Teach me

[Guest frank dooman]

lets here from the show men how do i beat Aye ready at the shows tell me your secrets showman remember ive got racers   :P sory martin

[pjc]

without having seen and handled both birds it is impossible to tell where you are going wrong!

Maybe your feeding or maybe your birds just arn't up to showing.

[Guest frank dooman]

how do yous prepare for local shows ?

[pjc]

well fed, regular baths, healthy condition, clean etc but you can't make a poor bird look fantastic for a show.

[showman]

Over the years...one of the main things I found of great benefit was to ensure there were absolutely no draughts. I would not give my show team access to their aviaries during the show season, and within reason, closed up all major wire fronts on loft. Nothing strips condition like a blast of cold air.

[Guest frank dooman]

but surly good racers well looked after should compete

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Was it just me.. or did nearly every doo have dark slime green sh** today.. and then to top it off, chuck thrown in every pen..??

[chickadee]

Tammy1 and Chrissy are the experts

[pjc]

Over the years...one of the main things I found of great benefit was to ensure there were absolutely no draughts. I would not give my show team access to their aviaries during the show season, and within reason, closed up all major wire fronts on loft.

 

A racer that has access to the aviary will often have tighter feathering than a bird closed up.

[showman]

Unfortunately there are good racers, and racers that look good in the pen.

[pjc]

Was it just me.. or did nearly every doo have dark slime green sh** today.. and then to top it off, chuck thrown in every pen..??

 

which show are you refering to?

[showman]

 

A racer that has access to the aviary will often have tighter feathering than a bird closed up.

 

Never had the problem of loose feathering !!

[aye ready]

but surly good racers well looked after should compete

 

they doo  frank look at mine and i've also got my fair share of silverware to pick up at the presentation next week which your welcome to attend(evil)

[chickadee]

Dave Armour who is well known for winning in the fancy breeds keeps his in aviaries all winter to improve feather quality :-/

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

which show are you refering to?

 

Musselburgh

 

 

[chickadee]

 

which show are you refering to?

 

I seen this at Musselburgh :-/

[pjc]

 

Never had the problem of loose feathering !!

 

A lot of the tightness of feathering around the neck etc is also in the breeding.

[pjc]

 

I seen this at Musselburgh :-/

 

was this a 1 day show?

[chickadee]

 

was this a 1 day show?

 

No two days but this was on the first day :-/

[Guest frank dooman]

 

they doo  frank look at mine and i've also got my fair share of silverware to pick up at the presentation next week which your welcome to attend(evil)

 

oh i know you have just trying to wind you up i thought ib would have had a wee go aswell ;D ;D ;D but dont put them on the plant pots this year

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

2day

 

I understand alot of the doos are sh** scared.. that is part of the reason of the droppings.

 

But why do they leave feed in every cage..????

[pjc]

 

No two days but this was on the first day :-/

 

somebirds will be stressed but this is normaly a sign of poor feeding in preperation.

[aye ready]

 

oh i know you have just trying to wind you up i thought ib would have had a wee go aswell ;D ;D ;D but dont put them on the plant pots this year

i think martin coyne will be the man too beat frank he presents a tidy pigeon

 

[Guest frank dooman]

i think martin coyne will be the man too beat frank he presents a tidy pigeon

 

allways is but i cant wind him up on here ;D 8)

[ALF]

2day

 

I understand alot of the doos are sh** scared.. that is part of the reason of the droppings.

 

But why do they leave feed in every cage..????

 

they always put food in the cages in 2 day shows but not all the pigeons will eat it hence what you see in the pens