Training Methods & Management With Paul:
You should start off with
pigeons that can and will put you on top of the race sheet, and at
Walsh loft we have them! So can you!
Call or Email me for old
birds to breed from or young birds to fly. For people who are
serious about having good birds and winning, I do offer support
for my clients. But you will need to call to find out
more. An email just does not do it.
I have many people asking some questions about the different
systems for young birds; and they wish my answers on the light
system and dark system. Light plays an important part of breeding and in
racing. lights will cause the molt. my
support book I give out to certain Clients, who meet my support
guidelines answers many questions on how to race and breed
pigeons with our with out light. I do not have the time to answer every email
question I get from fanciers who are not clients. I may not
answer, or I may answer with a short note. I feel these fanciers
who are confused and lost should go seek advice from the people
they acquired their birds from.
How to settle young Birds
It is advised to only take youngsters that have not yet begun to
fly. If you take or buy older birds, you will not be able to let
them out, or else they will go back to their former owner's
loft, even if this loft is hundreds of miles away.
If you get youngsters older than four weeks, they also will
likely fly off. Most fanciers will know better and will only
offer you birds that have not begun to fly. When you get these
birds, they will still be squeaking, and they will have yellow
peach fuzz on their heads and chests. Hold them gently and
always handle them gently. You should ask the person you get
your young birds off, show you the proper way to handle these
new birds. When you get them home put them gently on the floor
of your loft. They may stay there as long as a day, but they
will quickly find a perch.
Keep the water pan on the floor for these first several days
until you see your birds easily flying to the aviary. Watch for
any bird sitting with shut eyes for an extended period. If you
see one squinting, dunk his head into the water container. He
will then take a large drink. The next morning or several hours
later, (if you get the birds in the morning) go to the loft.
Move slowly, take a handful of feed and put it into the feeder.
Now you call your birds by either saying over and over “come on”
‘come on” or by whistling to them and shaking a small can with
some feed in it. At first they may not eat, but soon they will
come to the food and begin eating. After 20 minutes of feeding
then take the feeder and feed out of the loft until the next
feed time. In a short time, your birds will get in to a routine
of eating. When being called? You will be feeding them twice a
day once in the morning and once in the late afternoon. Always
feed your birds the same way each time. Soon they learn that
when you call or whistle to them and shake your can, its time to
eat. This way you will be able to control your birds, especially
when they are flying around your loft. The birds should be feed
about 1and ½ oz of feed per bird per day.
When the birds are on the landing board in their wire Avery.
They can see their surroundings and at the same time learn how
to go in and out of your loft. After a few days let them out on
their own outside the wire Avery for only a ten or 15-minute
period, This period can be extended the more you let them out.
The first few times you should have them hungry, so they come
when called for their food. Do not starve them, but they should
always be slightly hungry when you try to let them out. They
need to know that food is in the loft. They get fed and watered
inside the loft. If they are trained to a whistle or some other
auditory signal. Pigeons associate the sound with being fed. The
birds will come inside when they hear it Until you are sure they
know how to find their way back into the loft, do not force them
to fly. They can get disoriented and are lost if forced to fly
away from the loft before the birds acclimate to their new home
ready. It is best if the first time they go outside the loft.
pigeons go out on their own. For example, once you are sure they
know how to get back inside, just let a door or window open and
let them wander in and out. Always do this when they are hungry,
so you can call them inside for food. Some will begin to fly
around the loft in a crazy flying pattern. Don’t worry if they
fly into trees or on roofs and most of all do not chase them.
Once all your birds are flying and trapping well you will soon
find that your birds will leave your sight for up to forty-five
minutes. Do not worry, this is natural, and they are just
enjoying themselves. However when your birds return to the loft
be sure to call them into the loft and feed them. If you find
they are reluctant to come in, cut down on feed that day. Since
feed, or lack of it, is the only door into the young pigeon's
mind. Proper use of feed gets the attention of young birds and
leaves a stamp mark on their brain for life.
