UkPigeonRacing

You know when you put a piece of ply over the front
- is this for the sake of the parents sitting of for the sake of the developing youngbirds.
Is there any benefit to either parents or ybs?

Never done it Dave to be honest

I used this to keep pair more settled when sitting, they need their rest too. remove when eggs hatch.

Never done it for breeding although my cocks have have the box covered the front of the bedroom section

Would it stop dominant cocks from going into other nest boxes and causing havoc?

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:55 am Would it stop dominant cocks from going into other nest boxes and causing havoc?

You can only try Dave, see if it works. Make sure you have time to observe.

Never had any part of boxes covered. I actually remove the fronts completely from the stock pairs once settled. Makes it much easier to keep boxes clean.

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:55 am Would it stop dominant cocks from going into other nest boxes and causing havoc?

I knew a chap cover half of them with cardboard and just put different painted shapes on the cardboard to try to prevent a pigeon flying up to the wrong box
Not done that myself

I used to do it, have half the nest box with a solid hinged front. The birds seemed to like it. Now I have wire fronts and the birds seem just as happy.
There is some reasoning behind it. Pigeons like a private secluded place to nest, and a solid half front gives them that.

I agree Murray
I do it for my cocks so there in a private slightly darker place to spend time with the hens