This is quite correct. You cannot be assured that the youngsters have guaranteed parentage unless the parents were confined until after the second egg is laid. Many is the time I have seen a hen mate with a cock who most certainly is not 'er old man". Never worried me much, I don't sell pigeons...

Yes, I have some terrific pigeons in my hen house. :D There's the three children of the super breeder "Hawkeye", the pure Heremans. The Billion Dollar Baby, by Hawkeye from a Patrick Boeckx X V. D. Bulck hen. Kittel bloodlines. Mother of a winner of two races from her first nest. The Trill...

De Billion Dollar Baby

I will have a go, but needless to say i haven't a clue about where the race is, or anything.

Great to see you so enthused, Devo, and you and Mike are obviously on the same wavelength.
Marvelous.

Welcome aboard!
Great set up. Tell us a bit about how you operate.

Cold!

I am like Trev and Andy. I never take a pigeon to a vet and almost never use any medication. I think I have a small advantage in that I live in a great climate. It is warm for most of the year and mostly dry. The pigeons get large doses of the best medicine, sunshine. In the last few years I have in...

It's been grey and cold all day.

Great photo! I reckon the owner of that hen deserves much of the credit for that hen racing for so many seasons. He has obviously managed her and cared for her very well. He cannot be one of the " they have to go" brigade, who send everything regardless and shrug their shoulders when they...