cross for familly

[just ask me]

if u have a familly of pigeons  in otherwards birds all related [well most anyway] what strain of pigeon or son or daughter off which pigeon would u try to get for sprint races   to cross with your own familly

[just ask me]

i see no one leaving out to mny secerts ;D

[OLDYELLOW]

first what breed of birds you got ?  in my view id see Dave Page of Pickering bred 5 U.N.C 2007 SEASON

[rooster]

TRY AND FIND AN UP TO DATE WINNING  LOFT WITH BIRDS A BIT INBRED AND CROSS THEM STRAIGHT IN TO YOURS , FORGET ABOUT FANCY PEDDS , WINNING LINES , BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR CHOICE ,

[just ask me]

well there new on the scene so any suggestions are helpfull

[pjc]

What is your base family?

[Wiley]

Just ask me, this is what i do all year, scour out the bhw and homing world week in week out and its read from front to back,i asses what distance id be looking for, and compile a list of names, against what competition ect, that they are competting against, then you asses who's winning with those birds. If the original fellow you are looking at is winning with many different strains, id generally count him out, but the man winning week in week out against big birdage and strong compettion in the chosen distance with the same strain, id be more inclined to say his winning plays a big part in with the family of birds he has compiled together, then the man winning with janseens one week then marcellis the next. Just my personal opinion and is something i do when im intending to bring in pigeons, sounds like hard work but it will be worth it

[steve d]

I had the wildeersmersch for 12 years and this time I crossed them with Wim Moens with some excellent young bird results.

If you get that first cross right I am sure you will reap the rewards. ;)

[Ronnie]

I really think you will need to experiment as some breed's cross better with other's.

[peterpau]

Do you not just bring in birds you like. Race them till they perform to your expectations, or not, then you breed 'em in to your own stock. I try and bring in new stock every year, and at the end I may still have one or two left. This year I have a pair of Carmichaels to try. Bertie Bassetts are the best.

[jimmy white]

first  of  all , i would go to the best flier, usually of many years  [of the distances you prefer] in your own locality , i,e birds flying the same terrain , then obtain his methods and management [irrespective of strains] then  if i thought my inbred  birds could come up to his standards , would cross them with his ,if i could obtain them  

[Merlin]

Any introductions I use come in as youngster,and raced,if they perform as well or better than my own,then they are crossed into them.