go to the american gaint homer website there is a breeder in dallas david hurt and one in centerville martin last name they are close davids parents live in temple i believe
if you do not show and expose your birds to others it is not a problem to vac. but most vac. before start of breeding and young will need two doses directions on vac.
go to the usanpa.com website there you will find info on pigeons nepigeonsupplies .com a pigeon supplier in ct. the most common to vac. for is pmv really need to if showing or raceing passed by contact of birds that carry this virus
the first sunday in oct.at the fair grounds in conroe there is a big bird swap if you are close if not give me your local and will help know lot of roller guy in texas
the feathers on the legs in the pic would be considered grouse leg homers and rollers have it no one breed can be identified by just feathers on the legs need pic ,
this bird looks sick it is young try putting its beak in water it wings are dropping and the eyes are closed if not dehyderated it is sick looking to me far as a breed really hard to tell maybe a feral with groused legs
i believe diamond doves would not do well in cold unless they had heat ringneck white and the mutations would be ok if provided with dry and draft free loft when you get into the more exoctic doves and pigeons they have more needs special feed and care so find some local...
if you can put a small cup that cannot be turned over close to the nest the babies will learn how to eat on there own faster by the way sometimes the male is so intent on starting a new nest they will sometimes not fedd the young had a brunner pouter male that did this had to...
a few things could have happened first bantam got in the nest and eggs stepped on and other thrown out another thing nest matrial or nest not big enough or first time hatching i go with the first happening it is hard to keep chickens and pigeons togather
cracked corn is linked to causeing canker in pigeons also it molds faster cracked corn is not good for pigeons first where is the heart of the kernal in the sack you bought or the next sack.that is why you buy feed corn i have never heard of cracked corn in a pigeon feed you pay more for...
you need to contact a breeder of the breed you would like to raise and learn from them because each breed has its on needs but in general good healthy birds clean show pen trained and handleing so they are not afraid of people and comfortable in show coop
i do not think i have ever heard of someone saying bad things about people that raise birds for there table except for the folks like on p.t. you are very right about how breeders of birds that have put raiseing there own young to the back seat of raiseing a champion useing fosters...
all pigeons came from the feral pigeon man change them for his purpose to look at fly long distances back home or eat doves are not pigeons and pigeons are not doves there are sex linked mateings that you can no what sex they are when they get there color buy when older you have to know...
texas pioneers where devloped in the fifties by del james not a old breed first reconized by npa early sixties the reason they where developed a breed that could be sexed at day one fast produceing birds that had uniform size at the start there was just one color now there are...
yes they will have a life time imunity that is if this is pox it can get worse looking affecting all over the body warzine is not recomended for pigeons i believe ivomectin is the most recomended will treat internal and external parasites [worms, lice and mites] like i said looks...