Pigeon prime?

I think younger birds for breeding (1-2) and 3-5 year olds for racing. I don't race old birds but I listen pretty good to the other guys.

Kal-El said:

Like all aspects of our sport, this next question I'd like to pose is, "What is considered to be a pigeon's prime?" For racing, for breeding?

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Some strains mature a little slower....but if you look at the National Champions in Europe, where they can end up competeing with tens of thousands of other birds, the age factor has been getting younger. IMHO, the "typical" National Champ is now under 3 years of age, and I also suspect, that is their prime breeding years also.

For Blue bars when they start getting cocky..
i think it takes about 3-5 years for them to be
cocky...

i like the cocky birds..

I'll go for 3 years. If I am optimistic between 3-5 years because that is when feral pigeons die. So if ferals die around that age and they live a hard life, then I'll say their health probably declines around that time. I am just correlating between ferals and racing homers which may not actually have any correlation at all!

B.Pigeons said:

For Blue bars when they start getting cocky..
i think it takes about 3-5 years for them to be
cocky...

i like the cocky birds..

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B.Pigeon - This very interesting....why only Blue Bars? What makes them so different from other racing homers?