WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR?

[demolition man]

 

I'am interested what you all look for when buying pigeon, Because I was well disapointed with some of the pigeon's for sale at the major shows last year,

 

Yet they made thousands

 

Regards

[owen101]

everyone is different

people buy fo strain achievements and also the pedigree

but the pedigree des not show anything  JMO

 

i look for a pigeon that catches my eye

regardless of strain or achievements

[OLDYELLOW]

ballance , feathering , type , fresh blood , something that will compliment what i have

[Alen Gibb]

An honest & trustworthy vendor, long before I would look at the pigeon

[Shortcut Lofts]

Look for the pigeon first, pedigree second. Pedigrees are only a guide to how the bird is bred, you should look for birds that fit into your family and not because a piece of paper says they will. jmo

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

i normally look at wins first

[PIGEON_MAN]

Only one thing for me if its to be a stock pigeon the eye,and before it starts off a major debate,It works for me and thats all I,m worried about.

[demolition man]

ballance , feathering , type , fresh blood , something that will compliment what i have

 

Me to mate but some that are for sale woundn't make the perch in my loft yet they sell for thousands,

[lightning fast]

I have to agree with alan An honest & trustworthy vendor,small loft with big results or you could go to a local top flyer and buy birds from them , thats what I would do if I had to start again, A lot of my spirnt birds are all front and nothing at the back and good feathering, and a good few fed winners among them but I dont have the skill to tell a good one or bad by handling them

[OLDYELLOW]

 

Me to mate but some that are for sale woundn't make the perch in my loft yet they sell for thousands,

 

winners come in all forms big to small most important feature of any pigeon is its feathering , without good feathering the bird is never going to make a good bird

[Ulsterman]

everyone is different

people buy fo strain achievements and also the pedigree

but the pedigree des not show anything  JMO

 

i look for a pigeon that catches my eye

regardless of strain or achievements

 

ive asked this b4 but got no reply, what does JMO mean.?

[OLDYELLOW]

jmo just my opinion or imo in my opinion

[Ulsterman]

thanks you.

[p charlton]

when you handle a good pigeon i have a good idea if its right or not i dont like big pigeons harder to get fit

[PIGEON_MAN]

 

winners come in all forms big to small most important feature of any pigeon is its feathering , without good feathering the bird is never going to make a good bird

 

Are you talking about a good racer here or good breeder as most pigeons that are bought IMO would be for stock.

[Guest]

seen a cracking pair just the other day , tight silky feathering on both , good stance and shape ,eyes were sparkling .a blue cock and a light grizzle hen , they were both pecking at the same sausage roll outside gerrards the bakers on queen street in the town.      andy.

[dwh]

winners come in all shapes and size's the look of the pigeon

feathering, balance a bright eye, and i look at the performance in racing and breeding  of the bird itself or the  parents

and  the honesty of the man selling them

[Guest bakes]

for me somethink that i no will make my stock better but always look for good feathering good wing nice step up good solid back strong wing butts silent throat thats what i look for

 

all the best

[OLDYELLOW]

 

Are you talking about a good racer here or good breeder as most pigeons that are bought IMO would be for stock.

 

both as if feather on parent of a bird is poor then it is likely to pass the same traits on to its offspring  and besides if an underirable trait i dont want it popping up in future birds

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

for me somethink that i no will make my stock better but always look for good feathering good wing nice step up good solid back strong wing butts silent throat thats what i look for

 

all the best

 

Whats a silent throat..??

[Guest bakes]

 

Whats a silent throat..??

 

when you look in side clean no signs of disease ie ridged tongue eaten away by canker and so on

 

all the best.

[demolition man]

 

Whats a silent throat..??

 

Don't know wish the wife had one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

[Guest bakes]

 

Don't know wish the wife had one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Daisymay]

2 wings,2 legs,2 Eyes, loads of feathers and a lot of luck ;D ;D ;D

[Guest strapper]

when i go looking for a bird(which isnt very often) i look at it and something tells me thats the one..i then look at the pedigree,too many these days looks for pedigree b4 bird distintion.

i always look for what the bird tells me.

ive been told i have a knack for this...maybe im just lucky....because some club m8s reckon i could fall in a river and come out dry im that lucky lol.