Young Birds With Both Outer Tail Feathers Drooping

[pigeonman2011]

Hi im curious to find out why some young pigeons have both or just 1 of their outer tail feathers droop down i have seen this before and would just like to know your views on this thanks

[Delboy]

A lot say its a sign of weakness but thats not true, Ive had real champion pigeons with droop tail feathers.

[Tony C]

My own thoughts on this is that stress causes this by taking them out of the nest and moving them over to the y/bird section. The tail feathers are ok in the nest and generally drop a week or two after moving them over.

[Guest stb-]

A lot say its a sign of weakness but thats not true, Ive had real champion pigeons with droop tail feathers.

one of the best cocks i raced in late 80s early 90s had booth the outer feathers touching the ground , a soapy beak and a fkn gruntter , the late artur smith said if it were his bird he would have put it in the pail as soapy beaks and grunters were no use , i said thats fine you keep pailing yours as this birds has 10 firsts and yours dosent lol . somthings like baldy faced babies or fret marked tails i dont like but most other things

have found dot make no diffo .

 

They say soapy beaks no use but your lucky to breed one in a 100 , if you only bred 1 normal blue and the rest were all chqs would it last the season or would they say it went dowm blues are no use . theres not enough bred to make comparisons same as with dropping tails .

[demolition man]

Hi im curious to find out why some young pigeons have both or just 1 of their outer tail feathers droop down i have seen this before and would just like to know your views on this thanks

 

One of my best cocks had a dropped tail feather he was 10th open LNR COMBINE Stonehaven 380 mls over 7,000 birds, 42nd & 46th & 99th LNR COMBINE Thurso 503 mls over 4,000 birds, also won the LNR Combine Hall of Fame.

[Delboy]

one of the best cocks i raced in late 80s early 90s had booth the outer feathers touching the ground , a soapy beak and a fkn gruntter , the late artur smith said if it were his bird he would have put it in the pail as soapy beaks and grunters were no use , i said thats fine you keep pailing yours as this birds has 10 firsts and yours dosent lol . somthings like baldy faced babies or fret marked tails i dont like but most other things

have found dot make no diffo .

 

They say soapy beaks no use but your lucky to breed one in a 100 , if you only bred 1 normal blue and the rest were all chqs would it last the season or would they say it went dowm blues are no use . theres not enough bred to make comparisons same as with dropping tails .

 

The doo in my avatar has a drooped tail feather, but when it straightened a bit then ye put the crosses on