Fancying words

[Jacobasmith]

What does the term "stock birds" mean?

 

and is there any other terms that i might come across in this sport that i probly (as a new and young fancier) might not understand?

 

thankyou  

[OLDYELLOW]

stock are birds that you breed from hopefully there retired racers that have won or from good breeding , or birds bought to breed from which could be too expensive to race

[PATTY BHOY]

your breeding birds,eg next years racers..

[Guest spin cycle]

'feeders' this a term for a 'foster' pair of pigeons that incubate/hatch eggs from elsewhere.

[owen101]

prisoner stock

birds that are not allowed out as they will not stay

[dwh]

switching changing eggs from 1 pair two another so as to get another pair of eggs quickly

[Guest joshdonlan]

doos - dookit scotish words haha  ;D

[jimmy white]

What does the term "stock birds" mean?

 

and is there any other terms that i might come across in this sport that i probly (as a new and young fancier) might not understand?

 

thankyou  

 

squeeckers   babies

dropper,,,,, a bird used to encourage a bird in quickly after a race

pot eggs ,, false eggs to keep them sitting, if need be

[Guest lenwadebob]

Roaming, Striking Off. When pigeons go off in various directions, out of sight, and then return and go off in another direction, as opposed to flying around the loft in circles.

[Guest strapper]

strapper...a stray bird belonging to someone else...may have a wing stamp with ink. or a telephone number on a plastic ring on the leg.

 

just like me ...the mrs owns me! ;D ;D ;D