Late Breds

[big blue bar]

Have taken some latebreds this year ( never usually ) So anyway, getting my father to get them out over the winter, (they only get fed once a day ) There is 10 of them and they have been disappearing with some ferril doos away to the fields, coming back after about 2/3 hours in ones and twos full of whatever they are eating in the fields , is there anything I can do appart from feed them more? They get grit and natural pick blocks , never experienced this in all the years I've kept pigeons , Any advice welcome

[Kyleakin Lofts]

This is the natural way for pigeons. They field and return, thus we harness this to get them to return from further.

Where are they fielding? Is it local or are they learning their whereabouts as in ranging? Would it be worth your time giving them some tosses?

Hopefully, someone experienced will answer your question and also mine.

[Kojak]

The first fancier in the west section of the snfc to get the gold award for scoring 5 times from nationals,digs up sods and places them in the loft and also uses them as nests,birds get everything they need without leaving loft.

[big blue bar]

This is the natural way for pigeons. They field and return, thus we harness this to get them to return from further.

Where are they fielding? Is it local or are they learning their whereabouts as in ranging? Would it be worth your time giving them some tosses?

Hopefully, someone experienced will answer your question and also mine.

Yeah , they have been ranging ,there is four older ones that are dragging the younger ones away and was thinking off giving them a training toss ,7/8 miles just to see what happens

[JonesyBhoy]

The first fancier in the west section of the snfc to get the gold award for scoring 5 times from nationals,digs up sods and places them in the loft and also uses them as nests,birds get everything they need without leaving loft.

 

my old man used to do something similar in the 70s/80s.. a 'dibbit' was dug up from the grass in front of the loft and turned over and the doos loved wiring in to the dirt..

[philg50]

my old man used to do something similar in the 70s/80s.. a 'dibbit' was dug up from the grass in front of the loft and turned over and the doos loved wiring in to the dirt..

A divot yae called it up here

[JonesyBhoy]

aye a divot.. but we talk slang down this way, and the old boys call it a 'dibbit'.. lol

[walterboswell59]

tell yer dad to give them a feed before he lets them out you want your latebred to be flying for two hours m8 not picking in a field half the day also give them plenty kilpatricks black minrals