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most pepole who keep pigeons i know started off with tumblers as there first pigeons so what was your first pigeon you started off with?

my first pigeons was a pair of west of englands (tumblers) but now i keep racers

my first 2 pigeons

as soon as i started out the sport as i already knew many successfull racers they bred me a pair each of there top birds and they did well for there first season ive just not long ago got a pigeon bred for me as we all breed each other pigeons in our club not because were stuck but simply tradition. that is of the grandchild of the pair i got my first pigeon off and its doing really well.

Your first two pigeons look lovely Westy.  My first two were garden fantails, they live in a dovecote but have to go in the loft now because of the Avian Flu. Now I'm looking for white homing pigeons.

Westy - do you still got a pair of your Westy? could you breed me a pair of Westy YBs in Feb 2006 ? I willing pay on your price.

HI YOUNG WESTY, HOPE YOUR DOING WELL, YOUVE A GREAT DAD,IM SURE YOUR PROUD OF HIM, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WAS ONE OF THE NICEST LETTERS IVE RECEIVED, ILL KEEP THAT.  MY DAD HAD PIGEONS, AND I FIRST TOOK A REAL INTEREST IN THEM ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD, AND WANTED MY OWN, MY BROTHER WAS THE SAME, HES 2 YEARS OLDER SO ONCE MY BROTHER HAD" 2 REAL RACERS" BOUGHT FOR HIM FOR 1GUINNIE, WHICH IS 21 NEW 5 PENCES NOWADAYS, I WANTED THE SAME, BUT MY DAD SAID I HAD TO WAIT ON MY BIRTHDAY [WHICH HAD JUST PASSED]REALLY MY DAD DIDNT HAVE THE MONEY, SO AT THAT TIME A STRAY KEPT COMMING DOWN TO THE CHICKEN RUN WHICH I MANAGED TO CATCH RING NO SURP 51 CA 4406, IM SURE THE OWNER WILL FORGIVE ME NOW, MY DAD SAID IT WAS A HEN, SO OFF COURSE I WANTED TO GET A COCK TO PAIR TO IT, SO I PESTERED MY DAD, SO MUCH , THAT HE BOUGHT A "REAL RACER FROM THE PETSHOP FOR2 SHILLINGS [10 PENCE]ILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY HE CAME BACK FROM WORK WITH A BOX ON THE CARIER ON THE BACK OF HIS BIKE, THIS WAS A PIGEON, AND FOR ME..I WASTHE PROUDEST LAD ABOUT, WELL THE COINCIDENCE WAS, THAT THE STRAY I CAUGHT ,TURNED OUT A COCK AND THE COCK HE BOUGHT TURNED OUT A HEN, SO THEY PAIRED, AND THEY BRED SO IT WAS MY CHEAPIES AGAINST MY BROTHERS DEAR ONES BUT MY BROTHER THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE HIS BIRDS WERE DEARER,THEY WOULD WIN BETTER, BUT WHAT HE DIDNT KNOW, WAS YOUNG JAMESY BOY TOOK HIS OWN BIRDS EVERY DAY ON THE BACK OF A BIKE, TO AS FAR AS MY WEE LEGS COULD TAKE ME, SO MY BROTHER COULDNT UNDERSTAND HOW MY BIRDS WERE BEATING HIS, SO REALLY THAT WAS MY FIRST VALUABLE LESSON I THEN TOOK THEM IN THE BUS TO THE TERMINUS ,ABOUT 9 MILES, AND WHEN THE BUS CONDUCTER GOT TO KNOW ME HE WOULD UNOFFICIALY TAKE THEM FROM ME AT THE BUS STOP AND LET THEM OFF FOR ME, SO I SAVED MY 3 OLD PENNIES, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM IN AND TIME THEM, SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT ITS A LOT TO DO WITH THE WORK YOU PUT IN WITH THEM,,I STILL HAVE MY VERY FIRST TROPHY, WICH I AM MORE PROUD OF THAN ANY OF THE REST   1958 R. U. YB AVERAGE, J,WHITE AND SON
YES I REMEMBER MY DAD WITH VERY FOND MEMORIES,,,GOOD LUCK TO YOU WESTY

JUST A WEE FOOTNOTE I STILL HAVE THE OLD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO AT THE PRESENTATION NIGHT WHEN I GOT THAT WEE TROPHY, OF ME AND MY DAD.
IN FADED PRINTING UNDER THE PHOTO IT SAYS
   HOW I WISH THAT I COULD SAY,
   ILL GO AND SEE MY DAD TODAY
   TO HEAR HIS VOICE,TO SEE HIM SMILE,
   TO SIT AND TALK WITH HIM A WHILE
    TO THOSE WHO HAVE A DAD,
    HAVE HIM WHILE YOU MAY
    BECAUSE I WISH WITH ALL MY HEART,
    THAT MINE WERE HERE TO DAY
                                                 JIMMY

Just a wee note Jimmy to say how much I enjoyed the verse in your previous posting. It is spot on.

Paul C.

speight i have only now got one of the woe (cock) but i have got another tumbler but i dont know the breed of it . it is brown and white i could proberly breed you some of them 2 in feb. are pacificly after woe (white ones) because if you are i could ask pepole in my area to breed you some let me know
martin (westy)

wow! jimmy that story was spot on i found it kind of the same between me and my dad when i started pestering my dad for 2 pigeons for my rabbit hutch i collected for free.all the best with your pigeons.
martin   (westy)

p.s. the 2 racers you sent me are both cocks and thanks for sending the pedigrie through the post.

Thanks jim, got the letter then?, nice little verse that was.

my first pigeon were fantails but have now got some nice racers from members of this site for free as i'm just starting up.
westy you won't go far wrong listening to father and all the great advice from jimmy white have seen photo and trophy and he is very very proud of them

                                                              iain

jimmy what a cracking verse that is and how very true

                                                      iain

i was intrested in pigeons since the age of six my father raced them, i just helped out
when he died i took over and raced them out. i lost the lot so gave the sport up
but was really peed off i started up again two years later geting birds from lots of my dads friends to get me started i bought a black cock at our local breeder buyer for a tenner it won the breeder buyer from ripon winning £300 next year. 1st club ripon 2nd west section  fed. this year 1st club 5th west section fed club from wetherby also has won me a lot of pool money too so this bird is not my first pigeon but my first and only winner so far
thanks stucky(breeder)

hello

i got into pigeons at the age of about 8 , i always moaned at my dad askin him for some pigeons he finally got a loft and about 15 youngbirds all of local flyers , in the second year of racing my dad added my name and we became a partener ship. at the age of about 10 to 11 i started racing on my own with ma dads help and support. I had a pigeon that i payed special attention to sice it was a youngster and it never performed in the sprint races but with me starting out you cant get rid of birds like that until you know wat uve got , anyway i sent it to amiens (france) as a 2 year old and it made it all the way through a storm in a quick time so i sent it to the bourges race and it was one of three birds back on the day and got 3rd federation and with me been 12 or 13 and never really got any result with me starting out it was a real achievment for me i got 1st club and 3rd fed in a race that local fanciers consider the best race of the year. I will never forget that not until i die!

all the best
paul carter

thats a great acheivment for a 13 yr old, well done carter & good luck

well done carter , that will give the other young lads real hope.  great performance.

this is me with my first pigeon "SNOWY" on a loosely tied piece of cotton which my dad was holding, (i was scared he flew away) he was a squeeker & couldnt fly,

well done carter