This Weeks High Teperatures

[Roland]

Andy it is in the questions and answer done by Steven Van Breemen etc. Many famous name took part etc.

 

 

http://www.stevenvanbreemen.nl/?Hints_2_Win:Flying_racing_pigeons_in_the_heat

Edited June 27, 2018 by Roland

[paddymac]

Another interesting post Roland, going back to one of your earlier comments like yourself I also feed soaked rice to my birds on the longer races and when temperatures are raised.

[walterboswell59]

Many Roads Greenlands eh. I'd also say one has to do what one thinks / knows, works for them. In life's experiences much can work that shouldn't, or we don't how, or why it does.

For example I was in Canada for a few weeks in 2005. I was a guest and stay for one week with a good fancier. We looked over the birds as one does etc. He handed me a pigeon that was light and not displaying vigour etc.

says he to me 'Can't seem to get this hen back in good health. Tried all sorts and much more if truth be known. Has been a good one too, and she's only three, so I am disappointed' etc.

 

I recalled similar saying from a very good knowledgeable fancier back home here. Indeed had tried it twice to good effect.

So I said 'You hold her with the tail pointing to me'.

'Why, what are you going to do'? he asked a mite bemused, if not worried lol.

'I will pull out the two end feathers. The two right on the outside'. Only one feather each side of course.'.

 

Well he looked suprised and a bit off saying 'What good will that do'?

'Don't know' says I ' But very often it will put her back on song in no time'.

After a few moments of pauses he said 'Ok'. so did. I pulled out the two outside tail feathers.

 

This was in October / November.

Back home a few weeks later we spoke like on the net.

'What did you do' say he to me regards that hen.

I don't know what, or why I did it... but it usually works. What were the results'?

'Like I said before she picked up nigh instantly, and is now as good as ever'.

Ok the question arises 'Why'? A rare accasion here where there seems to be no answer to Why which can only be normally be 'Because'!

Never found the answer... But seen many atime it working.

[walterboswell59]

this method of curing a sick pigeon is something i discovered years ago by accident when i had tried everything i knew to try and cure my best bird which had gone light treated her for everything but nothing had worked she was so bad i had made up my mind i had to put her down but she struggled out my hands pulling out some tail feathers in the process the thought was in my head well lass you dont want to die today so i left her within a few days she picked up a bit and within two weeks was back to normal this had me thinking that by pulling out the tail feathers did i send the hens immune system into overdrive thus curing the original problem it was the only reason i could think of and had forgotten all about it till you mentioned it

[paddymac]

Andy it is in the questions and answer done by Steven Van Breemen etc. Many famous name took part etc.

 

 

http://www.stevenvanbreemen.nl/?Hints_2_Win:Flying_racing_pigeons_in_the_heat

Thanks for the link Roland

[Wiley]

The pulling of tail feather is an old trick that does work, a lot of young bird specialist used to do it before the important races