micko and jack Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 CHAIRDE FRIENDS after reading a right few threads about young bird loses strong winds heavy rains percy attacks for whatever reason your birds go missing so heres the question if like ourselves you use phone number, address rings or maybe you use a wing stamp has any of these been of use in getting YOUR pigeons back to your loft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 more non fanciers report birds now than fanciers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodedclaw Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 no all my pigeons had yellow telephone numbers on only got 2 reported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anto Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 mick fifers right a lot of fanciers wont bother trying to get birds home to there oweners ive used both in the 2 years iam back raceing and ive got one phone call none reported its a joke something has to change between birds going missing and the birds of pray you have to bread a big team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 more non fanciers report birds now than fanciers, agree with this ,but Micko its a union rule and the only hope you have to get some back. andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 we had a real bad race out of huntingdon lost 8 never got 1 reported or bak not just us the yb losses this year have been massive any you lad and ladies had the same trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakes Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 i do agree on post by fifer ive lost a good few from hawk attacks with birds getting up scared and not been seen since every single one. 1.wing stamped 2 life ring registered to my self 3 telephone clip ring on leg not had one reporting had a good few strays in no wing stamped no telephone ring and i tryed my best to get the birds back to there owners iver putting them on courier or taking up road for a lib to to get the bird back to the owner god nose were mine went proberly gone in somewere and someone broke them or pob had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 we had a real bad race out of huntingdon lost 8 never got 1 reported or bak not just us the yb losses this year have been massive any you lad and ladies had the same trouble I lost 7 OLD birds from Huntingdon 1 Didn't lose many youngsters 1 from the NEHU Futurity race and 2 from Maidstone young birds (UNC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 are you finding when they r reported it tends to b non fanciers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest strapper Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 mine have yellow phone rings plus stamped twice on each wing . i had 4 reported from 1 race...dropped 6 .yb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 are you finding when they r reported it tends to b non fanciers ? all my birds - young and old have telephone number rings - the last 2 years the only birds that I have had reported have been from non-fanciers - except one alive, have had 2 dead old birds reported by fanciers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 all my birds - young and old have telephone number rings - the last 2 years the only birds that I have had reported have been from non-fanciers - except one alive, have had 2 dead old birds reported by fanciers after winning good fed tickets this time ,probably less chance of getting them reported now? andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albear Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I have had several dead birds reported locally with heads missing using telephone ring, haven't had any live ones reported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I haven't had any youngsters reported this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I haven't had any youngsters reported this year at the price for return lucky you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frank dooman Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 CHAIRDE FRIENDS after reading a right few threads about young bird loses strong winds heavy rains percy attacks for whatever reason your birds go missing so heres the question if like ourselves you use phone number, address rings or maybe you use a wing stamp has any of these been of use in getting YOUR pigeons back to your loft ive had a good no of birds reported with the phone rings over the last couple of years not as many as expected but some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 r u finding the majority of ybs r coming out the back 5yrs ago they wre comng onto the allotmens in 15and 20's now its 1&2's and this is birdage o 600-800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDCHEQHEN Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 r u finding the majority of ybs r coming out the back 5yrs ago they wre comng onto the allotmens in 15and 20's now its 1&2's and this is birdage o 600-800 They nearly all come from 'out the back' - our club sends 600 youngsters a week up until the the combine race at the price for return lucky you I either collect or have them collected, I'm not a skin flint - I put telephone number rings on ALL my birds because they're my responsibilty and I want them back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 started this year training and raceing 38 y/bs have 12 left after 8 fed races and y/b national 1 of which came back through the stray centre had 0 reported all wingstamped :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ also lost 30 oldbirds 0 reported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangster Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 well i for 1 have repatriated a lot this year some with no cost 2 the owners ,most were a pleasure to deal with but like always 1 p*ss taker has now left a bitter taste so, unless its a friends bird , ill not be botherd and deffo no way ill deliver any.......JUST 2 SHOW STRAYS AINT ALL CRAP...I PICKED 1 UP CLOSE TO OLD YELLOWS GOT HIM HOME TO DURHAM AND 2 MONTHS LATER HE WAS 4TH OPEN FOR MR CAINE/SON... NOW THATS REWARD ENOUGH FOR ME... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 tottally agree gangster we 've ad same probs yet among all the hastle you get men like hall and horner from sheffield we got a yrrling bak to them that pleased he generously gave us two ybs and i have to say what a PAIR absolute crackers the hen has gone straight into the stok loft and the cock looks like its heading the same way if they're on the forum thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micci Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 got a few reported via their phone rings, most of them within 20 mile radius, got caught up in a race, all on the line of flight , so got a training toss in when i collected them so cost me little to get them back. i got a few repatriated via the transporter this year, up into Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick..1978 Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 only started with 36 and at the end of season i had only lost 1 so cant be bad and i never got the 1 i lost reported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakes Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 had my first reported bird today from non fancier she got in contact to me via telephone clip ring on the bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 CHAIRDE FRIENDS after reading a right few threads about young bird loses strong winds heavy rains percy attacks for whatever reason your birds go missing so heres the question if like ourselves you use phone number, address rings or maybe you use a wing stamp has any of these been of use in getting YOUR pigeons back to your loft I reported four strays last year,all of which were wing stamped.I contacted the owners,none of which seemed interested in getting there birds back.One suggested,keep it or kill it then put the phone down.No wonder birds don't always get reported. Deborah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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