What's Up With Them?

Pigeonmad · August 17, 2013

I don't personally race pigeons but have have a keen following since I was a kid ! So I've been round my grandads today to watch the birds come n he's got 2 pigeons together a few minutes before the next fancier and they just won't trap at all it been like this for a number of weeks now ! He said he's tried everything including feeding as little a possible so their hungry when they get back n even that's not working ! Anybody out there diagnose the problem?

andy Burgess · August 17, 2013

not happy at home for some reason ? cats about at night ,or possibly mice ? :emoticon-0138-thinking:

Pigeonmad · August 17, 2013

Mmm I thought that me self there has to be one contributing factor as to y they ain't coming in but its solving that ain't it at first I just thought well its yb racing maybe there just nervous or summat n I could under stand if they were flying round but today after flying nearly two hours ud think they would wanna get in for a drink n a feed !

PIGEONPACKMAN · August 17, 2013

how are they loft flying if they aren't flying and trapping well through the weak then I would say like Andy says cats etc I had a problem with mites which the birds wouldn't behave at all,if only from racing and he has to remove a rubber off the birds I think they are expecting to be grabbed maybe that's why they won't go in ?

August 17, 2013

it could be down to the b o p

Pigeonmad · August 17, 2013

Think loft wise n training they've been killing it having a good hour fly n doing good return speed I think it's just race day that's the problem!

walterboswell59 · August 17, 2013

two together does not help they keep one another out for some reason this year i have same problem with my yb if i get more than one i cant get them out the sky drives me nuts hope it sorts its self out as the races get longer and its single birds im getting think that will be the case tomorow with a head wind forcast

greenlands · August 17, 2013

not happy at home for some reason ? cats about at night ,or possibly mice ?

That's what I would have put it down to,something bothering them at home. :emoticon-0138-thinking:

Pigeonmad · August 17, 2013

I hope it can sort it's self out cos it's the bamfords race next week! If at all he gets one in decent time could prove costly ! Time is money in them sort of races!