Pigeon Talk

[Fields Mountain Farm]

You did. You're fixed.

Well I dk about ME being fixed but my profile page appears to be!

 

[biophiliac]

Oooh, good point. I have not. They are on the opposite side of my building from my current group, maybe 10 feet from a few BCM young chicks, but they are away from everyone else. I’ll try to check them tomorrow. I looked closely at their eyes, their skin, feet, etc but forgot to look inside the mouth.

It's my view that the organism trichomonas that causes canker, as well as e coli and afew others are present in most healthy pigeons and held in check by the immune system. Stresses like a new environment are occasions to watch for an outbreak of symptoms.
You can't always see canker lesions in the mouth as they can be present elsewhere, crop, esophagus, navel area, etc. Still, the mouth check is a recommended part of the new pidgy exam, imo.

 

[WVduckchick]

It's my view that the organism trichomonas that causes canker, as well as e coli and afew others are present in most healthy pigeons and held in check by the immune system. Stresses like a new environment are occasions to watch for an outbreak of symptoms.
You can't always see canker lesions in the mouth as they can be present elsewhere, crop, esophagus, navel area, etc. Still, the mouth check is a recommended part of the new pidgy exam, imo.

I haven’t brought any new chickens in for a long time, other than hatching eggs from outside my own, but I separated any new birds for at least 2 weeks. That may not have been long enough, but was before I knew better. So should 3-4 weeks be long enough with pigeons, if I don’t see any problems by then?

Also, the seller suggested that I switch my pair up with his birds for fresh genetics, which sounds like the best idea. But how hard is that to really do? Will they accept a new mate pretty easily?
Or should I just let all the birds be together for a bit, and see if they pair up with anyone on their own first?

 

[biophiliac]

I haven’t brought any new chickens in for a long time, other than hatching eggs from outside my own, but I separated any new birds for at least 2 weeks. That may not have been long enough, but was before I knew better. So should 3-4 weeks be long enough with pigeons, if I don’t see any problems by then?

Also, the seller suggested that I switch my pair up with his birds for fresh genetics, which sounds like the best idea. But how hard is that to really do? Will they accept a new mate pretty easily?
Or should I just let all the birds be together for a bit, and see if they pair up with anyone on their own first?

Frankly, I think 4 weeks is longer than necessary. I would be monitoring the signs I can like appetite, poop appearance, attitude, body condition for 2 weeks at most if nothing abnormal shows up. I wonder what the more experienced pigeoneers think? @sourland @Hokum Coco
As to pairing, idk. Depends on how closely related his birds are I suppose. Do you have to breed like color to like color? What happens when a satinette pairs with a blondinette or bluette? I allowed mine to make their own choices... and it was a free-for-all!!

 

[Kiki]

Nat which two are the males?
The ones with more solid coloring on their wings?

You missed it ^^^that post...
I was asking if you thought these two were male:

 

[sourland]

I would err on the side of caution and go 3 - 4 weeks.

Frankly, I allowed mine to make their own choices... and it was a free-for-all!!

I did the same thing with my original 20 birds. There was one red mottled cock who must have had a reputation because I found him in a nest box with 5 hens crowded in with him. Later speaking with the breeder I discovered that this bird had never rolled. None of his offspring did either.

 

[WVduckchick]

You did. You're fixed.

Why the ?? What did I miss.

Frankly, I think 4 weeks is longer than necessary. I would be monitoring the signs I can like appetite, poop appearance, attitude, body condition for 2 weeks at most if nothing abnormal shows up. I wonder what the more experienced pigeoneers think? @sourland @Hokum Coco
As to pairing, idk. Depends on how closely related his birds are I suppose. Do you have to breed like color to like color? What happens when a satinette pairs with a blondinette or bluette? I allowed mine to make their own choices... and it was a free-for-all!!

Heck, the more I read, the more I will likely see how they behave around each other and go from there. And Clyde may be a Blobdinette since he has more blue where he shouldn’t, or he’s just a poorly bred Satinette. I’m still getting all the info organized in my brain and on paper, so I’ll figure out colors too, and what traits I want to breed for.
The Bluette with a laced bird will produce both laced and non-laced offspring. I did find that out.

 

[WVduckchick]

You missed it ^^^that post...
I was asking if you thought these two were male:
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Oh, the blue one is a Bluette. There is no lacing, I kinda got a male impression of that one, but shape and attitude still seems female. The red one is laced, just not as defined and not as noticeable from that angle.

 

[Kiki]

Oh, the blue one is a Bluette. There is no lacing, I kinda got a male impression of that one, but shape and attitude still seems female. The red one is laced, just not as defined and not as noticeable from that angle.

Gotcha.
I guess I was thinking lacing meant girl.
I know that is not so but it sounds good to me.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Yeah. That makes sense. You can only race young birds from the current year they hatched. So any ftom late last year wouldn't be any good.

Expect for old bird races, I think. And they are good for breeding though!

@Texas Kiki are your grocery store pigeons doing good? The live ones, not the meat ones!

NAThalie such pretty birds! They no point in breaking your pair up, they will go back to each other unless permanently seperated.