Basketing Night!!

[Lightning McQueen]

Whilst basketing our yb last night (5.30pm), i always like to check each entry over to ensure no knocks or bangs, also check on wing flights etc........and i like to see bright clear eyes!!

 

So back to yesterday - whilst catching them one by one, a cheq pd hen "180" for some reason caught my eye.......to be honest first impression was she has a "wet eye" so i picked her up, feathering etc perfect but her eye......"WOW".......in all the years i have had pigeons i have never seen a brighter, clear, predominant eye ever. To be honest you had to see it to believe it, it was like a highly glazed, polished (hence the wet look) marble.

 

Upon closer inspection of this hen, her cleft was wide open and her mouth/throat/skin was pinky/clear. Whilst continuing basketing the others i would pick up a "normal" looking yb - which was still in perfect condition with the usual type bright/clear eye etc, but the cleft was closed. I actually noticed another 6/8 with the "polished/wet" looking eyes "04", "24", "13" etc and believe it or not all these "polished" birds all had the clefts (inside top of mouth) wide open....

 

Has anyone else ever witnessed this before ??

 

Again has stated, its hard to explain how they looked, other than to say the "brightest, crystal clearest marble i have ever seen :!!