vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 what disance can garden doves home at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonpete Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I there true doves, not very far, if fantails, not very far, if white racers, will home o.k, why do you ask van reets? you training doves up now? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I there true doves, not very far, if fantails, not very far, if white racers, will home o.k, why do you ask van reets? you training doves up now? ;D no just got a pair of pigeons a ash-red bar cock and a red mealiy hen they were one of my frist pigeons and the ash red cock i think is white but not sure as it was a while ago and the hen has got a slight fan tail in her and they are going 20 miles tonight just to see give the a chence if they come back i will get a dovecote as dont want in the loft with racers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Depends what you call fantails Indian, absolutely useless, if they go a few gardens away they are lost ;D Exhibition,absolutely useless, if they go a few gardens away they are lost ;D Garden, a bit better, they normally stay in site of the loft or cote Standard, a lot better, I have given/sold some to people and they have returned 30 -50 miles from us, we got one when we first started from lithgi lad, kept it in three weeks and it went back, kept it in for another six weeks and it still went back ;D Homers, the only difference between a homer and a racer is the racer is trained and bred to come home quicker, sadly this is not always the case German beauty homer Homer or straight tail Racer. I hope ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 i have had most of the other types before and its just so funny watching them trying to fly no i will get a pic of both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred smyth Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Now that's what I call a reply Chickadee. Well done wish all ? Were answered like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 the frist is the hen the second is the cock the cock is 07 and the hen is 08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 yeah thanks very much Chickadee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Now that's what I call a reply Chickadee. Well done wish all ? Were answered like that. Thank you, I was taught well and they are all our own birds OOPS!!! I missed a few ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 that hen has been hawked she flew through the door with the sparrow hawk right in to the loft so i shut the door opened it to go in and it flew stright over my head :-/ berring in mind my loft was 8/6 :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 the frist is the hen the second is the cock the cock is 07 and the hen is 08 What makes you think they are fantails? All birds tails fan out to some degree and taking them 20 mile they would have as much chance as coming home as any JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 What makes you think they are fantails? All birds tails fan out to some degree and taking them 20 mile they would have as much chance as coming home as any JMO no not the cock just the hen had a fantail mum in her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 i am just asking this because before i took a white dove 5 miles and it did not find its way home :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonpete Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Thank you, I was taught well and they are all our own birds OOPS!!! I missed a few ;D ;D ;D pick your pooler out of them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 i am just asking this because before i took a white dove 5 miles and it did not find its way home :-/ That can happen to the best of stock :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakes Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 is this there first toss vanreet at 20miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 ;D ;D pick your pooler out of them!!! Once we get organised and ###### gets the loft altered for trapping we will try our best if not we will enjoy them all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Once we get organised and ###### gets the loft altered for trapping we will try our best if not we will enjoy them all the same mmmmmmmmmm with chips, : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 mmmmmmmmmm with chips, : How dare you speak about my babies like that, it would be like cannibalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 How dare you speak about my babies like that, it would be like cannibalism ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 ok guys will tell you what time they take :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakes Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 ok guys will tell you what time they take :-/ have they had a toss before this or is this there first toss have they ranged when they have been out exercising? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 have they had a toss before this or is this there first toss have they ranged when they have been out exercising? they have been on two tosses both at 5 mile nope no realiy ranged they just to live in dovecote and so they were just sitting around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanreets Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 right they were released at 7.00 and he back at 7.40 just the cock bird was back not the other :-/ they were with a mates racers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooey stuey Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 hey van reet stop calling me your bloody mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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