Good to see you back Dan, I agree on getting them out, less work to get them fit, and you'll breed better young birds from fitter pigeons. Good to see you've kept a good few of our birds Dan, and a black. Aleats difficult to know when to stop a winning pigeon or keep racing it. Especially for a small team flyer. No need to breed from our pigeons, we will breed you some more (if you want them).
It was only when I counted them that I realised half of the cocks were yours. Good returns after the year we had. Looking forward to seeing what they can do in 2025! Are you back in Cambridge any time soon?
Hello . Nice to see and hear from them again! All pigeon breeders in the world always have the same problem: what should or can be done with the pigeons. Plan and think!😌😅😏🇵🇱🇩🇪 Greetings from Poland
my view is they need to be out daily after the molt for gentle exercise. looks like you have room for a decent size L shaped loft now that your proper hooked on the hobby 👍atb
I'd like to but it would need more time and space than I currently have. In the first two years I lost track of how many times the cock would come back and his hen was still out, either late or never to return. I think I'd try hens celibate when I can...
The longest race for me on the North Road is 480 miles so widowhood 'should' be fine. I think I'd like to try it with hens at some point. I'm not certain but I think natural would take too much planning and timing to get it right?
DAN you could race them widowhood until it gets to the final long distance races and them pair them up and let them go down on eggs and fool the pair with chipping eggs even a week before they where due 2 hatch, nothing faster than a keen hen coming back to chipping eggs or squabs pal, it's proven over long distances
@@howtotrainyourpigeon I'm planning racing natural so I can run an open loft system, I'm working at different times each week so couldn't keep any consistency with exercising widowhood pigeons
Let my birds out 2:30 pm today, the second gang haven’t been out for 3 days. Next minute one bird flew back down next door between the oil tank and the hedge. I looked at the sky and the hawk was carrying my bird out to the fields. You start thinking, another 5 minutes later and the hawk wouldn’t have been in the area. It’s sheer bad luck.
@ it’s a hard decision to make. 1 fancier will say it’s education for the bird , another fancier will say that the hawk will be coming back every day and that what you don’t want. The hawk is a survivor of nature and feeding him will make him stay around. But I still think pigeons locked up is not why I keep pigeons. I have the same problem with the lofts, you need at least 3 lofts in this sport. All the best .
Don’t have stock pigeons that’s the last thing you want race them the best will stay, you’ve got a job and a family like me so you’ve got to think that’s another job plus your pulling your best birds out of the race team just my opinion that’s how it works for me
Can you not Join the Two Lofts you Have into a L Shape Type, I prefer all Birds under one Roof and One Trap with a Passage the length of the Loft, and your Birds Trap into the Passage, With a Breeding Section, Young Birds, Cocks and Hens Sections, just a suggestion. EXLNT Presentation Well Done
First thing I would do is buy proper perches and remove those branches, why do you need a stock loft ? You have only been flying for 2/3 years?? Do you have birds breeding winners ?
You can judge them after 1 season. The bad ones will never be very good. So don't keep them. That should almost be 50%of the youngsters you have now. And what is long distance for you? I race up to max. 700km. That is not long distance. So my selection with the youngsters is even tighter. If you want to race +900km, then yes you can give the ones you are not sure about another go as a yearling. But those shouldn't be more then a few birds. And please stop the stockloft😅
Good to see you back Dan looking forward to seeing more when you’re back racing Merry Christmas to you and the family
Been missing your videos. Glad to see you again. Don’t be so long between. Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good to see you back Dan, I agree on getting them out, less work to get them fit, and you'll breed better young birds from fitter pigeons.
Good to see you've kept a good few of our birds Dan, and a black.
Aleats difficult to know when to stop a winning pigeon or keep racing it.
Especially for a small team flyer.
No need to breed from our pigeons, we will breed you some more (if you want them).
It was only when I counted them that I realised half of the cocks were yours. Good returns after the year we had. Looking forward to seeing what they can do in 2025! Are you back in Cambridge any time soon?
