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My husband keeps racing pigeons, he was brought up with them and we have had a loft in our own garden since his Dad passed away 10 years ago. Anyway my input is helping where and when I can. My main job is taking the pigeons training, I have a trailer that I tow, the usual contents are our own pigeons and other flyers from our town and one or two others from surrounding towns. Making the coffee and dealing with strays that we get phone calls and emails about. I have spoken to more pigeon men in the last few weeks than I have over the past 2 years, the number of youngsters being reported seems to have increased this year. Now I know this site is here I can try here as well. Though most of them are SHU and easy to find, thanks to the wee book of ring numbers produced each year.
My hobby is showing dogs, so spend a lot of hours driving the length and bredth of the UK, I take the odd pigeon with me if I can liberate it in or near it's home town. I'm not always at the loft on a race days but I do keep in touch to hear how things are going.
Welcome to Pigeon Basics Abbey and well done on the work you are doing rehoming the strays Just out of interest where do you train the y/b's from? I'm not that far from where the 2 of you live ( Hamilton )
Alf I usually train along the A71 starting in Kilmarnock heading out to the Shawlands hotel at Larkhall, do a few runs to Carnwath as well. I meet quite a few different guys out with there pigeons and it's a bit like walking a dog, folk will stop and talk, but walk down the park or stand and stare at the sky on your own and folk give you funny looks.
Alf I usually train along the A71 starting in Kilmarnock heading out to the Shawlands hotel at Larkhall, do a few runs to Carnwath as well. I meet quite a few different guys out with there pigeons and it's a bit like walking a dog, folk will stop and talk, but walk down the park or stand and stare at the sky on your own and folk give you funny looks.
Hi Abbey the Shawlands hotel car park is a good place to let the doos go and so is Carnwath aswell but remember pigeon men are funny old peeps some will talk to you and some will rubber ear you
Must say that the nice "peeps" must be in the majority, to be truthful can't think of any ocassion where anyone hasn't at least said Hello. even get the odd wave when I pass other folk waiting to get here pigeons picked up for training.
Must say that the nice "peeps" must be in the majority, to be truthful can't think of any ocassion where anyone hasn't at least said Hello. even get the odd wave when I pass other folk waiting to get here pigeons picked up for training.
Abbey the next time you are going to Carnwath make sure you drop into the the bakery at Kilncadzow ( it's the 1st shop/house/bakery on the left )just a mile or 2 the other side of Carluke the cakes and pies are brilliant but make sure you fill your purse 1st as it is a wee bit expensive but the stuff is 1st rate
welcome to pigeon basics abbey ,i hope you enjoy the banter on here when we get away with it , does your hubby fly the north road or the south road with his pigeons
best bakers in scotland the bridies are massive even big alf can only eat the one maybe! welcome abbey hard route your birds have to fly and if i have any dog questions i know who to ask
Hi Bart, I would prefer it if the birds could fly a straight line home along the west coast, but for some that wouldn't be a challenge. Any way its the pigeon men that decide the routes not there wifes. Now dogs is something else at least on that subject I can say something sensible.
Graham our birds fly in Kilwinning Homing Society. Like most clubs there used to be lots of members but not any more think there are about a dozen now, if that.
All I can say is I am glad this years training is about finished, lets me save up space for the bakers buns next year. LOL
Might stop a the bakers before going to Carnwath then me and my friend can have something while the birds settle.
Hi rembrant, he goes South with the pigeons, though the young birds have been as far south training as they have racing so far.
Welcome aboard Abbey, one busy girl ????????? one could say. Word of warning thou watch out for thou's cakes etc, they could be big trouble/poison if your like me. Enjoy.
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Just out of interest where do you train the y/b's from? I'm not that far from where the 2 of you live ( Hamilton ) 
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