Breeding Brother And Sister

shweet · September 23, 2016

Is a brother and sister pairing ok or too close. Whats peoples opinions on pairing brother and sister. Has anyone had any winning pigeons out of this pairing.

Valiant Fifer · September 23, 2016

I wouldnt say i advocate it but ive had winners from this pairing. Then their offspring bred winners when crossed. This was only a few years ago.

Many years ago a pair took together which were full brother x full sister.

I wasnt fussed about the cock as he was younger and had time yet being a ylg. The hen was a good hen tho and as they were happy i left them together and was pleasantly surprised when one of the ybs they reared won a race.

So a happy ending lol.

tiger · September 25, 2016

Have a chequer hen from brother and sister mating put her straight into stock loft she is a topper

gulkie · September 25, 2016

If I put brother to sister it would not be for racing it would be

For a cross.

JohnQuinn · September 25, 2016

Same here Wullie, only for breeding would I use that pairing. Usually do it Half bro/sis but would do full bro/sis if I liked Both of them.

Rooster J. Cogburn · September 25, 2016

I've a young hen here I got from a friend,bred from a pair of yearling nestmates that chose to pair together. She won the first young bird race in the club this year. She flew the full programme never being far away from my first ones each race and managed a couple of fed turns.

She's not a big pigeon and is a very fast moulter, but I don't see much wrong with her-she doesnae have two heeds or owt :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Think with any mating in pigeons ye need a bit of luck?

PAPA B · September 25, 2016

I have mother and son that mated,I got two chicks and

One died, this one looks a topper I might pair him back with his mother and start a strain if he proves good next year.

WHITTY · September 25, 2016

i have paired full nest mates together of a top stock pair they breed a cock that won first fife 2ND reg 12TH

OPEN SNFC LEICESTER YBS :drinking-coffee-200:

March 8, 2017

When I first started in the 70's my first 2 pigeons were nestmates a Blue Cock and a Black Hen they were from my late uncle Bill Borrill and from his old Angel Pair i obviously let them breed....i only bred one from them which never really did anything but 'home' the following year i had a few more birds to go at and split the nestmates but my whole loft originated from them 2 birds i was only a novice but they were reliable honest birds....good Channel pigeons but my lack of knowledge let them down wish I had them now