Stock Birds

[Dankay123]

morning lads,

if I haven't got the room for stock birds, how do I breed new birds for the following year?

[paddymac]

Take an early round off what birds you have left after this years racing mate

[Dankay123]

Take an early round off what birds you have left after this years racing mate

 

and use one of the sections in the loft for the breeders? I probably have room for 1-2 stock pairs but that would be it. how many broods does a hen normally have, is it 2-3 per year?

[paddymac]

You could take three Dan but I wouldn't recommend it if your planning to race the bird as well, thats why I suggested taking an early round and then you can play about with the nesting cycle during racing using pot eggs and the odd hatchling.

[OLDYELLOW]

Breed from your best racers and float to the ones that aint been so good they will lay 10 days in between , or buy birds in every year and if have good birds bull your best cock and swap with other fanciers

[aye ready]

http://www.elimarpigeons.com/Article6/PigeonFanciersLung.htm

 

is your garden too small to have one of these init along with your small loft

[just ask me]

breed from your racers older pigeon men were telling me that they used to have no stock loft at all