Pairing dates

November 21, 2006

COME ON SOMEONE ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 21, 2006

COME ON SOMEONE ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MID TO END FEBRUARY IS PLENTY OF TIME IF YOU ARE JUST RACING YOUNG BIRDS NATURALLY , THATS FOR OUR YOUNG BIRD RACING STARTING END JULY

November 21, 2006

cheers tammy

PS I've had a snotty pm about the previous post i made "COME ON SOMEONE ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.''

I wasn't being impatient I was being cheeky and taking the michael.

I apoligise for having a sense of humour ;D ;D ;D

westy · November 21, 2006

i will be pairing up when my new loft is up and i have my nestboxes in the loft.

November 21, 2006

i will be pairing up when my new loft is up and i have my nestboxes in the loft.

know the feeling going to have to order 2x set of nextboxes my home made attempts are rubbish.

dunno whether to go for compressed wood and paint or go for plywood

MsPigeon · November 21, 2006

I pair up the weekend after Thanksgiving every year. They were all wormed and treated for Canker, Respriatory and Cocci last month. I have gradually increased the light to 14 hours per day with lights on timers. I like the older YB's and I don't mind training early. I also am able to put an OB back on the race team after a round or two with plenty of time for them to recoup before the races. I also like that the YB's quickly moult after going from lights to the YB loft with no lights. We have pretty mild weather here, it is never very cold for very long. I fly them natural and these older YB's tend to mate up before and durring the race season and sit wooden eggs. I find they are extra motivated and trap very well.

Carol

velo99 · November 26, 2006

I raise rollers so my goal is a bit different. Our first big contest is in the spring. They usually get to my place in April for the quals and early May for the finals.

I pair up on New Years Day,have hatchlings by early February and usually kick out the first round first week of March. I would like to be done before the heat of summer. Then I can concentrate on training.

I use lights to heat the loft. The pairs don`t really get going good til the second round. I cut them off at 9:00 pm usually. If it is really cold I just leave them on. I would rather screw up their sense of timing for a week than lose a chick. The most difficult time is during the week the squeaks are pinning and the parents don`t sit really tight. Once they get thru that ,especially the ones raised in the first round,they are pretty hardy little guys.

I read somewhere I think from one of you blokes that whole oats is a sort of aphrodesiac for pigeons. I read this about the same time last spring when I was having trouble getting my flyers to stop trying to breed. I then noticed the seed had a small amount of whole oats in it from the mill.I bought a new sack and had no more problems after a few days of not feeding the oats seed.Just a little word.

Good Luck in the upcoming season. I am gonna run a poly this year and try something a little different.

v99

Wiley · November 26, 2006

paulo if you dont want your birds to moult the wing they say pairing up on decemeber 10th will be good dont take my word for it i just watched it on system x video tape

rockinrick · November 26, 2006

16th dec for me as my wife has taken over the birds at the mo coz of work comitments and its her birthday so she will be pairing the birds up on that day lol

shall we have a joint party m8 as its mine as wel lol

:P ;) :D

Tim.Farr · November 26, 2006

MID TO END FEBRUARY IS PLENTY OF TIME IF YOU ARE JUST RACING YOUNG BIRDS NATURALLY , THATS FOR OUR YOUNG BIRD RACING STARTING END JULY

Just wondering what the reasoning is. I had plans to pair up early(early-mid December) and to fly naturally. I would think natural birds is best to pair up asap due to not having any kind of system to push them through the moult before the races? Am I wrong in thinking this? Our racing season starts at the beginning of September. I'm unable to use any lights for the breeders but here in southern California even the winters are 60+ degrees on the coldest days.

November 27, 2006

Just wondering what the reasoning is. I had plans to pair up early(early-mid December) and to fly naturally. I would think natural birds is best to pair up asap due to not having any kind of system to push them through the moult before the races? Am I wrong in thinking this? Our racing season starts at the beginning of September. I'm unable to use any lights for the breeders but here in southern California even the winters are 60+ degrees on the coldest days.

Two very different Seasons, rather than Reasons.

Our winters November thro to end of Feb, early March. Little sunshine and temp is zero (freezing) or just above, frozen drinkers and such like. Not really best time of year for rearing youngsters.

I'll be pairing up stock & racers mid February.

Tim.Farr · November 27, 2006

Well from what I understand you guys race a few months earlier than the majority of the US. Do you find breeding birds after February and flying them natural ok or would you personally breed earlier if not for the weather?