baroudeur Posted April 29, 2006 Report Posted April 29, 2006 Which is your experiment of the trade of pigeons on Internet? I build a colony and it is difficult to know where to find good reproducers (although the offer of pigeons is important in this moment).
Guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 Hi there. I don't think that buying birds on the internet is good. It is much the same as replying to an advert in the pigeon papers. In most cases you do not get the chance to see the pigeon 'in the flesh' BEFORE you buy it. Would suggest contacting fanciers with good consistent results over the distances you want to fly, ask if they have stock birds for sale, and pay a visit to view, hear their advice, and purchase. The alternative is auction: a private one can be very expensive with possibly many people bidding for the pigeon(s) you want. A 'charity' auction can be much cheaper where you will still pick up very good birds but with the added satisfaction for both you and the seller that the money paid is going to a good cause.
Guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 Bruno, We sell birds on the internet and have many satisfied customers all over the States and in several Countries overseas. I would advise check out first who's you're buying from
Guest Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 Hyacinth, my comments were about the system [livestock internet sales] and not the people who sell pigeons via the internet. Before purchasing any kind of livestock, I think it is wise to see the animal, see the environment in which it was raised, meet the seller and hear what advice he/she/they may have for you. My comments were based on experience in my first two years trying to put together a family of racing Kirkpatricks. The final straw was after purchasing unseen (again) 'a matched pair' of Kirkpatrick youngsters advertised by 'A' in BHW. Birds duly arrived by Amtrack, turned out to be two cocks AND the transfer was signed by 'B' which made me suspicious about my bird's origins. Didn't breed from them - put both on the road as yearlings and dropped both as yearlings at 330 and 370 miles.
swilcox Posted April 30, 2006 Report Posted April 30, 2006 Mate Select with your hand and not with the click of mouse!!!!!!! Stuart Wilcox
baroudeur Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Posted May 18, 2006 I made three unhappy experiments on Internet. - I bought a couple of pigeons in a stockbreeder of a very famous strain for the very long distances. Consanguinity is such as I have only poor small birds inapt for the races. I also bought reproductive 5 years: it is exhausted! - I bought a pigeon announced like breeder, coming from a dovecote considered via a merchant. All the couplings showed that one sold a not exploitable pigeon to me. - the worst experiment was made on pipa.be. The auction sale makes you pay a pigeon more than it is not really worth. Moreover, this site is in favour. Two of my biddings were not taken into account. One calls upon a delay on behalf of the serveur (the site is not equipped for the auction sale) and if you are not content you are removed the biddings which you put on the other pigeons! The salesmen themselves are penalized.
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