Pigeon in my kitchen!

[invalidusername]

I was thinking about tomorrow, Phil.  He's seen out of the shed a fair bit now, so maybe he should have a go.  Am afraid that he won't come back.  But he'll definitely have to go on his own, otherwise Bluey and Junior will lead him astray.

[pjc]

Thought you'd like him Chris!

 

I would be careful tomorrow David and if you do let him out then leave it until evening as the Welsh Combine will be coming over you from Ramsgate.

 

Phil

[invalidusername]

Thought you'd like him Chris!

 

I would be careful tomorrow David and if you do let him out then leave it until evening as the Welsh Combine will be coming over you from Ramsgate.

 

Phil

 

Do you think I should leave it 'til later in the week, Phil?

 

 

[pjc]

Me to Chris.

 

Tomorrow evening will be fine David, keep him hungry in the morning so he'll come back in tomorrow evening. I would still let junior out as well, again keep him hungry and if you let him out in the evening he shouldn't go off knowing food isn't far away.

 

Phil

[invalidusername]

Cheers, Phil :-)

[DOVEScot]

 

 

 

 

 

What a cracker David, I have a soft spot for the white birds

Especially pied and grizzles

[Guest Vic]

 

What a cracker David, I have a soft spot for the white birds

Especially pied and grizzles

  Yous two should get together! lol.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

  Yous two should get together! lol.

 

 

Aye and form a gentlemans club for people that just love having pigeons for the fun of it :)

Your membership seems to be lost in the post "pigeon of course" truth is none of our pigeons wanted the job   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Vic]

 

Aye and form a gentlemans club for people that just love having pigeons for the fun of it :)

Your membership seems to be lost in the post "pigeon of course" truth is none of our pigeons wanted the job   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

TRY TO IMPROVE ON YOUR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH. THEN BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER CAN JOIN IN!  lol. VIC.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

TRY TO IMPROVE ON YOUR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH. THEN BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER CAN JOIN IN!  lol. VIC.

 

 

Truth is Vic I got a "E" for English in the days when "A" was the highest, still, I have never been very good at foreign languages ;) What's your excuse

 

Just like "Pigeon in my kitchen!" is foreign to you

[Guest Vic]

 

Truth is Vic I got a "E" for English in the days when "A" was the highest, still, I have never been very good at foreign languages ;) What's your excuse

 

Just like "Pigeon in my kitchen!" is foreign to you

LOL. LOL. Sure you did! an E lollolpop.

 

 

[Guest scoobybob]

Love the white David... Like you I never raced my pigeons but mainly keep them just for my own pleasure. Most my racers have now gone and I am left with 9 white logans in half the loft and 14 tipplers in the other half. Also have largeish aviary in the tipplers side and same sputnik as you in the aviary. Another Timber sputnik in the loft in the logans side.

[Larry Lucas]

David, I read this series of posts today -- brilliant!  Let me make one observation, if I might. The blue cock you rescued learned some very bad habits when he was out on his own for a few years. You note that he has spent a number of nights out. In all probability he is returning to some bridge or clock tower where he had a former mate, or is returning to another loft where he received care. He will pick up bacteria or viruses there and bring illness to your other birds. In all probability, that is where he contracted the illness you treated. You will not be able to break this habit and he will "teach" your young birds this bad habit. I would suggest you not let him out of the loft with your other young pigeons. Also, pigeons are very flock oriented even though they may pick at one another in the loft. You have room for at least a dozen or so birds, and they will be much happier flocking up and flying in larger numbers. You no doubt have learned that they will begin "traveling" (routing, ranging) at some point -- flying away in a flock for an hour or two. That is the point when most racing fanciers begin to road train them helping them to quickly return home when released for a race.

 

I don't know how much you have read, or if you have watched videos about the sport of racing pigeons. If not, perhaps some of the participants on this forum could loan you a few books and videos to help in your advanced training.

 

Good job.

 

Vic, nice to see you are still your old self.

 

Larry Lucas

[Guest Vic]

David, I read this series of posts today -- brilliant!  Let me make one observation, if I might. The blue cock you rescued learned some very bad habits when he was out on his own for a few years. You note that he has spent a number of nights out. In all probability he is returning to some bridge or clock tower where he had a former mate, or is returning to another loft where he received care. He will pick up bacteria or viruses there and bring illness to your other birds. In all probability, that is where he contracted the illness you treated. You will not be able to break this habit and he will "teach" your young birds this bad habit. I would suggest you not let him out of the loft with your other young pigeons. Also, pigeons are very flock oriented even though they may pick at one another in the loft. You have room for at least a dozen or so birds, and they will be much happier flocking up and flying in larger numbers. You no doubt have learned that they will begin "traveling" (routing, ranging) at some point -- flying away in a flock for an hour or two. That is the point when most racing fanciers begin to road train them helping them to quickly return home when released for a race.