People who have no previous
experience raising racing pigeon make some mistakes in loft
design and also in techniques used to settle the birds. This is
why I have decided to share what I have learned, so that other’s
will have an awareness of the potential problems.
You should try to read as much
information about pigeons as you can find, so that you can compare
the information and make your final decision based on all the
facts. There is quite a variance on training techniques used by
the many fanciers today, and you must follow what works best for
you and your birds. click below to see pictures of
Walsh
Loft
A good loft design is crucial
to healthy pigeons The primary considerations are ventilation,
light, adequate space for the birds, and ease of cleaning. I
highly recommend that you have a racing loft and a breeding loft
so that the sexes can be separated during the late summer and fall
(non-breeding season).
Breeding, feeding, medicating,
training, and handling are things that you must learn. Feeding,
medicating, and handling should be researched prior to getting any
birds to insure you don't make any mistakes early on. This sounds
so simple, but, find a source for their feed and
supplies, before you go out and buy birds.
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Lizzie Mae's Bird
Seed & Dry Goods
Email: rob@lizziemaesbirdseed.com
Whatever the reason is, most of the time there
is one rule that is violated by the pigeon fanciers:
The right use of medication!!!
No matter what kind of treatment
you have to give, always remember these five very important rules:
1.
When:
Treat only when necessary!!!
2.
What:
Treat with the right medication!!!
3.
How
long: Treat
for the required period of time!!!
4.
How:
Treat in the most suitable way!!!
5.
How
much: Treat
with the right dosage!!!
Vaccinating against pox, pmv, My
advice to you is
Never vaccinate ill pigeons, this will cause a pigeon that
will become even more ill, and the pigeon won’t get enough power
to built up a strong immunity against the disease you have
vaccinated for , this means that the vaccine won’t work properly.
Never vaccinate during an important period, such as the racing
period, the breeding period, and the molting period. Make sure you
have an interval of minimum 1 month between the date of
vaccination and the start racing, so you won’t have any
negative influence due to the vaccination.
Never vaccinate with medication that has not been stored under the
right circumstances or that is expired
Does
cellular phones and their transmission towers
have an effect on
pigeons homing. ?
Dr Charles Walcott is professor and chairman
of the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell
University in Ithaca, New York. He recently was a featured speaker
at the invitation of the Lafayette Racing Pigeon Club, and drew a
large crowd. His slide talk lasted nearly two hours, and he
fielded a great many questions from the audience. What follows is
my summary of what he discussed concerning the Cornell studies and
the big question of what makes pigeons home.
Walcott’s research on homing pigeons began at Cornell in 1962.
During the high point of the studies in the 1970s and early 1980s,
there were from 1,200 to 2,000 homing in the test pigeons group.
In addition to the large group, they conducted many experiments on
individual birds. Walcott emphasized that the birds have a wide
menu of homing cues to choose from.
One such cue is the possibility that homing pigeons are born with
what Walcott termed a "position finding system." In other words,
they have an innate take on what is north, south, east, or west.
The Italians, he said, believe that the birds rely heavily on
olfactory cues gained from the sense of smell. And Walcott
believes that olfaction has something to do with homing, but we
don’t understand how it works.
Walcott was asked from the audience if he believes that cellular
phones and their transmission towers have an effect on pigeons
homing. He answered that he doesn’t think they have an effect and
that they haven’t been the cause of "smashes." He also said that
there’s no evidence that radar disturbs homing . pigeons
Another audience member asked if the Cornell studies concluded
that any physical characteristics are associated with good homing
ability. Walcott answered that nothing conclusive has come out of
those studies. Walcott went on to say that many stories are
indicative of individual birds’ abilities. Some birds have great
orienting ability. They get close to the loft but cannot find it.
Some birds will always head toward a mountain.
