One looks like it will be mainly white in color the other should have an interesting pattern with more dark areas.
One looks like a crowed prince.
The other looks like it has a dark cap with dark angle wings.
I have started doing the exact same thing with my birds. My reasons may be different than your however. I have been plagued with hawk attacks. I find in the late evening hawks are done hunting for the day.
Since I adopted this policy it has reduced my losses considerably. I have lost the...
I had one pigeon loose all his tail feathers. He still flies exceptionally well despite that fact. It had been close to a year; yet for some reason the tail feathers have yet to regenerate.
Could you supply us with a link to the bands you discovered.
I am more than interested.
I am not one to ask.
I live in Canada and bought the ones I have through the U.S. They were expensive when I ordered them. When they finally arrived with the duty and the exchange the price was almost...
One was driven back from 58 miles away by a good Samaritan and his family.
I am up to at least 11 out of 13 new recruits.
The advantage of having your name
and phone number on your pigeon's band.
Any that do not arrive tomorrow I doubt I will ever see again.
The egg looks infertile to me. How long have they been incubating it? It should hatch in 19+- days and near the finale days the eggs is black when you try to candle it.
I do both in my loft. I mix layer pellets (which contains calcium in the pellet) in with my feed mixture. I also have 2 extra feeders one filled with grit and one with calcium. It may take a year or more for the two extra feeders to become empty but they eventually do.
I am guessing they flew home as a group (20+- mile toss) as they were all here when I arrived.
I flew a slightly different flock yesterday from the same location and they all arrived this morning. A freak storm hit the coast line where the release was made.
Yes @backyard pigeons it happen today when the second squab in a clutch of eggs broke free of it's shell Again 50 pigeons, squeakers. and squabs. Plus I must have ½+- dozen pairs on eggs currently. Now if I just can get them all trained and orientated.
All depends on it's homing ability. I plan to let it loose tomorrow evening and will begin it's training when my next round of birds are ready to start.
Well so do I!
My squab & pigeon count is up to 48. I also have 6 clutches of eggs incubating at present.
My 50 bird goal count should be only days away.
Have not let Julia (feral interloper addition) out to loft fly yet.
Valuable tip: Since I started loft flying my birds roughly 2 hours...
I have had birds return home after 9 months in captivity so surprises can happen. Realistically if they are not home in 3 days I write them off. Also if ADULT PIGEONS return after my best efforts (3 rounds of offspring) to bond to my loft I let the original owner keep them.