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10th November 2007, 06:39 PM
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Breeding racing homer pigeonsI got about 30 racing homer pigeons .i cant get them to breed and lay i know some of them are already paired up and they have made nest but they want lay.most of them want even pair up and i know for a fact i got males and females what am i doin wrong
Last edited by budice7575; 10th November 2007 at 06:46 PM. Reason: move to another locaton 
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10th November 2007, 06:50 PM
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do they have a nesting material or privacy from other birds
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10th November 2007, 07:02 PM
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yes but for some reason they still wont mate i dont understand why some of them wont pair up
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10th November 2007, 07:27 PM
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just give them enuf next boxes , plenty of food and room and a little more time and you will have more pigeons then you know what to do with ... um plus right now isnt the best time for breeding pigeons anyways ,maybe you should wait till its not so cold even though my birds are still laying eggs I dont let them hatch anything till its alittle warmer outside and with winter right around the corner are you really ready for babies ?
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10th November 2007, 09:10 PM
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HI BUDICE, Homers are normaly very good breeders. If you live in a colder part of the USA they just may not breed until next year when the weather gets warmer.
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10th November 2007, 10:52 PM
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Quote:
As another poster mentioned.... Give it a little bit of time and patience and before you know it you'll have more birds than you know what to do with (which isn't necessarily a good thing either).
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11th November 2007, 12:40 AM
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11th November 2007, 03:36 AM
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Where were these birds being kept before you got them? If they were together, meaning both sexes, then "pairing up" is nothing new for them. That might be the problem. They will go together MUCH easier and faster, if separated and then paired.
If they were together at their previous location, separating them, if possible for a few weeks would help. We had that problem with some of our new flyers last year. They were given breeders from a person who kept his birds together in the same loft. Those birds were very slow to pair. Where as, any new pairs that were introduced to each other, either as new pairs or re-united pairs, started "getting down to business" right away. I had 18 pairs of breeders last year. My birds are separated from about March to Dec. every year. All of my first 36 babies were within 7 days of each other age wise. Makes a difference. You know the whole "absence makes the heart grow fonder" thing..............
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5th December 2007, 04:54 PM
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i just wanted to inform everyone my birds are finally pairing up and laying eggs for me im so glad they are it took long enough
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16th December 2007, 04:09 PM
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yeah i now have 6 pairs on eggs and got more getting ready to lay
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