pics of my white saddlebacks tail?

DJ · May 25, 2009

as you can see see my white saddleback returned home after 3 days with his feathers cut on both sides of his tail why would anyone do this?

Roland · May 25, 2009

Pure thoroughbred cretins springs to mind.

REDCHEQHEN · May 25, 2009

I don't know DJ - but it shouldn't stop bird from flying

Hope they're not your hands DJ

They're in great need of TLC and a good moisturiser - not to mention a manicure (evil)

Nina 101 · May 25, 2009

That is truly horrendous... there must surely be some very sad little people out there in the world.

Knowing absolutely nothing about pigeons... I don't suppose there could be a humane explanation for this.. like the bird being tangled in something and someone having to cut the feathers to free it?

I'm probably being stupid, but I cannot imagine anyone deliberately wanting to harm such a lovely looking bird...not to mention the fact that I cannot think of anything a pigeon could do to incite a persons wrath?

I suppose I am just looking for the reasonable...because the other alternative is so awful.

Blue Chequer Pied · May 25, 2009

I don't know DJ - but it shouldn't stop bird from flying

Hope they're not your hands DJ

They're in great need of TLC and a good moisturiser - not to mention a manicure (evil)

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Blue Chequer Pied · May 25, 2009

Its a bit like those wierdo's that were mutilating horses, cutting off tails and maines. I couldn't work that out either. The world is full of very strange people!!!! :(

May 25, 2009

I am so sorry that you have had this happen to your bird. Every time I see and hear things like this I get really angry and frustrated because I can't catch up with the low life that has done this sort of thing. I also get frustrated when sometimes people know the culprits and are prepared to do nothing about it.

We all know that parents and authorities do nothing to keep these little darlings in line. The end result is often that we end up with big useless darlings running around doing goodness knows what, without fear or faviour.

I still think that the solution, tried and tested, is to knock the door and have a little chat about things. Better still, they seem to listen more intently when the little chat takes place at something like four in the morning. Like it or lump it that will always be my way.

May 25, 2009

Only possible explanation is whoever took it in thought that cutting its tail would stop it returning to you so they could settle it to their loft.Have any of the flights been cut as well?

DJ · May 25, 2009

no they are not my hands they belong to my builder boyfriend i knew that i would get a smart remark as soon as i looked at the photo :) ;D ;D had to get my boyfriend to hold wally so i could take pic apart from his tail he hasnt had any other feathers cut ?? when i found him at first light he was so thirsty that he was drinking bleached water out of a bucket at the back door i gave him some corn and water with a probiotic to try counteract the bleach in the water but all he was interested in was getting back in with his hen bird so i left them to it surely a fancier would realise that cutting his tail feathers wouldnt stop him flying :-/ or was it somebodys strange way of telling me that he had been elsewhere :-/ he has still got his tel no ring on so they could have just phoned me i spose its just not knowing why that winds me up > anyway thanks for the replies and anymore theories would be welcome im off to the shop now to get some handcream ;D take care debbie

just ask me · May 25, 2009

well only thing is he or she will be ok cant understand why anyone would do it though

chickadee · May 25, 2009

Is it a hen. Tails are cropped like that to aid treading on large tailed birds, It may be that someone got it in and tried to breed off it and maybe it escaped, what kind of saddle back is it?

Saddle back Indian fantails need both their tales and vents trimmed sometimes to aid treading

DJ · May 26, 2009

its a cock bird chickadee and a racer from the logan strain, bit of a stroppy/bossy thing as well who likes to think hes the daddy of the loft i cant see anyone mistaking him for a hen with his big wattles and bold head the only strange thing that i forgot to mention was that he stunk to high heavens when he got home the same sort of smell you get when you pass a sewage treatment works god only knows what he got up to and where he went on his travels? if only pigeons could talk debbie :-/

ps by the way loved the pic of the fantail is it yours chickadee?

chickadee · May 26, 2009

its a cock bird chickadee and a racer from the logan strain, bit of a stroppy/bossy thing as well who likes to think hes the daddy of the loft i cant see anyone mistaking him for a hen with his big wattles and bold head the only strange thing that i forgot to mention was that he stunk to high heavens when he got home the same sort of smell you get when you pass a sewage treatment works god only knows what he got up to and where he went on his travels? if only pigeons could talk debbie :-/
ps by the way loved the pic of the fantail is it yours chickadee?

Yes he is one of my first birds an 03 cock, he used to be cock of the loft but he was pecked out by this one

DJ · May 27, 2009

very nice pigeons chickadee i must admit that ive got a soft spot for fantails myself but i dont think they would last long where i live with the hawks im happy enough with my racers which i got started with when a stray decided to move into my garden shed a couple of years ago and never went back to his old owner (who didnt want him anyway) so i kept him, got him a hen bird and before i knew it i had a loft full of gifted racing pigeons and some more stray racers ive still got a stray tippler here from last year but her owner wouldnt send for her so thats another addidtion to my loft take care debbie