Walcott believes that homing is related to migratory instincts of
other animals, which use the same list of potential cues. But
different animals weight the cues differently. pigeons are
extraordinarily sensitive to low frequency sounds, which travel
very long distances. These low frequency sounds are among the
many, many cues that homing pigeons use. But experiments have been
conducted plugging the ears of the pigeons, and this has no effect
on their homing ability!
Walcott emphasized that the birds have a wide
menu of homing cues to choose from.
One such cue is the possibility that homing pigeons are born with
what Walcott termed a "position finding system." In other words,
they have an innate take on what is north, south, east, or west.
The Italians, he said, believe that the birds rely heavily on
olfactory cues gained from the sense of smell. And Walcott
believes that olfaction has something to do with homing, but we
don’t understand how it works.
Walcott was asked from the audience if he believes that cellular
phones and their transmission towers have an effect on pigeons’
homing. He answered that he doesn’t think they have an effect and
that they haven’t been the cause of "smashes." He also said that
there’s no evidence that radar disturbs homing pigeons.
In time I will put some information on this
web site about widowhood, flying natural Pigeons, and the
day to day care of a team of racing pigeons. I will list how
I care for birds from breeding to entering them into there first
race , and how I train pigeons to Win. I feel it must be in the
Genes or nothing happens .
Welcome to Walsh loft. I offer to you the benefit of my
30-year experiences Breeding and Racing pigeons. My exclusive
family of Racing Pigeons I feel are the Best of the Best, they
are proven on the race course by Paul at Walsh loft,.This Family
is also proven racing in many different lofts around the USA. To
Maximize your loft potential acquire Genes that make winning
easy, contact us today!
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You can be racing the same birds I race and win with them;
Brothers and sisters to birds I send to you, I will be sending
out to Futurity races. You can put into your loft some Walsh
Winning Blood lines that can and will do the job for you, from
100 to 600 miles. The "oohs and aaaahs" that you will feel every
day when you go to the loft when you see and handle these birds,
will be e expressed by fellow fanciers, when they see and handle
your new Walsh birds. We are a small loft with a restricted
amount of birds available to offer to the fancy. Our young bird
kits are offered to give you great benefit and value, and will
be a bargain for you. Remember the cost to train and feed, a
wannabe bird is the same price to feed champion racing pigeons.
The savings and rewards with Walsh's pigeons will be
substantial. Improve your racing performance with immediate
results. I believe a Champion loft is only as strong as the
weakest link. Take a good hard look and make sure you are not
the weak link. You will love our birds. They are bred out of
Proven Walsh Breeders. You will Discover how easy it is to win
with the right DNA in your loft. Please take a look at our
pigeons, and you will see that we offer you an unbelievable high
quality of pigeons. Direct children from winners and from other
champion pigeons which dominate.. the external characteristics
of these pigeons were their great charisma, rich and soft
feathers and unequalled eyes. The invisible qualities of these
pigeons are undoubtedly their enormous character and great
breeding value.!
I believe in the simple principle of genetics. HEREDITY IS
HANDED DOWN FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. LIKES BREED LIKES.
Intelligence, compass, homing instinct, navigation skills,
determination, courage and heart are inherited from the bird’s
pedigree or Ancestors' Bloodlines.
Our loft won 7 out of the 10
Combine Races, 1st Average speed , 1stChampion loft and 1st
Champion Bird 2008 OB
Central Carolina Combine of NC
Loft News
Feel free to
contact Walsh Loft on the pricing of our outstanding Old Birds
or 10 bird Kits of young birds.
All young birds are out of our record winning and proven birds.
I hope you enjoy my Website; I have tried to make it simple, yet
interesting and easy to move around in. I have tried to keep it
from being too commercial, but do sell a few pigeons each year.
Feel free to contact me, if you like the pigeons. If you have any
suggestions or comments on our Website, don’t hesitate to let us
know. I will be pleased to put you on top of the race sheet.
picture below is widowhood cocks flying in the NC sunshine
