Motivation

[Wiley]

what motivation techniques do you use? If your flying, natural, widowhood or young birds!

[stevebelbin]

Ive tried a few tricks on widowhood cocks, but they seem to whind them up too much if tried too many times. eg Mirrors in the box, so the cock thinks theres another cock in the box. Lock all the cocks in the box and only release one hen. Basket the cocks and let the hens in so the cocks can see them (the cocks go daft in the basket). They have all worked in the past in sprint races, but any race over 350miles I would just simply show the hen as the cocks would be too wound up. For 450-550 miles I put the hens in two days b4 basketing and give the cocks plenty of peanuts to ensure they still eat whilst the hens are about.

[ACE LOFTS]

its a very dangerous word wiley in the pigeon game, and a key word

[Wiley]

lol alot of peopleare very hush hush on the subject of motivation i can tell lol

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

in most if not all species on earth there are 2 main motivations

FOOD and      TERRITORY

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

the third one is reproduction

[Wiley]

how do you use the birds to get motivation via territory and food nancy

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

consistancy with food

territory is slightly different you have to be observant and see which birds value their box more than their partner

[Wiley]

ok so if you see a pigeon that value his box more then what??

[NANCYVIEWLOFTS]

deprive him of it  at the right time