the pigeon game becoming

do you think the pigeon game is becoming too expensive in general

yes I think it is, everything is all about making money with pigeons, they know we are daft........

Put a picture of a race pigeon on a bottle and charge top whack lot of products you can get a fraction of the price for humans do same job if not better also a lot of horse and animal medications or a lot cheaper

correct ian, your right......also call a shed a loft and the price doubles........

Very expensive indeed...keeping them right with medications is getting pathetic

Agree with what has been said we use vitamins for humans and other things only use any thing for pigeons when we need it.

doctors just given my better half vitamins because she doesn't get out much, one a week for 7 weeks, so they sound pretty good ones.......I`ve got my eye on them for the pigeons......

its never been that expensive for me as I only ever have 50 pigeons maximum at any one time in the year and come winter down to 32 ...racing a big team has to be costly by comparison years ago I would think

same here 48 in total. so no big lay out for me

im not talking a few birds im talking getting set up from scratch

No insentive for new Comer's just the basics with now birds could easily set you back a£1000 and don't think you would buy new for that even a small loft s/h t3 baskets boxes perches and drinkers

IANYOUNG wrote:

Put a picture of a race pigeon on a bottle and charge top whack lot of products you can get a fraction of the price for humans do same job if not better also a lot of horse and animal medications or a lot cheaper

Ians got it spot on imo, pigeons are as expensive as you want to make it, if you want to buy all these medications which (apparently) turns average birds into top birds crack on, but for me I dont think its expensive if you keep within your means, I still get as much enjoyment out the 12 I keep as the next man who keeps 100, just my opinion though

Yes its very expensive but for me if it was 5 pound a bird I would still fly

edgie wrote:

im not talking a few birds im talking getting set up from scratch

its not just setting up though is it the expense does not stop their ....I don't consider 50 pigeons just a few birds either in a built up area its plenty trust me

oldstrain wrote:

edgie wrote:

im not talking a few birds im talking getting set up from scratch

its not just setting up though is it the expense does not stop their ....I don't consider 50 pigeons just a few birds either in a built up area its plenty trust me

11 members in our club I am by far the smallest set up, most members have double this