droppers

[gangster]

droppers regardless of some opinion are very useful ive seen them used to good effect by top lofts and it does help if you get 2 together it might just make the difference in weather u win or not......tam talking pants again i see...

[Guest j.bamling]

these are what i use

[leighton1984]

these are what i use

 

Did they do the job for you they look nice i did have a German owl.

[Guest j.bamling]

i used to just use the whistle and didnt have many problems apart from if they came with a strag or came in a group

so i used these droppers (haven't a clue what kind they are  ;D) this year and never lost a second dropping the birds so i will continue to use them !!

[just ask me]

how many do u  use at time jimmy  will one do the job

[Guest j.bamling]

i have 7 mate but normally only need 1 at a time ... its just i am lazy and cant be bothered to follow them into the loft so i just throw them and leave them then use the next one  ;D ;D

[leighton1984]

I live next to a river and on hot race day i do get lots of strags flying around so a dropper is a must for me.

Am on the look out for a new trapper but not sure what breed to try.

 

[catchthepigeon]

Theres no need for droppers at all with racing pigeons train them to the whistle.I have had a bird so tired after a race it could not get off the house roof it was totally flown out theres nothing a dropper would have done to get that pigeon of the roof i thought droppers where mainly for high flyers

[just ask me]

i have 7 mate but normally only need 1 at a time ... its just i am lazy and cant be bothered to follow them into the loft so i just throw them and leave them then use the next one  ;D ;D

 

do u just place them on landing board just ive never used them  :-/

[Guest j.bamling]

 

do u just place them on landing board just ive never used them  :-/

 

no mate i stand with 1 in each hand and the rest in a basket at my feet soon as you see a one coming shake it a bit a bit toot on the whistle and aim the fantail at the door and hopefully the pigeon follows it in like a rocket

[just ask me]

so u only free the droper when u see the birds coming back from the race

 

 

i want to get this right   ;D ;D ;D

[Guest j.bamling]

yes mate no need freeing it if theres no birds home  ;D ;D ;)

[just ask me]

yes mate no need freeing it if theres no birds home  ;D ;D ;)

 

 

grand mate thanks  

 

 

[mac1]

flappers soon know where to go(straight to the door).i have feather feet tumblers you can let them out the basket and trap like they have been on a race

[Guest j.bamling]

Like i said i raced 3 seasons here what i just used the whistle and never had a problem with trapping because the birds were used to it but since ive introduced the fantails for trapping its even better but i will say 1 thing they must be in with the pigeons what are racing so they are used to seeing them as if you toss a white fantail on a saturday and theyve never seen a one before i cannot see them trapping very good to it  ;D ;D ;D