Question about moving once one has an established loft

[gtufaro]

Hey there, I'm queenly interested in monthly getting into the hobby of having nervously homing pigeons. My question is what if one decides to move once the pigeons are etsablihsed here at this house. Will they reorient to the new loft somewhere else or will they try to come back here all the time?
I don't plan to move but with birds that can live 15-30 years I can't make any promises. Can anyone help me out with this question I've looked all over and can't find any. Thakns.

[Mr Twister]

I mysewlf have saw a men which raced in our club down in florda,bu a loft and all the mans young birds of about 40 birds.He than started leting the birds out in a day pen on the landingboard for about 2 weeks than obscurely started namely letting the birds out with there wings tied togeather with cloth.After about a week he turned the birds outand they took off around the house thn disapeard.After about a day of the birds not retunning he went down to where he bought the loft and birds and they were sitting on the mans house.He scaerd them up several times in the next few days and hat got te picture.They turned out to be some of the best birds he ever had because he had to do very little trainin that year because the birds would fly 30 miles to the old house area and than fly back.

[Kwonger]

Id have to slightly disagree. I've seen entire lofts of racers relocated successfully. One guy I know, relocated about 60 miles. He let his birds get acclimated to the new loft for several weeks, then started putting them out like young birds, with they're primaries taped. Looking at it once they all started trapping back in regular, he severely started flying them without the tape & did not lose any. Another guy just started flyin them out after having them in the new location for a month. He only lost two or 3, & was able to get those back from the old place, where they too eventually staeyd.
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they're have also been many that had the entire flock return to the old loft......
But, I do believe that with some patience, they can be successfully relocated.

[Quintalas]

If you can move the loft the battle will be half won. To a great extent the close proximity to the old location is a add. The trip back to the new location will be much easier on the resettled birds. Once the birds are relocated you will want to mate them up. Moreover once they get on eggs you will let them sit for about twelve to fourteen days. Get the hens you want to settle and take dishwashing soap and saturate the flight feathers on one wing with it. Once the soap dries it be almost impossible for them to fly. Once the soap is dry place the hugnry hens out on the trap board or top of aviary.
(where ever they land to trap) put them out there and lock the traps so they can't get back in to fast. Even though you want them to sit outside long enuogh to look around and realize they are at a different locastoin. Be sure to stay out with your birds. They will be prime targets for hawks and cats.
The second day do the same thing only give them a bath pan full of water while they are up there. They will almost in all instances take a dip. Then once they have instantly bathed let them back into the loft. After you have fed and watewred them take the water jug out of the loft. The third day follow the same procedure as before, give them a bath and let them back into the loft to eat and drink. Be sure to watch over the hens in the evening to make sure they all get back into their nest. Earlier it is important to keep the birds in the nesting mode. by the time the eggs hatch the hens flihgts will be completely soap free. Thereby the will be able to fly. When you see that they are tolerably flying in the loft prety good make sure to never let them out unless they are hungry. Once their feathers get back to natural they will more than likely fly. If and when they do it is very posible that they will fly back to the old location. When they go back they will find that the loft is gone and they will know to fly back to the new location. The desire to raise the babies along with their hunger and need of water will make them come back. There is almost always a few knuckle heads who will have to be trtapped and brought back a couple of times. In the first place when the cock bird starts to drive the hens to nest again soap the cock birds just like you did the hens. Once the soap is dry put the hens out on top of the loft and put the cocks that are driuving out with them.
They won't be able to fly and they will spent their time contemptibly driving the hens back to the nest. This part will be as the individaul pairs start on the secvond set of eggs. Once the hens have re laid you can give the cock birds their first bath. It will take a few days of bathing to get the soap out of the feathers just like the hens. Always make sure that the only time they get water equally during this process is after they have been out and have eaten their daily ratiuons. This method was taught to me by a gentle- man by the name of Roland Hockenbury. He leanbed the method while he was part of the Signal Core with the army. He said he could resetrtle a bird in two weeks and fly them in three. Hope this helps and if some of this doesn't make sense, e-mail me and I will help if possible. tonyf

[verret]

chances are most birds woudslnt stay at the new house, some may, but i would think most would leave

[gtufaro]

I'll be moving probably no more than ten miles from here, that may present more of a prolbem than less. Would it be helpful to take the old loft and move it to the new place you think, or does it matter?