Splitting the sexes

[Frazer]

Hi got a 21ft loft 2 8ft sections and a 5ft store which i need to use,ended my first season with 32 pigeons when do i split the cocks and hens up if at all problem is i have more cocks than boxes in ob section.Do i move 12 cocks in my 8ft section by themselves and put the rest of the cocks in my other section with the hens bit confused any advice please.

[Shortcut Lofts]

I split the sexes as soon as racing is over then they will pair easier in the new year.

[PIGEON_MAN]

Hi got a 21ft loft 2 8ft sections and a 5ft store which i need to use,ended my first season with 32 pigeons when do i split the cocks and hens up if at all problem is i have more cocks than boxes in ob section.Do i move 12 cocks in my 8ft section by themselves and put the rest of the cocks in my other section with the hens bit confused any advice please.

 

You really have to decide how many you want to have for next year,put your 12 best cocks in their section so that they get used to the boxes and then I,m afraid that unless you find room elsewhere the others will have to go,I cut down to the same number each year you cant keep them all unless you build another loft.

[pjc]

I agree with Tony, select the best and dispose of the rest, any odd cockbirds will just cause you problems latter on!

If you havn't got 12 hens then cut the cock birds down to the number of hens to make pairs for next year.

Seperate them as soon as you can so the cockbirds can select there boxes and the birds can complete the moult and rest.

[marmite]

only keep what u have room for m8 i split up my birds 4 weeks ago when i raced my last yb race  all the best m8

[Frazer]

Thanks for the advice forgot to mention 15 of my 32 pigeons are latebreds which i have just started to train so ill split them  when i have finished training these in a couple of weeks.

[Guest IB]

Agree with other posts. I split the sexes when the YB racing is finsihed. I note that you have 15 late breds ~ mine may be younger, but I feel it is unlikely that yours are all showing which sex they are yet. I thought I had equal numbers on Friday, looking again over the weekend - maybe 4 hens spare?

 

I have had lots of spare hens last couple of years and I am trying to get it balanced this year because as others say, it causes trouble.

[Frazer]

Being a novice IB im finding it tricky sexing them some are easy but others one day i think its a cock and the next i think its a hen when im done training in a couple of weeks im going to weed a few out and split them hoping ive got roughly equal of cocks and hens but im sure ive got more cocks than hens.