whats your thoughts!!

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

Would you say that some young bird losses are due to birds being brought in from different lofts and are not bread at home.

[OLDYELLOW]

In your case i'd say yes birds all of different ages the older ones start to go ranging and take the younger ones with them then the younger ones peel out and loose they way. Most losess are because birds are poorly trained when sent to races. The second reason is clashing and third is birds with poor homing abilitys and no love of home.

[Guest chrisss]

different ages maybe [ i think that was my downfall this year] but bred in diffferent locations doubtful i can find many reasons for my little slaughter but not that one

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

i only ask as a few members in my club have mentioned it to me about my losses.

[OLDYELLOW]

it's good to get a few opinions Damian then you can make your own up , birds in different areas perfom better in some areas than others

[bewted]

sit back and think about it all,,,,dont just go on what a few have told you !!!

 

 

look at results,pigeons,where and who you got them from,,,etc,,etc,,etc,,, !!!

 

 

just look at it from all angles !!!!  and most important,,,,time to examine it all for yourself !!!!

[LISTER]

sit back and think about it all,,,,dont just go on what a few have told you !!!

 

 

look at results,pigeons,where and who you got them from,,,etc,,etc,,etc,,, !!!

 

 

just look at it from all angles !!!!  and most important,,,,time to examine it all for yourself !!!!

 

top advice mull it over while having a nice cup of tea

[Guest IB]

I break my losses down into: 'off the top' , training, racing. You would need to know in which of these categories your biggest losses are before you could start to solve the problem.

 

Agree differing ages are a problem. I also keep these seperate, working them as seperate groups, 1st round, 2nd round, latebreds, and my 'off the top' losses reduced from 6 last year to 2 this year. Both were 1st round, 1st time out, and reckoned a hawk had got them.

 

Always learning.

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

the different ages has had alot to do with my losses i think next will be a better year  i hope

[bewted]

the different ages has had alot to do with my losses i think next will be a better year  i hope

 

it could be possible  ;D ;D ;D

[Ronnie]

Also mate the club members have lost birds as well they may say they havnt but i bet they have.I fly into cheshire and round our way losse's have been terrible the last two weeks.

[Guest spin cycle]

I break my losses down into: 'off the top' , training, racing. You would need to know in which of these categories your biggest losses are before you could start to solve the problem.

 

Agree differing ages are a problem. I also keep these seperate, working them as seperate groups, 1st round, 2nd round, latebreds, and my 'off the top' losses reduced from 6 last year to 2 this year. Both were 1st round, 1st time out, and reckoned a hawk had got them.

 

Always learning.

 

this is a good approach

[Roland]

Would you say that some young bird losses are due to birds being brought in from different lofts and are not bread at home.

 

Yes. Further I's say that many, a good few don't perform as well as they sould till yearlings and been mated / reared a youngster or two in their new abode. This sort of concretes a bonding. -No pun intended lol