left or right

[the pigeon_milker]

has any one ever considered if a pigeon could be left winged or right winged because we can be left or right handed it said to affect dog and horse racing if so it could effect the birds

flight a the day if the wind is on there bad side just a thought

[THE FIFER]

I would'nt think so, they use both wings to fly, we only use one hand to write :-/

[the pigeon_milker]

yes and we  two legs to walk i southpaw and run the same and kick a ball all left handed i not saying they are but want to know

[OLDYELLOW]

i use the feet theory first one through the trap

[wayne77]

I sometimes wonder if you get odd one with a preference as noticed that get odd young bird that pulls different way than others when kit together.  Would say get inline.  But some of my widowhood cocks do it as well so it may be they have a preference.  Do not think these are duffers that do not stick with rest.  This behaviour is no where near same as how a stray struggles to keep in with your kit.

 

Very interesting to think about though, thats what these months are for

[The Game Keeper]

there must be something in this because   ;Dpigeons that fly up the coast only need one eye  ;D

[Guest Silverwings]

was a theory about this right sided and left sided pigeons !  determined by the central tail feather some have wider webbing on the left side of the quill some on the right ? also supposed to indicate the stronger of the sign within the eye again either left or right eye respectivley ! again thoery only these factors give an insight into east and west wind performers the unwriten law was to pair lefts to rights to improve the dual capabilities and balance ..............ray

[Guest]

one eye do tell us more

[the pigeon_milker]

always show the good eye lol

[the pigeon_milker]

how could you test this out thou

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

how could you test this out thou

 

Cut one of there wings off and see if it can still fly lol or give it a pen and bit paper see which wing it trys to write with ;D

[Guest bigda]

 

Cut one of there wings off and see if it can still fly lol or give it a pen and bit paper see which wing it trys to write with ;D

 

race them down the west ;D ;D and they fly as if they have one eye > >

[Guest]

i would just like to learn more  about the one eye theroy/system???????

[Guest IB]

Only 'favouring' of wings I've seen are (my own expression) for what I see when a bird has had a knock; and when they are facing-up to each other, which wing they are likely to use.

 

I also think feathers are shaped to do a specific job, so the vane is in a slightly different position in all of them, certainly not all central. For example the bird dips (or raises) the smaller leading edge of the flight feathers into the wind, depending on whether its flying, taking off, or landing..

 

 

[redhill]

Race horses and greyhounds definitely have preferences in which way round they run best so I suppose in theory it's possible that pigeons have a preference although I can't say I have noticed any when they are flying out.

[kev01293]

left winged or right winged? its not something that ive thought about b4 (until now) but its a good question  if at the end of the day we learn more about our birds then that has to be a good thing  as they say observation is the key to success     kev

[Guest Freebird]

Great thread. When lungeing horses they have a favorite direction so you have to move them more in the opposite direction which takes a lot of patience as they are not comfortable with it to start. As for the doos, I think we will be paying a bit more attention to their flight directions around the loft but how could you make them go against the grain so to speak?(wiseman)

[jimmy white]

i remember brian may talking about left handed birds and right handed birds [north rd south rd]  ;D ;D ;D true,,, 12 feathers in their tail ,, either way you look at it , the middle one has to overlap the other,, if you look at the birds, many are  different   there cant be a middle tail feather , so either the left one overlaps the right, or visa versa,,  ;D ;D ;D  i suppose its a matter how you dress ;D ;D ;D

[little sam]

i use the feet theory first one through the trap

 

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest asha]

It`s a very well know fact ertain racehoures only race well left or rightsides corses,a lot more than meets the eye in this post.

[OLDYELLOW]

horses run not fly hence favour one side

[Michael J Burden]

This is something I asked last year somewhere. I think a bird who likes East winds is one sided and the west wind bird is the other handed. Ambidextros when it don't matter.