pairs as mine dont seem to be doing anything a couple keep sitting in their own parts as if they are on eggs, One sits on the floor and there are plenty of boxes, I have only got six and i thought perhaps they are all hens

merrylegs wrote:

Cheers guys:: the birds are proven breeding pairs as mine dont seem to be doing anything a couple keep sitting in their own parts as if they are on eggs, One sits on the floor and there are plenty of boxes, I have only got six and i thought perhaps they are all hens

Many things could be possible M/L with yours. Any chance of having some one local (Pigeon man) come & have a look for you with your prediciment etc.

maybe they are still a bit young to breed from ...have you made it cosy ie nest material and nesting bowls etc...are they in good health are you providing what they need ie calcium...grits,minerals and maybe some vitamins once per week ,theirs a lot to consider when breeding jmo

They seem happy enough. I have put some bowls in and some straw but they threw the straw out and one has put some in one of the boxes and sits in there and the other one has put some on the floor and sits there. I havent gave them any vits or anything.

get some oyster shell grit and black minerals for breeding and some layers pellets for chickens ...just give them about 1 part pellet to 4 parts corn they should get what they need from these atb

thank you i will try that