Pairing

[gulkie]

I believe there are some fanciers who are paired up as I write this

Is there a reason why they pair up so early do they benefit in some

Way ,they seem to putting the birds together earlier and earlier every

Year ,can someone tell me why???? :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[MIK]

only reason i can think off is natural darkness youngsters.

 

but alot of work ahead in the early months, and sore on the pocket

 

Mick

[airdrie2]

2014 life rings issued too early some tail end of december. youngsters would be natural darkness, also trained with old birds by time yb racing starts would be like yearlings i think rings shouldnt bee issued till 7th jan 2014 then you would be rining 2014 y/bs as there ring states

[Tony C]

Some peeps would like to get as many youngsters out of their stock to put on the darkness. The earlier you pair the more rounds you'll get for this. IMO it's a waste of time, money & energy, 9 times out of 10 the later youngsters beat these early bred youngsters.

[KMCK]

January will do fine for pairing up, shu ring won't be in Ayrshire until end of December so there is no rush plus it's to bloody cold to try and rear young birds up here

[greenlands]

January for me,one of the problems IMO breeding early young is not being able to get them out if the weather goes tits up for a few week,I don't have an aviary so they will be locked up for that time.

Like mine out from the day they are put through to their own section.

[Bryngwynt Lofts]

Totally agree rings come out to early and people ring late Dec bred youngsters with 2014 rings.They are a lot more maturer than birds bred later in the season.Late Jan will do me fine or just after Blackpool.

[sammy]

2014 life rings issued too early some tail end of december. youngsters would be natural darkness, also trained with old birds by time yb racing starts would be like yearlings i think rings shouldnt bee issued till 7th jan 2014 then you would be rining 2014 y/bs as there ring states

rings should not be issued untill at least 30th march and by the time young birds are weaned and seperated the sparra hen will be down on eggs and so will percy

[walterboswell59]

my stock birds are paired last week nov 1st week dec depending on weather the reason for this is i dont do darkness and the birds are almost or through the moult natural

second i want as many out the stock birds as pos and i dont want my to rear and race

and third i want to vaccinate all birds in loft old and young the last week in march

[walterboswell59]

my stock birds are paired last week nov 1st week dec depending on weather the reason for this is i dont do darkness and the birds are almost or through the moult natural

second i want as many out the stock birds as pos and i dont want my to rear and race

and third i want to vaccinate all birds in loft old and young the last week in march

ps i should have added there paired for the youngsters to be 7 days old on the 3 rd of jan when the shu issues the new rings

[geordie1234]

I'll pair up early prob boxing day

[Guest TAMMY_1]

racers will be paired in mid February,stock in January after Blackpool

[airdrie2]

ps i should have added there paired for the youngsters to be 7 days old on the 3 rd of jan when the shu issues the new rings

2013 hatched yongsters then walter

[walterboswell59]

2013 hatched yongsters then walter

correct charlie but 2014 rung lol

[geordie1234]

I canny wait to pair up if my new loft was to be built earlier then I'd follow wattie with my stockies

[TheHigg]

I canny wait to pair up if my new loft was to be built earlier then I'd follow wattie with my stockies

you could doo a lot worse than follow that man geo

[geordie1234]

you could doo a lot worse than follow that man geo

Too true mate

[Wiley]

I've tried pairing early, but what I've found the early breds cannot beat the May early June hatched youngsters when the combines come round.

[peter pandy]

Will pair up on the full moon in March and leave the UNnaturals to their own devices.

[geordie1234]

I've tried pairing early, but what I've found the early breds cannot beat the May early June hatched youngsters when the combines come round.

Derek Hay said something similar the other week about breeding later gets better results.. maybe something to look into plus easier on the pocket

[tiger]

stock 21 st of feb racers 1 st april

[T_T]

Depends on how many pigeons you have. Myself I only have 6pr of stock birds so need to pair that little bit earlier. If I had plenty of birds, March would be my preferred time for breeding.

[walterboswell59]

every one to there own but im not out to win youngbird races if they win its a bonus im giving my yb all the time i can rangeing and training before yb racing starts and ive found its the later youngsters that get youngbird sickness worse than there earlier bred loft m8s

[Guest Owen]

I will breed some early for the people who have asked me for them but I will take my own from the later ones. I have never found that it is an advantage to breed early and I find it a disadvantage to have youngsters in need of work before I am ready for it. A lot of the people around here like to have their youngsters flying for hours on end but I think it does more harm than good. When my youngsters start to range at 10/12 weeks I get them up the road and I don't want it to clash with my old bird training and racing. As far as results are concerned I usually win more races than the people with older youngsters so I see no point in it at all.

[eastcoaster]

every one to there own but im not out to win youngbird races if they win its a bonus im giving my yb all the time i can rangeing and training before yb racing starts and ive found its the later youngsters that get youngbird sickness worse than there earlier bred loft m8s

Walter , if your pairing up that early when if at all do you start treating for worms/cocci/paratyphus ? Surely they will still be in the moult at that time ,