How do u train your pigeon to come back???

[learning]

Just one question Warren.

Can I use this method to get my two sons to clean up their rooms?! At this point I am willing to try anything!

Dan

[SmithFamilyLoft]

Originally Posted by learning

Just one question Warren.

Can I use this method to get my two sons to clean up their rooms?! At this point I am willing to try anything!

Dan

Well..... ....as a matter of fact yes ! Before this new age of "Time Out"...there was such as thing as a "Board of Education" and "Going to Bed WITHOUT Supper"

Of course...that was before these here enlighted times...when you need police in our schools, and can't go out after dark. But, back in the olden days...you didn't even have to lock your doors !!

So....which method really worked ? A big percentage of kids today are too fat anyway...missing a meal or two never killed any kid...far as I can tell. So next time one of the kids misbehaves and he sits down to supper....politely send him to his or her room for a "Time Out" without Mom's cooking...and just see if this time out, is more effective ! Betcha it is !!

[i-am-me]

Originally Posted by SmithFamilyLoft

After all these years...and the investment of the family fortune passed down by my famous great uncles...the Smith Brothers...(cough drops) I can say without question...that the best "Homers" are the first ones through the trap on race day !! ....

i mean wat type of homers do u like? example blue bar, silver bar, checker, and etc.

[pigeon kid]

if you have babies (homers) then you can fly them, because its home to them! and they will come back, but if you have hawks or falcons in you area you might have a chance of them not coming back

[learning]

Originally Posted by i-am-me

i mean wat type of homers do u like? example blue bar, silver bar, checker, and etc.

I think what Warren is getting at is the color doesn't mean anything. The color does not make the strain. There are blue bars that are Jannsen, van Hee, Stickelbaut, Van Loon, Claessens, etc., etc., etc. It is the family strain that is behind them that some feel makes the difference, not the color.

Dan

[SmithFamilyLoft]

Originally Posted by learning

I think what Warren is getting at is the color doesn't mean anything. The color does not make the strain. There are blue bars that are Jannsen, van Hee, Stickelbaut, Van Loon, Claessens, etc., etc., etc. It is the family strain that is behind them that some feel makes the difference, not the color.

Dan

You hit the nail on the head there Dan...although I always liked the color red....the winner of whatever color...is what I really prize. Especially if there is some cash to be won !!

[i-am-me]

Originally Posted by pigeon kid

if you have babies (homers) then you can fly them, because its home to them! and they will come back, but if you have hawks or falcons in you area you might have a chance of them not coming back

hehe yea i know that

[i-am-me]

Originally Posted by learning

I think what Warren is getting at is the color doesn't mean anything. The color does not make the strain. There are blue bars that are Jannsen, van Hee, Stickelbaut, Van Loon, Claessens, etc., etc., etc. It is the family strain that is behind them that some feel makes the difference, not the color.

Dan

ooo i get it

[pigeon kid]

Originally Posted by i-am-me

hehe yea i know that

ok just trying to help

[i-am-me]

Originally Posted by pigeon kid

ok just trying to help

hehe. but thanks though.

[pigeon kid]

sure thing

[lotpigeons]

Originally Posted by i-am-me

how do u train ur pigeons to come back to your house when they know their old owners house???

I just got 2 blue rock pigeons about 2 months apart. The first one I kept in a large bird cage in my garage, i would let him out once a day to stretch mind you. but after about 20 days of being in the bird cage I just took him outside and set him on the ground, he allways flys back to the garage, now he roosts in it outside of the cage tho... anyway the second one I did the same with except only for 10 days. maybe theres something weird about my birds but I thought the whole relocation process went pretty smoothly.

hope this helps

[ChubbiChubbles]

I own 6 pigeons and they get to roam my backyard. They fly away during the day and come back in the evening. They know where there house is. How i did that? All you have to do is, keep them in a cage ( not too small, but it has to include somewhere to hide) for atleast 2 weeks. Don't bother him/her too much. Just feed him/her everyday, and make sure to give them fresh water everyday so they know that you care about them. After 2 weeks past, let em fly. They should come back later. If not, its either one of these following reasons:

1. They are too old. Usually you need to train em at a younger age.

2. Maybe got lost. ( Happened to me 2 times atually...)

Hope i helped!

Tip: If they are a little old, you might be able to keep em a little longer, but not too long or they get too stressed.