advice needed from experienced fanciers!!!

[hazza84]

HI all

Right im just starting out ive been given 16 ybs 2010, and someone else offered me 15 others which are 1x 08 hen and 14x 09 hens but he was ment to find the transfer papers but now cant find them!!! My mate who bred the ybs for me has already seen the other 15 and disposed of a few of them as he said they were crap quality!!

Im wondering if id be better doing the same with the rest as i dont think im going to get the papers, and all but 3 havent raced and are buggers to handle!!?? Does anyone have any ideas what id be best doing????

thanx hazza

[p charlton]

get someone to go though them if they are ok you could breed a round to try paper ps just paper the baskit is the the thing

[OLDYELLOW]

HI all

Right im just starting out ive been given 16 ybs 2010, and someone else offered me 15 others which are 1x 08 hen and 14x 09 hens but he was ment to find the transfer papers but now cant find them!!! My mate who bred the ybs for me has already seen the other 15 and disposed of a few of them as he said they were crap quality!!

Im wondering if id be better doing the same with the rest as i dont think im going to get the papers, and all but 3 havent raced and are buggers to handle!!?? Does anyone have any ideas what id be best doing????

thanx hazza

 

fantastic , can judge a pigeons performance before its raced , only one way to find a birds worth race it , breed off it if cant race or breed winners move them on

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

if i was just starting i would just concentrate on the youngsters and not bother with the hasle of breaking pigeons and trying to race them just keep the youngsters and learn how to look after them before complecateing matters

[robbiedoo.]

if i was just starting i would just concentrate on the youngsters and not bother with the hasle of breaking pigeons and trying to race them just keep the youngsters and learn how to look after them before complecateing matters

 

i agree with this you dont want to get bogged down with prisoners . keep as much room as possible for your youngsters and enjoy spending time with them flying out

[Guest bigda]

15 might  be about what you need just now mate  no more,  just the  young birds  change the water 2 a day fresh  feed 2 times a day  clean out your loft  every day or every second day  get your self a wee  fold up seat   sit in way your birds every day  calm them down    get your birds   jaged  from some members near you for pmv  make sure your loft is dry  and you will be fine    

[pigeons widow]

15 might  be about what you need just now mate  no more,  just the  young birds  change the water 2 a day fresh  feed 2 times a day  clean out your loft  every day or every second day  get your self a wee  fold up seat   sit in way your birds every day  calm them down    get your birds   jaged  from some members near you for pmv  make sure your loft is dry  and you will be fine    

 

Very good advice  

 

 

[Guest stb-]

try and settle the old birds to your loft   train them out and race them if you loose them nowt worth bothering about but you may get a suprise with some  

[hazza84]

thanx all. I was thinking getting rid of the others and putting everything into my ybs!! They are from a really good mate so  ive got the help there from him but as im just starting its good to hear others views!! Sound advice recieved i think thanx bigda really explained well and they have all been jabed for PMV for me before he let me have them

[Novice]

My reading of the initial post suggests they are all hens.

I think they will be difficult to break.

I would concentrate on the youngsters personally.

[Guest stb-]

My reading of the initial post suggests they are all hens.

I think they will be difficult to break.

I would concentrate on the youngsters personally.

 

Novice if he is thinking of getting rid of them he would be aswell breaking them .. If they dont stay he has not lost anything anyway   :)

[hazza84]

they are all hens yes!!!! I just think i might be making the sport harder for me to get into with them and young birds to!!!!

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

i think you would be best to put all your effort in to training and racing a young bird team for this season and learn how to look after them find out what makes them tick ect with out trying to break hens which will not be paired or on eggs and could well take your young bird team away and teach them bad habbits

[robbiedoo.]

 

Novice if he is thinking of getting rid of them he would be aswell breaking them .. If they dont stay he has not lost anything anyway   :)

 

good advice aswell take a round of youngeens of them then try to settle them like stb says if they dont settle you aint lost anything if they do settle all the better for you . good luck in which ever you decide to do .

[Novice]

 

Novice if he is thinking of getting rid of them he would be aswell breaking them .. If they dont stay he has not lost anything anyway   :)

 

They may well be a complete nuiscance to the guy he had them from. Personally I would never have given that number of adult pigeons to a new starter because I would be letting myself in for hassle.

 

 

[Guest HEATHLOFTS]

trust me m8 its better to stick with th ey/bs when i started i got as many pigeons as i could most were crap i had a lot of trouble breaking them and mine had old habits as well  :-/

but with t/bs your starting fresh

[wilkins]

if i was just starting i would just concentrate on the youngsters and not bother with the hasle of breaking pigeons and trying to race them just keep the youngsters and learn how to look after them before complecateing matters

 

same here , no prisoners for me since july last year (not of my choice) but its the best thing i have done for room and time

to many break pigeons or breed from untried stock the 5 of winners i would would be very low