Another Hobby of mine
- Thread starter saltygeek75
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OzoneParkGuy
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- Location
- Ozone Park
Kool... I have West of Englands that I'm currently breeding had the Canadian High Flyer's... Tiplets, Got a bunch of Booties. Lost my pair of Egyptian Swifts. We'll talk soon, I'll post some pics tomorrow after work.
- Location
- Eastern L.I.
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West of Englands I had them They Fly , Had them going for 1 hr or better..White Booties they Fly good to. I no someone that has 200 they Fly for 2-3 hours. They always go on a roll towards Grand AVE.
West of Englands I had them They Fly , Had them going for 1 hr or better..White Booties they Fly good to. I no someone that has 200 they Fly for 2-3 hours. They always go on a roll towards Grand AVE.
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
You could make a killing if you trained them to deliver frags! lol
- Location
- Eastern L.I.
Feed $28.50 a bag , Med's any where from $10.50 to $150 , Grit $24.00, Nest bowls for breeding .59 each,
Training Truck to train Birds $8 per bird 10 bird min...3 times a week
Year bands 100 bands $38.
Digital bands $3.50 each min 50
Clock $1500.
I could keep going they have $25,$50,$100 bands for special races
Training Truck to train Birds $8 per bird 10 bird min...3 times a week
Year bands 100 bands $38.
Digital bands $3.50 each min 50
Clock $1500.
I could keep going they have $25,$50,$100 bands for special races
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- Location
- bronx ny
never liked flights rather get some macs pies the flights i owned in the past were dumb i love tiplets canadians black danes grizzels had a monster coop with over 500 birds like 13 years ago thinkin of gettein back into it. also love the yellows and reds tumbelers sit tales u name it i had it.
- Location
- poughquag, ny
bigmoe is into this also,
What happens to the pigeons sent out on those long races that don't make it the full distance? Do they just turn around and come back early?
And I understand how they get home, but how do they know where and how far to go on the outward toss? Or do you mean you just travel 500 miles with them and then toss them and hope they make it back home?
And I understand how they get home, but how do they know where and how far to go on the outward toss? Or do you mean you just travel 500 miles with them and then toss them and hope they make it back home?
- Location
- Eastern L.I.
When they are just about 4 months old they will go in a screen cage for 1-2 weeks and sit there for 3-4 hours a day so they can look at all the things that are around them. In the 3 week they go out 530 am they will fly for a few min hear and there and then go in. after about 1 week they will all start to fly as a group and go routing. Which is when the stat flying N,S,E and West for 30-45 min covering a 5-10 mile span from there home. Once they have done that for 1 week i like to take them 5 miles from the coop and let them go. they will get back before me. every day they get taken more miles away. the 1 st race is in PA so i train them to NJ and then there is a truck that they go on after that witch takes them x amount of miles 2-3 times a week.
As for the ones that dont make it home the same day or come back late those birds are done away with. They will be no good for breeding true racing pigeons.
With a few 1st and 2nds place wins that birds gets mated to another that has done grate in these races as well till you billed a team of winning birds. Ive seen birds that have sold at auctions for $500 to $5000 each. Not saying you are going to breed a winner but The winning streak is in the Blood Line of the bird all ready. all it takes is 1 pair of birds to breed a winner.
I was just giving a bird sunday that has won over 15 races from 1st to 5th. Now this one i have mated on another bird that has won 5 races all 2nd places. There babies will do very well for me this race season.
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
Wow... should we do away with people if they're late? Would make meetings much more prompt. lol
Yeah... that's what I was afraid of... that pigeons were dying for sport. Not that I'm a huge pigeon fan, but this doesn't sit right with me.
Thanks for the general info, though. It is interesting and something I'd previously known absolutely nothing about.
- Location
- Eastern L.I.
I lived around this for a long time.....and being from brooklyn to let ya in on a secret these birds are also used as an alert that the POPO is coming
WoW never new that.
maybe flights, but not the homing pigeons.
I lived around this for a long time.....and being from brooklyn to let ya in on a secret these birds are also used as an alert that the POPO is coming
LOL, I ived in Brooklyn, but all my contact with the cops came from interning at the DA's Office.
- Location
- Eastern L.I.
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Its a sport so they have to come home on time. Theres big money in these races so if a bird comes late what good is that.
Are you cool with just killing off horses & greyhounds that don't win?
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