Trim Feathers

[pigeons4me]

Just checking to see if anybody who raises pigeons with long feathers on legs, trim or shorten the feathers? Have a pair lahores and the female has extra long feathers on her legs. Seems they sit on eggs for about 10 days or so, then the eggs end up smashed on the floor. Is it because of her feathers or not?

 

[Hokum Coco]

Just checking to see if anybody who raises pigeons with long feathers on legs, trim or shorten the feathers?

Is it because of her feathers or not?

Check out this link

https://www.ufaw.org.uk/birds/pigeons-abnormal-feathers

On a related note (which probably does not apply in your case)

One should always when clipping feathers be on the look out for feather shafts containing blood. In severe case your bird may die from blood loss.

 

[jak2002003]

Yes.. its the normal practive to trim the feathers very short on the birds feet.. otherwise the eggs will get damaged or accidently kicked out of the nest.

Also breeders will trim the feathers around the male and female birds vents to make sure they can mate properly and increase the chances of fertilizing the eggs.

Finally, with birds with ornate or long feathers on their heads and necks, such as Jacobins etc, you should give them a 'hair cut' so they can see better and feed their young more easily.

After getting 2 or 3 batches of chicks from the breeding birds you should stop them breeding to let them rest and recover... during this time they will molt their feathers and go back to their long feathers beautiful looking selves.

 

[pigeons4me]

Yes.. its the normal practive to trim the feathers very short on the birds feet.. otherwise the eggs will get damaged or accidently kicked out of the nest.

Also breeders will trim the feathers around the male and female birds vents to make sure they can mate properly and increase the chances of fertilizing the eggs.

Finally, with birds with ornate or long feathers on their heads and necks, such as Jacobins etc, you should give them a 'hair cut' so they can see better and feed their young more easily.

After getting 2 or 3 batches of chicks from the breeding birds you should stop them breeding to let them rest and recover... during this time they will molt their feathers and go back to their long feathers beautiful looking selves. 

Thanks for the info!!