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At what age do you band racing pigeons

13K views 5 replies 5 participants last post by  Matt D. 
#1 · (Edited)
I am trying to work out a schedule and one of the things I will need to know is at how many days old do you band them. I know it will depend on the size of the birds, but what would be the average. Day 7 ? Day 10 ??

Ace
 
#3 ·
Hi Mark,

I would start looking at them at 5 days. Sometimes they can get big quick. I know it is a pain to get a band on a bird that is too big. I have heard of guys breaking toes in order to get bands on. I would rather band a few days earlier and check them every day to see if they have fallen off. Just my 2 cents though.

Dan
 
#4 ·
I start looking to band at 6 days, with the exception of one pair of birds. 9 times out of 10 I can band their babies at 5 days and they'll stay on. If the band comes off, I have always been able to find it. Usually the parents take it out into the aviary and drop it. I've crawled around in poop to get a band. :rolleyes:
 
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