Novices / New Starters

[anto b]

if you had to give a novice or new starter one good tip or some sound advice what would it be ?

 

cheers , anto

[Guest GAV]

Get your loft and everything set up inside it before you get any pigeons....

[paullock]

Get the best pigeons you can afford

[Guest lifes to short]

as a novice myself i think the best advice would be dont expect to much to soon enjoy your birds coming home before worrying about cards

[anto b]

Good stuff so far , keep it coming........

[thunderbigbaws]

buy a set of golf club and foreget the pigeons

[anto b]

If your hearts not in it and you dont enjoy it , maybe you should take your own advice

[showman]

Patience

[thunderbigbaws]

If your hearts not in it and you dont enjoy it , maybe you should take your own advice

 

am rubbish at golf, mind you not much better with the doos

[JohnQuinn]

Fit Pigeons then Routine, Routine, Routine and success will follow, even with average doos you'll get results. Obviously the better your racing stock are the more success you will have, Theoretically anyway!!!

[gulkie]

Keep a small team don't go breeding crazy . breed a family of birds .

You will get to know your birds and what they are capable of and

Most of all enjoy what your doing ,walk before you can run.

[Tony C]

Fit Pigeons then Routine, Routine, Routine and success will follow, even with average doos you'll get results. Obviously the better your racing stock are the more success you will have, Theoretically anyway!!!

 

Agree with this 100%

 

also

 

Resting pigeons is better than any cure/treatment/pick me up on the market.

[peterpau]

Make sure the pen is dry

[flying fifer]

Get the loft set up PROPERLY before you think about putting birds in it.

Breed or buy a team of youngsters( rather than trying to fly broken birds)

Get a system that suits YOU and stick to the routine.

Be patient and work on a 5 year plan, don't be shy to ask the winning fanciers what they are doing and when.

Be prepared for the"downs" i.e. BOP's and disaster races.

 

IF ALL ELSE FAILS IT'S NO HARD TO ADAPT THE LOFT FOR BUDGIES

[geordie1234]

Get the loft set up PROPERLY before you think about putting birds in it.

Breed or buy a team of youngsters( rather than trying to fly broken birds)

Get a system that suits YOU and stick to the routine.

Be patient and work on a 5 year plan, don't be shy to ask the winning fanciers what they are doing and when.

Be prepared for the"downs" i.e. BOP's and disaster races.

 

IF ALL ELSE FAILS IT'S NO HARD TO ADAPT THE LOFT FOR BUDGIES

 

 

 

My advice would be to not over populate quality over quantity

[Walter swanston]

Don't give any thought to winning pigeon races,listen to everybody you will soon sort out the good advice and most of all enjoy having pigeons around you and I wish you the very best of luck

[kirky]

go to the top fancier in your area and ask him to breed you some late breds uses them for breeding the following year in a dry loft well ventilated and enjoy your birds before you start racing,

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

Don't overfeed

[geordie1234]

Don't overfeed

Big problem over feeding guilty off it myself

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

Big problem over feeding guilty off it myself

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