The survivor pigeons still have to resist for the rest of the winter but I decided to present them all because this was the hardest year and the ones that made it for now are truly remarkable. Because of disease this is the worst team of young birds and the old birds also struggled - it was the cold season with the highest humidity I can remember. I even lost 2 five year old females and this says a lot about this winter.
Although the falcon has the highest success rate, this season was difficult for the following reasons, in this order:
#1. Disease through the worst weather for pigeons (cold + high humidity... incredibly rainy winter).
#2. Hawks madness insisting at the loft with continuous attacks.
#3. Falcons (2 rival couples in the area - the good thing being that the dominant falcon saved my pigeons many times by chasing the other falcon).
As of January 15, 44/70 pigeons survived the natural selection race. The ones taken by the birds of prey were more or less also weakened by disease. While in the previous years the falcon/hawk percent was about 80%/20%, this year the hawks are really pushing the limit.
- Disease: 7
- Hawk: 8
- Falcon: 10
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