bewted Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 lots of fanciers wonder where there birds end up,,,,i went to melton mowbray market last tuesday and saw a few pigeons there,on closer inspection,i noticed a pigeon with a wing stamp on its white flights,,,it was a blue pied,,,i could not get into the pen as it was sealed,but,would be no good as the ring was cut off from the leg,,,,i wonder how many more birds fall to this in melton or other places like it ? it was a nice bird too !!!
pjc Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 There are a lot of bird sales around the coutry which often have pens of pigeons for sale. I have seen many that look to good to be tipplers or crosses etc and even birds in the pens with rings on. They in the main have been caught by stray catchers who deal with them in 2 ways, they either cull and sell for meat or sell on anything they can make a few quid out of. Phil
ChrisMaidment08 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 or they report and get told to or you can keep or just ignor youer call
Roland Posted June 6, 2008 Report Posted June 6, 2008 lots of fanciers wonder where there birds end up,,,,i went to melton mowbray market last tuesday and saw a few pigeons there,on closer inspection,i noticed a pigeon with a wing stamp on its white flights,,,it was a blue pied,,,i could not get into the pen as it was sealed,but,would be no good as the ring was cut off from the leg,,,,i wonder how many more birds fall to this in melton or other places like it ? it was a nice bird too !!! Quite a lot... A friend of mine, an ex flyer, saw some cracking pigeons there about 15 months ago. Had words with his daughter who was in the know / knew, and they were held back. Was a case just prior where a fancier had had all his stolen. Yes they were his!
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