Murray wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 8:52 am
Yep, great times. We all have stories of first putting real life rings on a pair of babies, or seeing your first babies go out and back in again. That was the moment when we became 'real' pigeon fanciers.
Fast forward 50 years or so, I had a pair of late babies go out, fly around and back in today.
Same feeling.
Is that the last of the youngsters to start flying out Murray? You have done well with the youngsters getting them broke out. I think the little weaning shed helps for them to have a look around.
No, I've got a pair off the Slatey cock and the Pied Heremans hen, 666, just about to wean. There's the youngster that doesn't exist under the old Thone hen.
I am guilty of negligence, a wee pair up in a top corner, the parents of Free Beer in the Meadow race, have small babies. When I found the eggs they were well along.
Yes, the Gordon Box, as it's called, is a very useful thing. By weaning a kit of youngsters into it they soon become quite bonded onto me and always seem to really go forward.
Although I do quite like all my birds running together, and I love to see them all flying together now that the babies are getting more adventurous, it would be nice to have the youngsters seperate again, you can't get them quite so friendly the way I keep them.
Devo1956 wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 10:33 am
Before i finished keeping racing pigeons at my home, I was just breeding youngsters from good quality stock birds. It kept me going in the sport I loved, and still do. I have to say this was the best breeding cock I ever bought, and he is still breeding for a mate who bought it from me. Along with the hen it was paired too. great memories.
Very nice George, good to hear that he is still producing the goods too.
Devo1956 wrote: ↑Fri May 30, 2025 10:33 am
Before i finished keeping racing pigeons at my home, I was just breeding youngsters from good quality stock birds. It kept me going in the sport I loved, and still do. I have to say this was the best breeding cock I ever bought, and he is still breeding for a mate who bought it from me. Along with the hen it was paired too. great memories.
Very nice George, good to hear that he is still producing the goods too.
Thanks Trev, they are still breeding feed winners. it is when you know you have made the right pairings. That is the bonus in breeding.
under the old Thone hen.