Young Birds With Dropped Tail Flight

[sprint maestro09]

Bred 40 youngsters this year noticed about 4 had dropped tailed flight, noticed this but never kept any records on birds which this has happened to and once moulted all forgotten.Whats your thoughts no good or dont make any difference and whats the explanation why? Thanks

[Delboy]

The pigeon in my avatar had dropped tail feather, best breeder/racer ive ever had.

[Tony C]

My thoughts on a dropped tail flight: I've never seen a baby with one in the nest, it seems to happen a week or two after they've been weaned. With that in mind I believe it to be stress related and not necessarily a weakness.

 

I would let the basket be the judge.

[We man]

The pigeon in my avatar had dropped tail feather, best breeder/racer ive ever had.

That's another auld wives tale of many sorted,LOL.

[Mossgiel]

The pigeon in my avatar had dropped tail feather, best breeder/racer ive ever had.

 

Says it all really

[tambla51]

The great kannibaal had dropped tail feather and look how he turned out racing and breeding machine.basket will test.

[sprint maestro09]

My thoughts on a dropped tail flight: I've never seen a baby with one in the nest, it seems to happen a week or two after they've been weaned. With that in mind I believe it to be stress related and not necessarily a weakness.

 

I would let the basket be the judge.

Yea I had the same theory stress related

[OLDYELLOW]

had a hen with this flew Bourge unfortunately came back with a smashed keel as said let the basket decide