stray pigeon on roof

[vanreets]

hi guys

got a red chq stray sitting on the roof :-/ been up there a while i have tried too get it down but it will not budge i have chucked mine out again and they all came in but him :-/ wats the best way too get it down in the morning will it just fly off or will i have to catch it

[pjc]

it'll come in if its hungry enough.

[vanreets]

it'll come in if its hungry enough.

 

ok will just leave do you think it would be best too let me birds out in the morning to try and pull  it down

[vanreets]

also was thinking if it was racing its a bit late in the week for strays is it not :-/ thats why i though it may be a lost stock

[Guest IB]

My recent experience with a stray of my own might provide the answer: A YB I lost 3 weeks ago at Witton Castle (Durham) was reported in Alfreton (Derbyshire) only last Thursday, two nights after it arrived at the fancier's home. He said the bird was a right nuisance as he couldn't get the bird to come into his loft, until the second night it followed one of his OBs in.

 

So the short answer is that your stray may not want to go into your loft because it's not its home. Like mine, hunger may bring it down, or, as you say, it may clear.