Just a question to members, what is your golden rule?
Do you have a golden rule
That's an interesting video, Devo.
I went BOOM! yes! The hens, it's all about the hens. For so long my focus was the cock birds, and of course you must have the quality in the cocks, but the female line is where the performance and ability is carried from one generation to the next.
I think a loft that has a hen that breeds winners, and a daughter that is breeding winners is in an enviable position. It's a tail female line that can keep the loft going for a very long time.
I have one rule. The animals come first. I care for the pigeons, then I care for myself.
I went BOOM! yes! The hens, it's all about the hens. For so long my focus was the cock birds, and of course you must have the quality in the cocks, but the female line is where the performance and ability is carried from one generation to the next.
I think a loft that has a hen that breeds winners, and a daughter that is breeding winners is in an enviable position. It's a tail female line that can keep the loft going for a very long time.
I have one rule. The animals come first. I care for the pigeons, then I care for myself.
Murray's Loft
"Well THAT didn't work".
"Well THAT didn't work".
Well no one could argue with your Golden rule, because i know this is true. I observe when i visit lofts, and being at your lofts for two weeks. This was very clear to me.Murray wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 2:31 am That's an interesting video, Devo.
I went BOOM! yes! The hens, it's all about the hens. For so long my focus was the cock birds, and of course you must have the quality in the cocks, but the female line is where the performance and ability is carried from one generation to the next.
I think a loft that has a hen that breeds winners, and a daughter that is breeding winners is in an enviable position. It's a tail female line that can keep the loft going for a very long time.
I have one rule. The animals come first. I care for the pigeons, then I care for myself.
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Diamond Dave
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Great video Dev. Thoroughly enjoyed that and agree whole heartedly with those principles.
I'd like to have a golden rule like his but I'm afraid my birds just aren't good enough.
Just like to say again though Dev this is another example of a fancier "born with that silver spoon in his mouth."
I'd like to have a golden rule like his but I'm afraid my birds just aren't good enough.
Just like to say again though Dev this is another example of a fancier "born with that silver spoon in his mouth."
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Ill give you my golden rule atleast pigeon related.
Never change a running system and don't let people get into your head.
I had to learn this the hard way. And i still break this golden rule almost every year ill elaborate a bit.
This year was my first year ob+yl. Had a great start to the season up to the 4th race where i won 1st combine. Afterwards i had 1 race the 5th which was okay but not nearly as good as the first 4. Then i started doubting my system and i started to change things. That was the biggest misstake i probaly did all season. the next 4 races were not even average. I did make up for it the last 3 races and got everything in order again. It probaly was many different factors why that 1 race didn't go as well as the others and probaly had nothing to do with my system or anything the like since it worked the 4 races before perfectly. But instinctively after everyone else in the club had a decent race and i didn't i thought the problem was with me. I shouldve sticked the what i did the first 4 races and i probaly wouldve had a way better 6,7,8th race then i had after i changed something every week...
In my opinion This is one of the most important golden rule in the sport. If possible change nothing or atleast no drastic changes during season. No crazy feeding changes no crazy supplement changes. Don't prepare the birds differently each week. a perfect routine is the upmost important to me. I weigh my food for all the birds each feeding etc etc everythings measured. And if you stop doing something like that mid season things just fall out of order and i had to learn that the hard way this year.
Never change a running system and don't let people get into your head.
I had to learn this the hard way. And i still break this golden rule almost every year ill elaborate a bit.
This year was my first year ob+yl. Had a great start to the season up to the 4th race where i won 1st combine. Afterwards i had 1 race the 5th which was okay but not nearly as good as the first 4. Then i started doubting my system and i started to change things. That was the biggest misstake i probaly did all season. the next 4 races were not even average. I did make up for it the last 3 races and got everything in order again. It probaly was many different factors why that 1 race didn't go as well as the others and probaly had nothing to do with my system or anything the like since it worked the 4 races before perfectly. But instinctively after everyone else in the club had a decent race and i didn't i thought the problem was with me. I shouldve sticked the what i did the first 4 races and i probaly wouldve had a way better 6,7,8th race then i had after i changed something every week...
In my opinion This is one of the most important golden rule in the sport. If possible change nothing or atleast no drastic changes during season. No crazy feeding changes no crazy supplement changes. Don't prepare the birds differently each week. a perfect routine is the upmost important to me. I weigh my food for all the birds each feeding etc etc everythings measured. And if you stop doing something like that mid season things just fall out of order and i had to learn that the hard way this year.
When I first married and worked shifts. WORK came first. Pigeons have ALWAYS been just a hobby for me. I missed clocking due to hold overs ect and lost a few positions. If anybody offered me the right amount I'd sell every bird in the loft. And just start again.
Good pigeons come and go, they don't live forever. Every egg that hatches come be your next best pigeon.
Good pigeons come and go, they don't live forever. Every egg that hatches come be your next best pigeon.
Yep, every egg could be your next best pigeon. That's why if it's got 2 eyes, two wings and two feet, train it. It might be the one you've been looking for.king wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:58 pm When I first married and worked shifts. WORK came first. Pigeons have ALWAYS been just a hobby for me. I missed clocking due to hold overs ect and lost a few positions. If anybody offered me the right amount I'd sell every bird in the loft. And just start again.
Good pigeons come and go, they don't live forever. Every egg that hatches come be your next best pigeon.
Murray's Loft
"Well THAT didn't work".
"Well THAT didn't work".
Agree with that. Don't make big changes, especially to the feeding. And back yourself. If you make a mistake, it's at least your own mistake.Spieker-Loft wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:09 pm Ill give you my golden rule atleast pigeon related.
Never change a running system and don't let people get into your head.
I had to learn this the hard way. And i still break this golden rule almost every year ill elaborate a bit.
This year was my first year ob+yl. Had a great start to the season up to the 4th race where i won 1st combine. Afterwards i had 1 race the 5th which was okay but not nearly as good as the first 4. Then i started doubting my system and i started to change things. That was the biggest misstake i probaly did all season. the next 4 races were not even average. I did make up for it the last 3 races and got everything in order again. It probaly was many different factors why that 1 race didn't go as well as the others and probaly had nothing to do with my system or anything the like since it worked the 4 races before perfectly. But instinctively after everyone else in the club had a decent race and i didn't i thought the problem was with me. I shouldve sticked the what i did the first 4 races and i probaly wouldve had a way better 6,7,8th race then i had after i changed something every week...
In my opinion This is one of the most important golden rule in the sport. If possible change nothing or atleast no drastic changes during season. No crazy feeding changes no crazy supplement changes. Don't prepare the birds differently each week. a perfect routine is the upmost important to me. I weigh my food for all the birds each feeding etc etc everythings measured. And if you stop doing something like that mid season things just fall out of order and i had to learn that the hard way this year.
Murray's Loft
"Well THAT didn't work".
"Well THAT didn't work".