UkPigeonRacing

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am I don’t show my hens on Friday very often and if I do I leave them 30-40 mins to the cocks down in the bowl
Maybe 3 tines a year I do that normally remove the wood off my bowl let him in wait 15 min basket then into the van dark them down a little

Andy wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:01 pm

NeilA wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:47 am I don’t show my hens on Friday very often and if I do I leave them 30-40 mins to the cocks down in the bowl
Maybe 3 tines a year I do that normally remove the wood off my bowl let him in wait 15 min basket then into the van dark them down a little

I’ve found that the best cocks and those most in form are cooing low in the bowl with the hen standing over them within a minute of putting the hen in. It’s when they’re cooing low in the bowl that I would remove them and put them in the basket. A cock that is constantly cooing after his hen around the box rarely gets in the result.