Homing Pigeons
Homing Pigeons
What is the process for establishing Homing Pigeons for training?
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tailcrackin
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Get a good number of wild pigeons, leave them couped up for three to four weeks, only food and water, then start working them by assoc. recall area. never have the coupe empty, leave some birds. then just slowly start graduating the distance for the recall. You can use the birds for training, by doing different things, to keep them under control. Meaning, card board on the leg, some use small chunk of hose. It usually take about a month before the recall takes affect. Thanks Jonesy
You need to have a place for them to stay(loft). It doesnt need to be big or fancy but they do need to be comfortable so they will want to come home. Then get some young birds that haven't been flown and keep them in for a a couple of weeks. After that isf you can let them out in to a wire cage or something where they can see the surrounding area is good and after a few days release them. Don't try to get them to fly but let them do it at there own pace. Then hope they come back.
Once you have some older birds established then the young ones can just be allowed to fly with them and there is no problem.
Ezzy
Once you have some older birds established then the young ones can just be allowed to fly with them and there is no problem.
Ezzy
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
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gunner
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Control predators and make the loft as unaccessable to these critters as possible.
This may include stapling aluminum flashing around the lofts uprights and particularly around the lofts entrance traps.
Cattle panels and electric wire may be helpful around perimiters.
Fly the birds late in the day to teach them to loft early and not be available all day to the hawks, particularly coopers and other accipiters. Place loft away from evergreens which accipiters love to hang in.
The lighter the plumage of the pigeon the more attractive it is to raptors.
As neat as they are to watch, do not use rollers or their hybrids as part of your homing or training flock. They attract predators.
Guard your loft as best you can.
Watch their health. Pigeons are tough but need proper venilation at the loft, good food, water, and occasional health care.
Once trained to return from your training grounds your homers are as valuable training bird as you can obtain. Protect them to your fullest degree.
This may include stapling aluminum flashing around the lofts uprights and particularly around the lofts entrance traps.
Cattle panels and electric wire may be helpful around perimiters.
Fly the birds late in the day to teach them to loft early and not be available all day to the hawks, particularly coopers and other accipiters. Place loft away from evergreens which accipiters love to hang in.
The lighter the plumage of the pigeon the more attractive it is to raptors.
As neat as they are to watch, do not use rollers or their hybrids as part of your homing or training flock. They attract predators.
Guard your loft as best you can.
Watch their health. Pigeons are tough but need proper venilation at the loft, good food, water, and occasional health care.
Once trained to return from your training grounds your homers are as valuable training bird as you can obtain. Protect them to your fullest degree.