first stray of the year

[DJ]

ive just had my first stray of the year arrive today but rather than go into my loft it just sits on the loft roof and then flies off as soon as i go anywhere near it, hopefully it may clear on its own by tomorow but if it does decide to enter my loft i will feed/water it and give it its liberty hoping that it will work its way home under its own steam  :-/ im just hoping that this year isnt going to be as bad as last year as to be honest im fed up with all the excuses as to why some people cant send for their birds     debbie  

[Guest chrisss]

the "excuses" will be worse this year,you have the credit crunch,and couriers that can only pick up on certain days etc

[Novice]

I also had my first stray last week and it was not lost traning. It was lost while flying round the loft about 25 miles from me. The birds were attacked by a hawk and scattered in all directions. It's taken several days for the bird to start behaving normally.

Having phoned the owner I will toss it close to home today.  

[Guest rodders]

i changed the front of my loft this year and iv had more strays allready than iv had in last 2 years loft must look like a pigeon loft now  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Owen]

Do you want to borrow my air gun?

[OLDYELLOW]

have one stray in loft and 3 on my roof

[ferry1]

i have 1 in the basket and 2 in the bin

[blaz]

if you had a bad race and lost 3 all reported .you had to send for all 3 their near£90 to get back 3 birds that are no good . a good pigeon flyer would give you the choice send for them or i will dispose of them for you.

[Guest vining45]

i try to find out where their from and see if i can find a lorry going that way and release them as close to home as possible

[Guest numpty01]

if you had a bad race and lost 3 all reported .you had to send for all 3 their near£90 to get back 3 birds that are no good . a good pigeon flyer would give you the choice send for them or i will dispose of them for you.

i may get booted for this but if you put them in race then you thought they were good enough so in my view you should send for them and dont think that  all strays are rubish is my view i have had birds in that the owners were here to pick up in no time sometimes the bird makes mistake culling is not in my lifestyle for anyone

 

 

[gooner]

i may get booted for this but if you put them in race then you thought they were good enough so in my view you should send for them and dont think that  all strays are rubish is my view i have had birds in that the owners were here to pick up in no time sometimes the bird makes mistake culling is not in my lifestyle for anyone

 

 

couldnt agree with you more numpty if they are good enough for the owner to race then they should be sent for

[Guest spin cycle]

i may get booted for this but if you put them in race then you thought they were good enough so in my view you should send for them and dont think that  all strays are rubish is my view i have had birds in that the owners were here to pick up in no time sometimes the bird makes mistake culling is not in my lifestyle for anyone

 

 

in principle i think you are right....but IMO its not fair on bird to be sent home to be culled because you've forced fancier to send for it. i ended up with 1 stray last year ( managed to get the others home by 'hook /crook' )....but the fancier does not even want to transfer it...never mind send for it (dizzy). i do what i would like others to do for me...get the bird ok and toss it in the right direction. but if need be i'd send. in my mind its great 'motivation' for the fancier to get the birds right as i still count them home £30 at a time. if i get p****d off this year i'm 'toying' with waiting 'til i've 6 and then send them to the reddings to sort out...it'll be less hassle and possibly even cheaper in the long run.

[Guest numpty01]

oh no i force noone to send i just leave um out till they decide to go i wont cull  there is only one man i will make send for his birds if i get one and one day i might  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[ribble]

i may get booted for this but if you put them in race then you thought they were good enough so in my view you should send for them and dont think that  all strays are rubish is my view i have had birds in that the owners were here to pick up in no time sometimes the bird makes mistake culling is not in my lifestyle for anyone

 

 

I think if you put them in a race and think they are good enough, they should come home under there own steam.

Feed, water and rest then ilb away from your loft.

[kev01293]

i totally agree with gooner and numpty  if people are prepared to send em then they should be prepared to send for em if they get reported   i understand that some people are short of cash but if we can afford to feed,medicate and race em then we should also pay to send for em   if they can be rested/fed and they then choose to make their own way home then thats great but if the stray becomes a nuisance and refuses to head for home then we shouldnt expect the finder to have to deal with OUR problem    kev

ps  if i remember rightly didnt les jones win a national with a stray a couple of years ago?

[grizzal]

yes les did win a national with a stray,but most members try to get them

to go on there own,by feeding watering and tossing down the road most go

the odd one will come back that is when we phone to give the owner the

choice off what to do with it.

[les]

all strays that enter my loft this year will get reported ,and if they dont want to send for it ,then it will be looked after untill it is fit to fly then tossed on a good day with a [ ANTI MATING JACKET ON ]  just one more idea of mine ,so if you get a bird with one on just try and copy it and do the same as me ATB les.

[Guest numpty01]

now that is the best idea i have heard all week les well done ;D ;D

[Ted]

Sorry Les, new to sport, what is 'Anti mating Jacket?

[sammy]

Sorry Les, new to sport, what is 'Anti mating Jacket?

 

the opposite of VIAGRA ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[les]

Sorry Les, new to sport, what is 'Anti mating Jacket?

just keep asking every pigeon person you get to meet ,one of them will show you ,sorry but if it dont get about how to make them after all i have done then it just shows that no one realy wants to stop the carnage ATB les.

 

 

[milecrosslofts]

i may get booted for this but if you put them in race then you thought they were good enough so in my view you should send for them and dont think that  all strays are rubish is my view i have had birds in that the owners were here to pick up in no time sometimes the bird makes mistake culling is not in my lifestyle for anyone

 

 

i agree i sent for a bird twice in the same year, the next year it was the best bird in the loft lol crazy things are our pigeons lol