Breeding

[Wiley]

Breeding season for many is nearly apon us. How do you prepare your birds prior to breeding? Do you give any special feed or supplements? If winter breeding do you use any artificial means to get the birds ready for pairing? Do you do any medical treatments prior to pairing? Do you follow any theories when sorting out your pairings? What is your favourite method of pairing Inbreeding, Line Breeding, Crosses? What do you use as nesting material? How do you feed when the birds are sitting eggs? Do you do any treatments while the birds are sitting? Does the feed change when sitting? When rearing how do you feed? Do you do anything special with the young in the nest? Do you use supplements when rearing?

 

Just a few pigeon questions that may give a few interesting answers for anyone that wishes to answer them. Could be some nice reading for over the winter period.

[bullcock]

You could write a book to answer all these questions, lol good questions this should keep everyone going until Christmas

[KIDDON]

Good fanciers will do the same things each year but the inexperienced fanciers will chop and change in the hope of finding success in the future

[geordie1234]

Good fanciers will do the same things each year but the inexperienced fanciers will chop and change in the hope of finding success in the future

I'd say the opposite... Good fanciers imo are always looking for better never standing still

[Froog]

Stock pigeons getting paired mid December, timer on lights set for 6am-10pm...one normal light and one UV