I kept saying John Callaghans not Noel's. I'll just call them Callaghan's in the future 👍
@@howtotrainyourpigeon hoping to be back next June Dan
@@howtotrainyourpigeon I'm sure Dad will forgive you mate 😂
I love the videos end don't stop racing pigeon end I love to see 700km racing videos ❤❤❤❤
It’s not the fastest bird that wins, it’s that one who can find his home fast !!!💯
❤Love your video’s! Greetings from the Netherlands!
Great to hear from you again
Hello . Nice to see and hear from them again! All pigeon breeders in the world always have the same problem: what should or can be done with the pigeons. Plan and think!😌😅😏🇵🇱🇩🇪 Greetings from Poland
Nice to see little one's in trested into pigeon m8 hope thay keep it up as thay getting older
Hello lov your videos ❤from Norway
Pleased to hear it!
my view is they need to be out daily after the molt for gentle exercise. looks like you have room for a decent size L shaped loft now that your proper hooked on the hobby 👍atb
@@thegeordiefellwalker8878 I'd probably let them out more but it's dark when I leave for work, dark when I get back 😞
Im with you on letting them out now and then in the winter like some one said why dont u breed a few in the garage that would help you till u move
Great idea, a few pens made from mostly chicken or box wire, and a board at the bottom to pull out like a drawer 2 scrape out easly
Great your back Dan, how about racing the spare hens to the pearce.that guy in America has great results with hens
I'd like to but it would need more time and space than I currently have. In the first two years I lost track of how many times the cock would come back and his hen was still out, either late or never to return. I think I'd try hens celibate when I can...
Will you widow the long distance birds or will race them on natural?
Im still looking at getting intobthe hobby once i get my own place.
The longest race for me on the North Road is 480 miles so widowhood 'should' be fine. I think I'd like to try it with hens at some point. I'm not certain but I think natural would take too much planning and timing to get it right?
DAN you could race them widowhood until it gets to the final long distance races and them pair them up and let them go down on eggs and fool the pair with chipping eggs even a week before they where due 2 hatch, nothing faster than a keen hen coming back to chipping eggs or squabs pal, it's proven over long distances
@@howtotrainyourpigeon I'm planning racing natural so I can run an open loft system, I'm working at different times each week so couldn't keep any consistency with exercising widowhood pigeons
Let my birds out 2:30 pm today, the second gang haven’t been out for 3 days. Next minute one bird flew back down next door between the oil tank and the hedge. I looked at the sky and the hawk was carrying my bird out to the fields. You start thinking, another 5 minutes later and the hawk wouldn’t have been in the area. It’s sheer bad luck.
That's unfortunate. Touch wood I haven't seen one around in months but during the spring the hawks are constantly in the sky here.
@ it’s a hard decision to make. 1 fancier will say it’s education for the bird , another fancier will say that the hawk will be coming back every day and that what you don’t want. The hawk is a survivor of nature and feeding him will make him stay around. But I still think pigeons locked up is not why I keep pigeons. I have the same problem with the lofts, you need at least 3 lofts in this sport. All the best .
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Section a bit of your garage mate for stock
Don’t have stock pigeons that’s the last thing you want race them the best will stay, you’ve got a job and a family like me so you’ve got to think that’s another job plus your pulling your best birds out of the race team just my opinion that’s how it works for me
Alright one disaster at time. To deal with hawks feed crows.. every day.
Can you not Join the Two Lofts you Have into a L Shape Type, I prefer all Birds under one Roof and One Trap with a Passage the length of the Loft, and your Birds Trap into the Passage, With a Breeding Section, Young Birds, Cocks and Hens Sections, just a suggestion. EXLNT Presentation Well Done
Yeah I'd like too but there's too much of a gradient and weird angle. I may rebuild the lot
Build another loft L shape
Reckon so
First thing I would do is buy proper perches and remove those branches, why do you need a stock loft ? You have only been flying for 2/3 years?? Do you have birds breeding winners ?
Yes got 2 pairs
You can judge them after 1 season. The bad ones will never be very good. So don't keep them.
That should almost be 50%of the youngsters you have now.
And what is long distance for you?
I race up to max. 700km. That is not long distance. So my selection with the youngsters is even tighter.
If you want to race +900km, then yes you can give the ones you are not sure about another go as a yearling. But those shouldn't be more then a few birds.
And please stop the stockloft😅
Cocks in 1 loft hens in loft 2 fly celibate and don’t breed this year