giving up

[Guest wattle]

giving up the racing pigeons after 31 years, dew to constant peregrine attacks,the they  are everywhere.  

[gangster]

sorry to hear that buddy another  good n gone

[tommy.walsh]

sorry to hear that mate

[Guest stb-]

sorry to hear that buddy another  good n gone

 

when did you get the shooting range target on yer avatar mick   ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

sorry to hear about the peregrines wattle , we have had this for 25 years or more .

 

was going through the birds at the weekend and i have 27 missing from the loft over the winter months so far, :o

[just ask me]

sorry to hear it

[bird man of meath]

giving up the racing pigeons after 31 years, dew to constant peregrine attacks,the bast-rds are everywhere.  

 

know how u feel m8

i am just starting and loseing birds to them

best of luck m8

[newbold]

sorry to hear mate

[Guest wattle]

forgive me for swearing everyone. hell will have a place kept for me.  >

[showman]

Sorry to hear your giving up the racing. Have you thought of show racers ? Keep you in the sport in some way.

[bird man of meath]

 

 

where u from m8

[Guest wattle]

athlone

[bird man of meath]

athlone

 

not to far up the road from me

have bop here  every day most days the crows see them off

old birds some times get caught out and might lose 1

but with y/b god help us

[pigeonscout]

A drop of cooking oil on the back of the pigeons neck dried up with something the bop wont like?? works very well

[Guest anto]

 

when did you get the shooting range target on yer avatar mick   ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

sorry to hear about the peregrines wattle , we have had this for 25 years or more .

 

was going through the birds at the weekend and i have 27 missing from the loft over the winter months so far, :o

 

would you not keep your birds lock up in the winter months most fanciers do its a time when they will strike every day 27 thats a lot of birds  

[Guest mick bowler]

Sorry to hear that Wattle, i know its a constant battle, and i now have 2 pairs on racing line within a few miles (on the Reek).

[pjc]

take up showing, all the pleasure from the birds and competition but without having to worry about bop's!

[greenlands]

giving up the racing pigeons after 31 years, dew to constant peregrine attacks,the they  are everywhere.  

 

Sorry you're giving up mate,it's the same in this area with peregrines and it won't be long to a few more good lads say enough's enough.The RPRA and such as likes can do as many serveys as they want,it won't stop them perigrines killing our birds.

Sorry once again mate I know how you feel.

Lindsay.

 

[jimmy white]

giving up the racing pigeons after 31 years, dew to constant peregrine attacks,the they  are everywhere.  

 

sad when it comes to this,!!! although a very difficult problem, and can only get worse,,although this can make your blood boil members must be careful what they post,  due to the implications to p,b,,, but all  members in the u k, in my opinion should be pulling from the same rope and in the hope that something positive can be done, on this drastic problem, which is getting worse each year

[Guest youngboy]

sorry to here!! i know them peregrines are all over the shop down south of ireland!!

we have a pair in thurles thats 30 miles north west from me!! another pair in killenaule 14 north from me and!! there are another pair in dungarvan thats 35 mile south west from me! my old birds last year were slaughtered!! i was training very early and late with the young to avoid being hit! ill be doing same as ths year!

[Guest stb-]

 

would you not keep your birds lock up in the winter months most fanciers do its a time when they will strike every day 27 thats a lot of birds  

 

seems a good idea Anto but the problem is when you let them out  after being looked up so long  you loose far more than that when there not fit m8

[Guest youngboy]

ya this winter gone was a lock up winter for me as weather was to wet and windy where i was then the snow and really cold weather!! only leaving them out again over the last 2 weeks while weather is good and some are very fat! but they will soon loose it when i pair up!!

[ch pied]

Fight Back ,,,,,,,, Attrition , Grind them down . ;)

[Roland]

A drop of cooking oil on the back of the pigeons neck dried up with something the bop wont like?? works very well

 

Feel for you wattle.

 

Salt. As recommend by the RSPCA and RSPB. Was used to clear districts of any B.O.P to great effect.

Not knocking, but peronally I never understand why more fanciers don't use it when letting out, or training etc. I know one must have then a feeling that they are sacrificing their birds. Shouldn't it really be looked at a helping any and every other bird?

[ch pied]

when did you get the shooting range target on yer avatar mick    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  

[Guest bigbok]

yer sorry to hear this i can understnd how you are feeling as a lot have said the showrtacers are there and also another 300  varieties of fancy pigeons that may bring more or the smae pelasures we al get from birds