Can Saddle Homers Home?

[NYboy]

I love the look of saddle homers and was thinking of getting some. Can they still home and race, or are they just show birds now?

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Yes they can. It just depends on who you get them from. Make sure you buy them from someone who does fly them. Most people do, I think.

 

[Teach97]

agree that as long as they have been bought from someone that has continued the homing instinct and has breed for that and releases tomake sure and all that...

I doubt they would hold up in a race though as the race birds have only been bred for racing for such a long time withno respect for coloring...well..pretty much...ya know what I means

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

It's very possible to have good racing quality and color, however, it takes a bit more time and effort. The probem with saddles is that it's a complex color and hard to keep mismarks away.

 

[NYboy]

Thanks guys! Becky will 2 saddles produce anything other then saddles?

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Usually, no. You can get varying amounts of mismarks though.