this seems all to often people not reporting lost birds be it old or young birds ,the problem is when you report the bird thats when it starts,there always off combine winners fed winners but you can keep it or kill it .but they are not sending for it ,they dont want it back ,so it down to you to dispose of the bird .
you can telephone fanciers leave messages on answer phones ,then wait weeks for a call from the owner who always has just come back off holiday ,who has been away for weeks sunning themselfs in the sun in some remote part of the world.only to be told could you throw it up or cull it mate.
im sure parts of this is why fanciers seem reluctant to report stray pigeons old or young ,
i hate it when i get a pigeon flown out enter my lofts , i always give the bird the best attention i can to get the bird right it can take two three weeks and there looking beautiful again ,only for the owner to say would i dispose of the bird ,which could take that time to respond to several left calls ,now i look for the area the bird as come from if its stamped and i help the bird on its way home ,it saves my time waiting for some irresponsible fancier not returning my calls with some bloody excuse .but its not often you get a bird thats stamped but they always have a fresh rubber on .