 

I don't know how much you have read, or if you have watched videos about the sport of racing pigeons. If not, perhaps some of the participants on this forum could loan you a few books and videos to help in your advanced training.

 

Good job.

 

Vic, nice to see you are still your old self.

 

Larry Lucas

  Hi, Larry! It's also nice to see that you are stiil doing the rounds too.

Yes, same old Vic, not giving the "rip off" merchants any rest whatsoever! as in the past.

LOL.

 

 

[invalidusername]

 

What a cracker David, I have a soft spot for the white birds

Especially pied and grizzles

 

Cheers DOVEScot.  He's a lovely bird and a real character.

 

Love the white David... Like you I never raced my pigeons but mainly keep them just for my own pleasure. Most my racers have now gone and I am left with 9 white logans in half the loft and 14 tipplers in the other half. Also have largeish aviary in the tipplers side and same sputnik as you in the aviary. Another Timber sputnik in the loft in the logans side.

 

Yes, I'm aiming to get the aviary sorted, and perhaps make myself a larger sputnik - they love the warmth in there - like a conservatory really!

 

David, I read this series of posts today -- brilliant!  Let me make one observation, if I might. The blue cock you rescued learned some very bad habits when he was out on his own for a few years. You note that he has spent a number of nights out. In all probability he is returning to some bridge or clock tower where he had a former mate, or is returning to another loft where he received care. He will pick up bacteria or viruses there and bring illness to your other birds. In all probability, that is where he contracted the illness you treated. You will not be able to break this habit and he will "teach" your young birds this bad habit. I would suggest you not let him out of the loft with your other young pigeons. Also, pigeons are very flock oriented even though they may pick at one another in the loft. You have room for at least a dozen or so birds, and they will be much happier flocking up and flying in larger numbers. You no doubt have learned that they will begin "traveling" (routing, ranging) at some point -- flying away in a flock for an hour or two. That is the point when most racing fanciers begin to road train them helping them to quickly return home when released for a race.

 

I don't know how much you have read, or if you have watched videos about the sport of racing pigeons. If not, perhaps some of the participants on this forum could loan you a few books and videos to help in your advanced training.

 

Good job.

Larry Lucas

 

Thanks for this Larry.  I think you're right about the bad habit, and if they all end up going out together, Bluey will take them all off to wherever he's going.  I have a cunning plan to track down his other location - more out of my own curiosity than anything.

 

I'll definitely stop the others going out with him.   Cheers - and I'll look out for some books or articles as you suggest.

 

Best wishes :-)

[OLDYELLOW]

welcome back David

[invalidusername]

Firstly, I have to say sorry not to have posted for so long.  My thanks to Phil (pjc) for updating the site on my internet woes (seems to be a stable connection now).  

 

Since my last post, lots of things have happened.  I've had Penny (the hen that Phil gave me a few months ago) growing her wing feathers back, and at the age of 6 getting out of the shed (not planned), and then coming back into the shed on her own - then Berwyn, the beautiful white pigeon cock that (once again) Phil gave me going out of the shed for the first time, and going back in.

 

Today, for the first time, the Pigeon in the Kitchen (Blue Boy), his son Junior & Berwyn and Penny all went out together, and came back in together!.  They'd never been out liked that before, and for me, it was a real first.  It's nothing compared to what feats of excellence is achieved by members of this forum in and out of the racing season, but for me, it was a real achievement.  Only one of my birds has been born in that shed (Junior), and it's been a very gradual evolution to get them all out and in - probably a lot slower for me as a novice.

 

Anyway, I'm grateful for all of the support me and my birds have been shown, and thought I'd post a couple of pics of the the one who started all of this off - taken yesterday:  Blue Boy (the former Kitchen pigeon) and his nipper (Junior):

 

Blue Boy

Junior (with Berwyn in the background)

Junior on the frosty grass

 

  

[ChrisMaidment08]

they are looking well mate

[REDCHEQHEN]

You could have took the price off the vent (evil)

 

They're looking well David

[DAVIDL]

 

 

  birds looking well david...great to see you back.  

[invalidusername]

You could have took the price off the vent (evil)

 

They're looking well David

 

Well, it is only the bar code!!!   They were expensive vents though

 

 

  birds looking well david...great to see you back.  

 

Thanks, David for your support all the way through this!

 

 

[Merlin]

Welcome back David,

[fletch]

well done mate all look great, also great to have an update..

[Peckedhen]

Hey David - I've missed you.

 

Good to see you back and the birds looking so well.

 

Sue

[DOVEScot]

 

He's a destructive force who's never contributed anything positive to this thread, and my regret is that I rose to his bait.  I'll never reply to one of his posts again.

 

OK, two pics I took today.  The first is of Berwyn (thanks, pjc).  Lovely natured.  The other is of Bluey and Junior in the sputnik :-)

 

 

 

 

How is the white doing David