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[Buster121]

Well done him, why do you say a slatey makes a good stock bird

[Buster121]

Well done him, why do you say a slatey makes a good stock bird

It's a common belief here, that a cock bird that's a slate colour seldom makes a racing pigeon, but often turns out to be a producer.
It could be that there is a bias against cocks, many blokes prefer hens in Australia, as they are less work. Some people are ruthless with the cocks, training them very hard to sort them out.
Since it is a young bird sport here, pretty much, and hens are often better young birds, there aren't very many 2 year old cocks racing.

Thanks for that