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Pigeon moved in with us, green ring GB08 D 48730, also wearing pink ring. Bucks South Northants border. In good health from what we can see. being fed and watered!

The club the ring was issued to is :

48501– 48750 NE217 SCUNTHORPE JOLLY SAILOR R P C

The club secretary is:

Mr & Mrs C R Slater, 66 Westgate Road, Belton,
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN9 1QG.
Tel: 01427 875207

Thanks for the info, I will contact them.

Julie - thanks so much for your efforts in taking the time to join the forum and report this pigeon.  Very much appreciated, and hope you manage to reunite owner and bird.

It's a pleasure, I have contacted the club secretary, left a message and hopefully something will come of it.  

Good luck with it, Julie.  Thanks again

Latest update on this pigeon: He/She is still with us, I have contacted the owner who lives in or near Scunthorpe but no reply as yet.
The pigeon, who we are now quite fond of,  still seems to be happy and healthy, living in the rafters of our stables and coming down to be with us while we mess about with the horses. Needless to say he is being fed on oats (  should be a fast pigeon ) which he seems to relish; but some advice on alternative food would be welcome. Also is there any outwardly visible signs to denote gender, we think it is male for some reason but not sure.
Cheers Julie.

Julie, it sounds like he's having a lovely stay with you! Sounds like he's got a great loft I get my food already for pigeons. If you're likely to be having him for a while, I'd be happy to post you some won't cost you anything (pm me your address and I'll sort it). He might like a few redskin peanuts, but only ones humans can eat as the ones for wild birds can be harmful. I'm sure others will give more food suggestions. Let me know if you'd like a weeks supply of food

Yes he's having a great time, he's moved in with a fat dapple grey cob, they seem to enjoy one anothers company, and the cob likes the oats he leaves.
I would be very grateful for some more suitable food then I will have a better idea about their food. Although I have noticed the discussions about shiny neck feathers, on the forum, and he positively gleams so he must be getting what he needs to some extent.
I will PM my address.
Thanks David

No problem, Julie.  I'll send you a parcel as soon as I get your addy.

Shiny neck feathers?  Definitely a boy

The pigeon food has arrived, thank you very much, I am sure a certain little bird will be very grateful for something more interesting to eat.

Julie, have you heard from the owner yet?

Phil

No, sadly there has been no reply to the message I left on their voice mail. I have to say like Sally in "Pigeon in my garden" thread, I have become very attached to this bird, he is so friendly and I would be happy for him to stay; But equally I would like him to be back with his owner who is I understand a young Lad.
I haven't seen the pigeon this morning, and he was flying around a lot yesterday evening; so possibly he has already set off home to Scunthorpe. If I see him again this afternoon I will let you all know.
Julie.

Quoted from Julie

The pigeon food has arrived, thank you very much, I am sure a certain little bird will be very grateful for something more interesting to eat.

Glas you got it.  Well packaged wasn't it!!  I've sent you a PM with information that I meant to enclose with the food.  I see he's flown off, but if he comes back to you (quite possible), at least you've got some variety waiting.  Best wishes

A young lad or not Julie, he should still do you the decency of making contact and as a non fancier he should have contacted you within 24hrs!
Not everybody who finds a pigeon has anywhere to keep it as you have.

Phil

Oh yes I agree, I am sorry that he hasn't got in touch; I shall try again if pigeon is there later, and if he isn't I will call any way to see if he has gone home. It would be good to know he has arrived safely.
Julie

yes thank you for takeing the time remmber we are not all unconcerned about our birds

Absolutely Chris, I can see from this website that you pigeon fanciers are just as dotty about your birds as we horse fanciers are about our neds! I'm sure there is a good reason why my pigeon's owner hasn't rung. I am about to go and check if pigeon has returned and will phone the guy afterwards. I have no idea how fast the birds can fly? Is it conceivable that it could have made it to Scunthorpe in a day from near Towcester?

yep

hi julie  well done for taking care of a lost young racing pigeon  i hope the owner does get back to you especially after the trouble youve gone to in tracing him  as chris and pjc point out most of us do want to know where our lost pigeons are and the owner should have contacted you by now especially as you are a non fancier   one lost racing pigeon was lucky enough to find david,s (invalidusername) garden when david was a non fancier and david kept and looked after that pigeon (blue boy) and bought him back to full health    if non fanciers report our pigeons then the least we can do is contact the finder  if the pigeon does return to you julie and you want to keep it then you can always ask the owner or if you prefer i will ask him for you   anyway good luck and keep us all posted on the outcome   debbie