arrived back

[tom corrie]

A bird arrived back that i had lost as a youngster 2 years ago one wonders what comes into their heads to come home after 2 years

[Guest numpty01]

proberbly been let out or trained near route it knows or been picked up by birds going home then thought oh i know were i am now

[Roland]

Like I say pigeons never forget.... a fallacy to think otherwise, as indeed so many of us hear tales as such regularly.

Birds - outside of a smah phenomiium, are not conditioned to return, or simply not happy with the set up and bog off. Simple as that I guess.

Birds, like a hen I had till this week past, flew the Thurso / Lerwicks / Bergerac, indeed last year before did  two bergerac, a Thurso and Frazerbugh in a matter of a few weeks ... lost her f first chuck this last week! Go figure, and was on youngsters! Any one from above, or hawked. Had  till this season a Red chequer that only once had a night out - Pau - from any race.... never got home on day, often a few days when tossed upto 40 miles... Go figure eh!

[Guest shadow]

usually if a reliable pigeon fails to shoe especially from a training session means it has had a mishap

[Guest Hjaltland]

Like I say pigeons never forget.... a fallacy to think otherwise, as indeed so many of us hear tales as such regularly.

Birds - outside of a smah phenomiium, are not conditioned to return, or simply not happy with the set up and bog off. Simple as that I guess.

Birds, like a hen I had till this week past, flew the Thurso / Lerwicks / Bergerac, indeed last year before did  two bergerac, a Thurso and Frazerbugh in a matter of a few weeks ... lost her f first chuck this last week! Go figure, and was on youngsters! Any one from above, or hawked. Had  till this season a Red chequer that only once had a night out - Pau - from any race.... never got home on day, often a few days when tossed upto 40 miles... Go figure eh!

 

Jeez oh Rolly, must be daunting losing a bird like that

[Roland]

Yes. I lost a hen last Thurso smash. She had won the scottish averages three times on her own, three times only day bird, season before last, was only day birds with two of her daughters in one club, and 2 out of three day birds inother club were also her daughters. Was retiring her this last season, indeed it would have been her last race, and it was sadly... Also lost some other proven distance birds. That was rough to say the least.  I sent 10, none in race time, only 5 in Fed were in race time and 7 in the Algamation. Had two returned a few days later.

Still, I was flying them all out except 3 so now have two 3 yo's I never thought I'd have - if not the others, but thats racing I guess.

Yes was very lightly tossed and just two wing opening races... so all were in great condition.

LIKE hundreds more I guess, and several hundreds that perhaps weren't. These of course are still lost, and only had 19  reported last count, though of course a few more now no doubt, well I'd hope.