pigeon controller Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 During a conversation with another shooter today , he commented on the lack of young birds. It made me think that due to the extreme heat we had this summer would that affect the eggs or the hydration of the fledglings in the nests. I delivered six hundred birds today and when bagging up I did not have any young birds which prompted me to ask this question. Over to the massive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 A couple of weeks back , I shot 150+ and there was several young ones in there. I try to leave them if I can and shoot the adults only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Last few weeks its been 60% old .40% young with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Up here i commented to one of the chaps the other day what a high percentage of young birds i had been shooting - over 75 percent Same with so many animals and birds - been a great breeding year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Out of the 83 I had yesterday I’d say 50% we’re young. The 90 I shot last week were mainly young birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 That answers the question then, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 We had loads of youngsters during recent outings in the Fens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 We normally find the time of the year when we see the most youngsters are on the rape stubble's and because they were mainly left alone this year there were 100s of young , it also made a difference with the long dry spell that the time they were feeding on the loose rape seed was a lot longer than normal as the seed could not germinate . The long hot and dry Summer could also be the reason for a bumper year for acorns , the hedgerows are also full of berries and one of the garden centers where we go to pick your own Plums had that many we saw one or two branches that had snapped off with the weight of the fruit , and within a matter of days there was more fruit that had dropped on the floor than was left on the trees . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 they are short here this year,not as many as last year i try to leave them if i can.not that easy to pick them out when they come in fast over decoys, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas seal Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hi I’ve not noticed any difference this year, I shoot most of my pigeons from late June and July . If the hot weather did have an effect on the pigeons they would just start nesting again, they seem to breed all year now. The weather hasn’t effected the partridge they have done well this year. I have noticed some pigeons are (plump) and heavier, maybe a new breed of pigeons. More numbers of stock doves each year if it’s of any interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 29 minutes ago, Gas seal said: Hi I’ve not noticed any difference this year, I shoot most of my pigeons from late June and July . If the hot weather did have an effect on the pigeons they would just start nesting again, they seem to breed all year now. The weather hasn’t effected the partridge they have done well this year. I have noticed some pigeons are (plump) and heavier, maybe a new breed of pigeons. More numbers of stock doves each year if it’s of any interest. Thats a good point - the number of stock doves up here this year has absolutely boomed - not so many feral but i think the falcon sorts them and the collared doves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas seal Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Hi jall can I ask what part of the country you are shooting . I’m in the north west. It’s interesting to know what is happening in other places. I was out today and there was flocks of stock doves and hundreds of feral pigeons on drilling’s the feral pigeons are staying on the fields for longer. I saw lots of young woodpigeon l don’t think that the hot spell has had any effect on the number of woodpigeon stock doves or feral pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Gas seal said: Hi jall can I ask what part of the country you are shooting . I’m in the north west. It’s interesting to know what is happening in other places. I was out today and there was flocks of stock doves and hundreds of feral pigeons on drilling’s the feral pigeons are staying on the fields for longer. I saw lots of young woodpigeon l don’t think that the hot spell has had any effect on the number of woodpigeon stock doves or feral pigeons. Im in Derbyshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 i was out today and the young birds are begining to come in.never saw so many in a bunch must have been 50 at a time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Hi folks i just thought I would add a comment on my local observations. Following some strong winds recently I have spotted scores of pigeons feeding on beechmast & acorns. I noticed many young adults with almost complete white neck bars and very juvenile birds with no obvious neck bars. I am hopeful that we will see a bumper amount of birds as they begin to flock up as the natural thermostat drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Crop of sunflowers today looked amazing as pigeon pitched in to feed and settled on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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