Who Has Paired Up?

[sapper756]

Now that Xmas is behind us, who has started pairing up their birds? and how is it going?

 

I have just finished a 3 day treatment for worms, cocci, and canker, so birds are on multivits today, however, still not sure if I will pair up yethttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

 

Good luck with yer breeding folkshttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/animatedpigeons.gif

[Wiley]

Closest weekend to the first weekend in February for us. Although it's very mild at the moment, It's constantly raining, and I do not like entering the lofts that much as the dampness travels with your shoes, and breeding requires a lot of in and outs. We have done the most important thing the beginning of November and that was a ten day treatment against paratyphoid. We will treat for canker when we pair and they are sitting. Cannot remember the last time we treated for cocci or worms.

[stevie]

I never treat for cocci

[andyyy]

My birds are just stared going down on eggs, I didn't treat for anything before pairing as i sent a testing kit of and everything came back clear, Ill treat for canker when the young birds are in nest that way they all get treated at the same time.

[Guest Dublin lofts]

we have all our birds togetter now

so here hoping all gos well

[lenton1163]

i have 20 young birs rung another week andi will be taking them away

[Guest geordiejen]

after blackpool for me,got some to take thats in next years breeding plans.will just sort them out when i get back.already know what birds i want to pair the rest will be used as sitters for my pouter pigeons.coccied the birds last week,will canker them after they lay eggs.

[geordie1234]

I'm going to France on the tenth of feb for 3 days so will pair up when I get home

[lvlasked]

i paired up on xmas day misses wasnt please but i am lol

[Guest TAMMY_1]

After Blackpool for a few stock pair then late February for racers

[ghostrider]

paired up 16 pair of stockbirds... boxing day

along with those new van reets..all settled down,thank god

[ovy1255]

out of the race loft 12 pairs --11 layed so far-12 partings

stock a little slower 2 pairs out of 4 layed-4 partings

spare hens left to run with 4 cocks-1 cock has 2 hens down on eggs -one cock selected 1 hen and are on eggs-other 2 enjoying themselves-no partings just nest bowls behind a bit ply leaning against to walls-maybe should of culled the 4 spare cocks as i find my spare hens race well paired to each other.

NOT BREEDING AS MANY THIS YEAR ------CORN TOO EXPENSIVE!

[Guest Dublin lofts]

out in the race loft 2day for 5mins or so and

its looks like the 16pairs are all right,but my

m8 rang me and said that 5pairs out of 9 had paired

up so not going that well

[THE FIFER]

After Blackpool I start preparing so around February

[Guest Owen]

I really would not pair up this early. Bearing in mind that the youngsters will have to be trained from the time they are 12 weeks old January bred stock will need to be trained around the end of March. This will be the time when the weather is usually bad and the old birds will need to be trained and prepared for racing. I much prefer my youngsters to be 12 weeks much later in the season so that they will not mess up the old bird's schedule. But then it is easy form me because I don't pair my racers or rear from them.

[buster151]

I really would not pair up this early. Bearing in mind that the youngsters will have to be trained from the time they are 12 weeks old January bred stock will need to be trained around the end of March. This will be the time when the weather is usually bad and the old birds will need to be trained and prepared for racing. I much prefer my youngsters to be 12 weeks much later in the season so that they will not mess up the old bird's schedule. But then it is easy form me because I don't pair my racers or rear from them.

why do they need to be trained at 12 weeks of age

[andyyy]

I really would not pair up this early. Bearing in mind that the youngsters will have to be trained from the time they are 12 weeks old January bred stock will need to be trained around the end of March. This will be the time when the weather is usually bad and the old birds will need to be trained and prepared for racing. I much prefer my youngsters to be 12 weeks much later in the season so that they will not mess up the old bird's schedule. But then it is easy form me because I don't pair my racers or rear from them.

 

Last year i paired up around the 11th December, the young birds was flying before the start of the old bird season, so mid old bird season

i started training my young birds, it went perfect i guess it's all down to a routine, My young birds went out just about everyday before the season actually started, It was once the season started the weather took a bad turn.

[big blue bar]

paired up 6 pair of stock on the 26 dec and going to bull the six hens with a cock thats done well for us , finding this alot of work but prob be worth it

[john cumming]

was going to pair up my 7 pairs of stock birds yesterday but had a cat scare the living daylights out of the cocks n they so far have not moved from the house roof, best laid plans eh ??

 

john

 

 

 

[Pompey Mick]

Got 4 pair of Stock just hatching, only looking for about 16Ybs as I have 14 Latebreds already resident in the YB loft which I have started training when there are breaks in the weather. Not breeding off my race team due to cost and available space.

[Guest Owen]

buster151

I know that a lot of Fanciers like to get the youngsters on the road at 10 weeks but 12 weeks suits me. I think that if you have youngsters flying for hours at a time they will love to play and chase everything in the sky. It is fine as long as they return home but a lot will get lost because they will find themselves somewhere they don't know and will not know the way back. My biggest objection to early bred birds that are not trained at 12 weeks is the fact that they quickly learn to mess about and when they reach the stage when they are racing they will often play about rather than make a bee line for their loft which is what you need from them. People who like to see their birds flying freely for hours on end are in the wrong sport. They should keep Tipplers which are bred to fly high and wide for hours on end. Most Racing Fanciers want to win races so they need to do what is needed to train the birds to fly home, fast and trap without circling.

I have found that if you train the youngsters at 12 weeks and get them used to flying straight home you can ease off later if you want to. While others are trying to catch up and are training right up until the first race you can be in a much better position because you can take things easier.

[sapper756]

I have just been out to the lofts and opened up the stock nest boxes for the cocks to settle before I introduce the henshttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

[neneland]

not a chance of me pairing up until April...

I have found the old birds hold their flights longer,and the youngsters are still in body feather, even for the NFC YB national!

 

i dont need darkness, nor extra cost of feed for the longer period of having early breds and no stress on old birds, plus the added bonus of not worrying about the temperature ....

 

each to their own

[john cumming]

was going to pair up my 7 pairs of stock birds yesterday but had a cat scare the living daylights out of the cocks n they so far have not moved from the house roof, best laid plans eh ??

 

john

 

 

 

 

 

thats 6 pairs oh stock doos paired up the day, happy days,

 

 

john

 

[sapper756]

Finally decided to pair up 8 pair of stock birds this weekend, all have taken straight away, and the loft is peaceful so here is hoping healthy youngsters are produced.