grease mark on flights...

[DAVIDL]

 

  anyone know what this mark is....?

 

when birds have been out for excercise on a couple of them i noticed a dark greasy mark on the end flights about

half way along the flight...wears off later in day....

 

looks like its on about the 2nd/3rd flight in...(havnt caught it and looked)  

[nogin]

you will never no if you don't catch it and look ;D

[DAVIDL]

you will never no if you don't catch it and look ;D

 

thought with all these members some one would know without catching and looking.....experience of racing pigeons

should give some idea...im new back to pigeons so vIrtual novice really...

 

ah well........

 

      

 

[phillips]

i might be wrong mate but i thought this was a sign of fitness ?

dont take this as gosspel mate

we all still learning even the best of us and im far from that

thanx jason

[DAVIDL]

i might be wrong mate but i thought this was a sign of fitness ?

dont take this as gosspel mate

we all still learning even the best of us and im far from that

thanx jason

 

thanks jason, could be right...they have a lot of bloom on them and some of them have got feathers curling out on side of wings (dont know what its called...ticking ?) which i always thought means sign of fittness...although birds ive known with this curling have always been strays so work that one out??? lol , thanks for your reply jason..

[bewted]

 

thanks jason, could be right...they have a lot of bloom on them and some of them have got feathers curling out on side of wings (dont know what its called...ticking ?) which i always thought means sign of fittness...although birds ive known with this curling have always been strays so work that one out??? lol , thanks for your reply jason..

 

maybe as strays they have to fly and forage for feed every day and that could mean tyere fittier than your birds and also out in the open air instead of shutup in a shed most of the time,,,,think about it !!!!!!  

[Leroy]

i had something similar last weekend, let the birds out for exercise and one came back an hour later than the others. Its flights were covered in dark looking marks, which were easily seen because all my birds are white. no marks on any other feathers. whilst i'll never know what caused it i have concluded the bird must have flown or landed somewhere it couldnt initially get out of, my initial thought was a chimney pot, and as it has flapped to get out, it's flights have got dirty.

 

just an idea

 

Lee

[Taylorsloft]

handle your birds before you eat  ;D ;D

[DAVIDL]

 

maybe as strays they have to fly and forage for feed every day and that could mean tyere fittier than your birds and also out in the open air instead of shutup in a shed most of the time,,,,think about it !!!!!!  

 

 

thought about it many times bewted...as i say all birds with this ive known have been strays...have any birds with this won races ??? have birds been sent to a race with the curling and the fancier has pooled it to win thinking it was a sign of fittness ???

[bewted]

 

 

thought about it many times bewted...as i say all birds with this ive known have been strays...have any birds with this won races ??? have birds been sent to a race with the curling and the fancier has pooled it to win thinking it was a sign of fittness ???

 

curling is only one small paRT TO GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF FITNESS,BUT,MUST HAVE ALL OTHER FACTORS TO GO WITH IT IF ITS TO HAVE A CHANCE !!!

[steve d]

Had this happen 3 years ago, I had to move my lofts to another location about half a mile away so decided to settle the birds in the winter months, they later went on to win well the following season, I thought it was a sign f condition as they were flying freely for about 2 hours a day, sometimes in cold conditions.   ;)

[Guest Vic]

When pigeons are oozing oil, especially on their higher primaries, during racing, it is usually a sign of, top condition. WHY NO OTHER REPLIES FROM  SOME OF OUR RESIDENT EXPERTS? MY  MIND BOGGLES!  VIC.

[Guest Vic]

The curling effect, usually on their coverts, is heredtry.  

[jimmy white]

  anyone know what this mark is....?

 

when birds have been out for excercise on a couple of them i noticed a dark greasy mark on the end flights about

half way along the flight...wears off later in day....

 

looks like its on about the 2nd/3rd flight in...(havnt caught it and looked)  

 

difficult to tell what this grease  mark is, over the internet,, could be a few things ,,, do you  mix  cod liver oil in the grub,, this is famous for marking them [but son comes off] even hormoform , can mark their flights,[again cleans up quick] have they sat near a chimney, this often slightly marks them  could be many things ,

the pigeon has an oil gland on its back  [youll be able to feel or even see it ,if you part the feathers ]  this is why , when the bird preens itself you will notice it starting off from this gland on the back , then , usualy the flights , this is to clean the flights and waterproof them [if you find this gland , then stimulate the tip of it with your finger , youll see a tiny spot of oil on your finger ] usually when a bird is in very good condition, this oil gland can and will produce slightly more oil than normaly, so could be due  do with this ,,,, as i say, only guesses , if your birds are flying well , there cant be much wrong with them anyway

[Guest Vic]

Brilliant Jim! Some guys don't even know what we're talking about. lol

[sammy]

  anyone know what this mark is....?

 

when birds have been out for excercise on a couple of them i noticed a dark greasy mark on the end flights about

half way along the flight...wears off later in day....

 

looks like its on about the 2nd/3rd flight in...(havnt caught it and looked)  

 

are you sure the birds didnt go out with the marks on there wings and yi didnt notice them untill they came back in ??

[Guest Vic]

Maybe also when the birds bloom can be seperatley shown. but I doubt it!

[Guest Freebird]

Pigeons have grease quills. These do not open like feathers but produce grease to groom the feathers. If ya think about it, a feather is quite a delicate thing and all delicate things need attending ( yer wifes ). These quills are situated on the abdomen under the wings so may be over producing due to SOMETHING or lack of preening by the bird itself and causing a build up which would probably be right where you said and the wing action on flying brings it to the flights. Just my thoughts but probably wrong. There's more to these doos than meets the eye.