PIGEONPACKMAN

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The bird shines with health the photographer had an easy job that day.

I hopper fed the birds and they didnt scatter it all over the floor if the hole is just big enough for the birds head it hard for them to do it, mind rats and mices are always a problem.

Very nice

Its good your dad, s in the sport l asked my mum snd dad when l was 13 whether l could keep afew in the garden after being downvthe allotment sith my mate from skool , l got told no, it wasnt till l got my own house with my miss, s that l got my own l remeber her dad liberating them at the caraven when l was 10 ish and trying to catch stays on theccamp site.if l a novice was gonna give you advice enjoy the birds keep them healthy and if you win thats a bonus.

Hope you enjoy breading the young uns always jnterests me howthey develop you will get your favourites , its my favouritepart of the hobby, good luck with it all

Well done

Someone tryed kid ball pool balls on the floor anyone lnow whether it works?

Looks good

Sounds like she wouldn, t need much motivation for racing then.

My small team of birds having there breakfast

Fantastic read , a good insight into a time gone by

Like all other posts read it is hard to dtermine an exact measurement as some days pigeons are hungrier than others dpendant on workload ie, racing, breeding, cold weather , can be detrimental to how much and what feed a pigeon needs l think you need to get a system that works well for you and stick to it , some fanciers have no problem hopper feeding the birds whereas others don, t like it it depends on your own personal circumstances how much time you have to comit to a feeding regime and what you want out of your birds .

Try abit of barley in your mix say 10 -15% hand feed them abit at a time till they leave barley .l dont race the get versa laga pro racing and breading all year round £10 a sack lasts me about 3 or for months for 8ish birds .they get a premade grit and mineral mix and cider vinegar in the water twice a weak. Keep it simple to start with there are loads of so called miracle potions on the market do your research and tryfind the ones that come recommened by allot of fanciers and not by the company its self.

Can anyone tell me what the stones in the nest boxes are for please

lol

Catchyvsong haha l think us northern lads use he same words as the welsh tho , not like the southern fairys lol

Check pied my pic

9 yrs

Heres a link to googlevimages o pigeons lots might give yo6 and idea what you like http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=980&bih=574&q=pigon+lofts&oq=pigon+lofts&gs_l=img.3..0i10i24.5596.9358.0.10279.11.11.0.0.0.0.185.1116.7j4.11.0....0...1ac.1.32.img..0.11.1110.kFakY32Aguk

This is notvtoo fancy gut what do I l expectvfor 300 , also built the dovecote next to it just as l got interested in the birds just for show though orvl lock naughty birds in it

I must admit when l bought mine not long ago l wieghed jp buy a shed tjrn into loft or build from scratch , got the shed kited it outfor less than 300 its only a 7 x5 which is all l nead , heavy duty log lap, mde my own sputnick fom the sparing out of the old shed,self build my nest boxes using sparingvfrom old shed too .in a way l wish l built my own just to see how good it would look. The only thing l bought was the 1/2 '' ply board for the floor and nest boxes.

Heavy duty will be a thicker wood, a dowel corridor is a place where you can stand and watch the birds insid3 the loft not a neccesaty, more for the fancier than the birds .my advice would be look at as many lofts as you can and get the biggest you can afford but dont fill it jampacked thats a recipe for diaster, everyone likes different lofts me personly like as much light getting in as much as possible if you can get it shining direct onto you floor, it would dry up the droppings quickly and a high coxi count is near on impossible in a loft like that and your birds will shine with health, ventilation is another big factor you need to take into account but buying a loft off a good maker should already be sorted for you.hope this helps .

L had that but it was because pallatts took the order and wouldn, t despatch it because they didn, t have it instock but there website didn, t say that , got a txt off dpd with time and everything but noyhing delivered itvwas because pallatts cancelled the order after diue to not instock try ringing them you have a beter chance platting fogg

What do you think of tht combi powder is it for coci and canker, lvused the tablet form and l was pleasantly surprised .