FIELDING

[pdordin]

MY BIRDS EXERCISE REALLY WELL,FOR THIRTY TO FOURTY MINS,THEN DROP STRAIGHT ON TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL FIELDS.THEY HAVE GRIT AND MINERALS,IN THE LOFT IS IT A BAD THING TO LET THEM,PICK IN THE FIELDS,YOUR VIEWS PLEASE. :-/ :-/ :-/

[just ask me]

spartix (spelling) worm tablet down there throat when they come back do it straight away they will get sick after a few days they will associate getting sick with what there eating in the field takes a little while but does work   try it

[mazzie]

a bit extreme , you could just put the greens in the loft with a lot of salt on the ie a lettuce but during the racing season use curvey kale ,

[pjc]

if you know they go down then go and throw something at them.

[Guest spin cycle]

my birds do similar things and i've thought about it and i still  don't know if its bad or not. on the one hand they may be slower/lazier on raceday...but then if they are motivated it shouldn't matter. i also ( touch wood) don't loose to many...could it be when they make a mistake they know get down and forage ?...don't know

[Guest cloudview]

id be more worried if they were going onto agriculture land where there,s a good chance fertilizers may have been used , pesticides etc

they sound as if they looking for some type of greenerythats not available in your garden

this happened to a mate of mine a couple  year ago , so he took a walk to find out what was on this particular piece of ground , apart from grass , he did notice an abundance of clover, he went to local nursury and bought numours herbs ,and put them in trays in front of loft

this worked

[Guest]

Had a few ybs that picked up this habit, and were desposed off before the others joined them.Old birds different kettle of fish,but only when rearling young.If i seen the first old bird do this when racing,well it would be the last.

[cowman]

i knew a chap who use to have loads of flower boxes planted with chives and they were left infront of the loft for the birds any time they wanted it and they loved it .

[just ask me]

a bit extreme , you could just put the greens in the loft with a lot of salt on the ie a lettuce but during the racing season use curvey kale ,

 

wont work there in a habit now very hard to break it

 

how is my comment extreme

[Novice]

Provided you know where they are going and it's safe no problem.

 

Don't suppose you can have some wild garlic planted there. It will benefit them no end.

[Guest]

;)go and take a look at what there after ....might give a clue to anything thats lacking  8)         good luck           andy.

[jacksafc]

Had if first hand and couldnt stand it.

Tried soil, grits, vitamins, minerals anything u can think of and still they went into the fields.

Tried waiting in the fields for them banging a bin lid but they just move along a bit.

Dis[posed of some good birds trying to stop it but to no avail.

Then one day they just stopped, could it be boredom, no idea at al.

Jack

[cowman]

maybe its the blood lines i read a book about keeping racing pigeons and it was from belgium and after racing has finished the fancier will not feed the birds and encourage them to field on the stubble .

[pigeon pete57]

Had this problem some years ago thought the young uns where flying well then came across them when walking the dogs some two miles away.chased them a few times solved the problem.i

[grizzal]

maybe its the blood lines i read a book about keeping racing pigeons and it was from belgium and after racing has finished the fancier will not feed the birds and encourage them to field on the stubble .

 

Thats one way of saving on the corn bill ;D ;D

[pjc]

if they were going on to farm land the chances are they will stop once the crops start to grow as they won't be able to settle but if going onto grass, playing field etc then this won't happen.

Do you leave your birds out? If so you need to get more control over them, keep them hungry, let them excercise and then call them straight back into the loft for food, they will soon learn that once they have excercised it will be food time and won't bother going off.

 

Phil

[pdordin]

the school fields are protected by an eight foot steel fence made of plastic coated mesh,i try banging shouting,they take no notice.the problem started,because i used to supply the coral pick pots,by bayers,cannot get them anymore,everybody local have sold out,also contacted boddy and ridewoods sold out.    trying vesa laga pick stones and grit now.  try and get some bayers at blackpool. thanks for your views graham .(pdordin)

[alec guinness]

maybe its the blood lines i read a book about keeping racing pigeons and it was from belgium and after racing has finished the fancier will not feed the birds and encourage them to field on the stubble .

 

after the war there were fanciers in the uk adopted this method,some top national men included,i wouldnt be over bothered about this unless there are health issues with the birds. :)