PIGEONS

[TGRASSIE]

I have got my self some raceing pigeons but my son would love

to have his own and I would like to find some that do not

fly so any advice or diffrent kinds would be helpful!!

 

thanks tripp

memphis tn

 

[westy]

get fantails mate, where are you from?

[TGRASSIE]

Memphis  Tenneessee U.S.A why do you ask?

do the fantails fly much?

[THE FIFER]

get them young and keep them tame if hungry will sit around u etc, fantails or any pigeon really, but if its for pets fantails garden fantails would do but they do fly.

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

giant runts,there like big chickens great pets give them a peanut or two and they will follow you like a dog

[Jim McArthur]

get them young and keep them tame if hungry will sit around u etc, fantails or any pigeon really, but if its for pets fantails garden fantails would do but they do fly.

 

I would want something that flies around a bit, but that WON'T "fly away and not return".

 

Jim

 

 

[westy]

or even modenas

[TGRASSIE]

thanks for all the replies the reason i did not want something that flies a lot

is because i have a bad falcon problem already out of 17 birds i have 5 left he

even caught one in the avairy all though he did not get to eat it he did kill it so maybe something on the ground and a little bigger than the birds i have would be the ticket i think i am going to go eith the giant runts or the modenas

 

thanks

tripp grassie

memphis tn

[westy]

good decision

[birdman55678]

If its a falcon you have bothering you then it won't do anygood to get a larger pigeon, if it fly at all the falcon will take them.  Best bet is to find a falcon man and get him to trap it and remove it to another area, there is also a easier way but we will not go into that here.  good luck.  Ed

[symbro]

not sure how falcons compair to hawks... actually didnt think we had falcons in usa.  anyhow you can use a few different items to help keep hawks away.  a mirror ball, fake owl or even the owl ball.  also might keep your birds in during migrating season.

 

ps parlor rollers... i dont think they fly at all... they just roll around on the ground.  i think they are useless... but then again others love them!

[TGRASSIE]

YEA I have seen 2 falcons in the trees behind my house and seen one falcon

come and take one of my birds off of my roof and I have seen 2 red tailed hawks

circling my loft so I do not know if it is the Hawks or Falcons the one thing I do know is that everytime I let my birds out I end up at least one short of what I let out sometimes two and I have been pondering the alternative to a falcon guy trapping the bird????????

 

Thanks Tripp :

[symbro]

the mirror ball on jedds.com seems to have been working for me.  i had it up during the flying season this year and only lost one bird to a hawk.  it was a month ago and it looked like a younger hawk... so i locked my birds up until migration season is over and took the mirror ball down.  i will put it back up probally about a week or so before i start flying again.