Bryngwynt Lofts Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 Got myself a big yearling cock who has paired up with his hen,but won't let anyone else move around loft.do I lock him and his hen in their box?Or put other birds in boxes.Advise or tips welcome.thanks
OLDYELLOW Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 elastic band his legs together but enough so still be mobile , if cant spread his legs he'll not fight could be a good cock
geordie1234 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 Got myself a big yearling cock who has paired up with his hen,but won't let anyone else move around loft.do I lock him and his hen in their box?Or put other birds in boxes.Advise or tips welcome.thanksIve got the same problem i have 8 pairs all settled and this cock refusing to pair and keeps going to other boxes and disturbing them im giving him to the weekend to settle or he will be binned i would rather the rest of my birds were settled than this one torag
OLDYELLOW Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 are theses cocks sitting eggs yet ?????
geordie1234 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 are theses cocks sitting eggs yet ?????mines is refusing to pair up and battering everything else that moves
OLDYELLOW Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 put him in a basket for a few days
Tony C Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 If its just the loft floor he's dominating let them get on with it to sort themselves out. If you remove him in all probability another cock will then take over bossing the floor. If he's trying to take more than one box put a plastic clip ring on the opposite leg to the ring leg and tie a piece of string between the two leaving 2 inches off play so he can walk about but wont be able to purchase he's feet proper when he's having a fight.
Delboy Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 elastic band his legs together but enough so still be mobile , if cant spread his legs he'll not fight could be a good cock Good advice here, I used low tack tape to do same thing but have tried elastic band also.Theres nothing worse than a bully in the loft and this sorts it out for good.
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Posted February 23, 2011 Cock and his hen laid eggs,but were not interested on sitting on eggs after second egg gave them 2 days then took eggs away.All my birds are yearlings would this have something to do with it?So hoping next week might get more eggs,and hopefully sit this time.I reset the shed up putting more box perches up so he could not see other birds as easy which I hope has helped?Any thoughts.This cock bird father has won regular,especially on bad days for racing, quite a character as well very vocal all birds are Van Loons.It's my first season back only got 3 pairs so was hoping to start breeding early to build up a team of y/b.
Guest Tooshy Boy Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 I HAD THAT PROBLEM ONCE NEVER AGAIN LOST SIX EGGS . BIN ALL THE TIME .// :
OLDYELLOW Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 like all small children they need teaching , aggressive behaviour is quite normal and can be exploited to motivate the bird , however you want them to be placid at this time of year , most animal groups have dominant males ectra as been said you take one out another takes it place , you can remove it fer a few days quieten it down and put back in loft or simply shut it back
lvlasked Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 i had a cock that didnt allow any other birds to move around the loft i locked him in a box for 4days now hes happy in his box with his hen and chick lol
Guest IB Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 I'd go with locking the offending pigeon up in his box for a day (with his hen) then release him, and if he starts again, put him straight back to the box again and lock him up. Repeat till lesson learned. It takes patience, it wears you down, but it does work. eventually
dal2 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 I leave unruly cocks locked in right thru breedin! No riskin stock eggs broken by one roque as I dont keep alot and the eggs are precious!
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Posted February 23, 2011 Cheers guys going to try locking cock & his hen nest box,see how other birds get on.
dal2 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Posted February 23, 2011 Cheers guys going to try locking cock & his hen nest box,see how other birds get on.put a bowl(upturned) or brick in the corner of the box
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now