Old Birds Old bird systems are designed around motivation. Cocks and hens are motivated by their love for home (security, food, shelter), their nest box, their mate, their eggs, etc. Natural system This system allows for the birds to mate…
Darkening System Pre and Post Race Season
Darkening System Pre and Post Race Season Adding Light Two weeks before the first race, I make another change and put the birds on sixteen hours of light. The birds wake to a natural sunrise, but I turn lights on…
Darkening System Setup, Feeding and Training
Darkening System Setup, Feeding and Training The Setup I put my breeding pigeons together near the end of January. My last birds come out of the nest near the end of May. As soon as I wean the first round,…
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Darkening System
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Darkening System I have had great success using the Darkening System with my young birds. It has helped me overcome other disadvantages I have, like a poor loft location and headwinds off the Great Salt…
The Darkening System
The Darkening System First when we say darkening your loft You can use anything to cover your loft windows with whatever is convenient and at your disposal: curtain material, wood, or a piece of tin. I personally cut up a…
