LONGEST TIME FOR A BIRD MISSING

[Tenny]

Whats the longest time passed where a bird has returned home out of the blue?  Interesting in hearing some remarkable stories of birds that have returned home 2,3 or more years later?

[REDCHEQHEN]

I've plenty of birds missing that I'd like back - but none missing a great length of time that have returned

 

2 months for one in 2005 - a yearling then - which we still race now

[Simeon Turner]

6 Years - bred in 1999 first race it went to was Amptill - 100 Miles - came back 6 years later must heve been living wild - trapped through door as if it had never been away.

 

Cleaned it out, but it in the stock loft, bred winners staright away  ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy_84]

i have had a roller return last week that i had sold back in feb and i contacted the lad i sold him to he says it was or seemed settled there had been flying out and had paired and bred in his loft then he took off and came back here straight to his old box which is occupied and the cock occupyng it give him a right fight and he has now chose another box as the lad said i can keep him that is my story he was sold and moved about 25 mile away not that far but for a roller maybe

[ChrisMaidment08]

bird came in as youngster reported went back turned up 4 years later man said i know were it is caldicot gwent i said how do you know that he said lost as baby you had it makes you wonder how they work

[Guest shadow]

6 years

[carlsberg]

18months lost at 1st yb race in 05 turned up in 07

[Guest Vic]

Ater 12 years, She wouldn't have the nerve, after flee©ing me.

 

 

Remember this one of Vics:-  My wife comes from the Dingle

                                           and thinks she's  still  single!

                                           The lads buy her doubles and triples,

                                            But, Ive found a way,

                                            So, she wont go astray

                                            IS TO USE THE CLUB STAMP......

                                            ......ON HER NIPPLES.                                                        

 

 

[jimmy white]

Whats the longest time passed where a bird has returned home out of the blue?  Interesting in hearing some remarkable stories of birds that have returned home 2,3 or more years later?

 

6 years,, lost from worcester as a yb ,,returned 6 years later  ,,,doesnt say much, maybe , for its racing ability ,,,but boy,,,,what a memory ;D

[Guest]

Ater 12 years, She wouldn't have the nerve, after flee©ing me.

 

 

Remember this one of Vics:-  My wife comes from the Dingle

                                           and thinks she's  still  single!

                                           The lads buy her doubles and triples,

                                            But, Ive found a way,

                                            So, she wont go astray

                                            IS TO USE THE CLUB STAMP......

                                            ......ON HER NIPPLES.                                                        

 

 

lol

[Wiley]

6 yrs

[Lennut Tar]

Whats the longest time passed where a bird has returned home out of the blue?  Interesting in hearing some remarkable stories of birds that have returned home 2,3 or more years later?

 

If my memory is correct ?????????  ;D ;D ;D I seem to remember somehow on the internet etc, one bird turning up after 10 or 11 years after being lost in a race, & strange but true   ;) it was a local from just down the road !!!!!!!!!! sort of.

Enjoy.

 

 

[rednyellow]

had a really strange one this year,due to work my dad gets the birds ready on a friday most weeks ,this particular weeks race was from 130mls approx i had said to my dad that 8 birds from  section A were racing this was easy as their are only 8 racers in sec A,meets up with dad at doo club birds already marked, birds up sat morning good race,third bird arrives and traps quickly,after a wee think couldnt work out what doo it was on entering loft found bird su03 still baffled checked race book bird definately ours and at race, checking back further the bird was lost from leicester 2004 and was that weeks pooler!!!. the doo had come home after being lost for 4 years on the friday and was sent to the race being third home (we won the race) she then  flew the next 3 races and was stopped,hopefully after a good moult she will be ready for next years national at 6yrs old, nothing stranger than doos.!!!!! :) :)

[just ask me]

well i sold a hen as a youngster she raced and won for me  she got out on owner came back as a 12 year old hen i know she didn't go missing but still

 

i sold another young pigeon that was never outside of the loft and the man was home late so wife basket the pigeons she put the cock in that i sol d them as a young one to a race of 150 mile and he came back to the loft no training no flying out

 

just to show don't pigeons surprise u them 2 little stories surprised me

[Guest surfer]

I had one back this year after four years, lost as a baby off the loft.

It has been living rough, I think on a farm about two miles from me there has been a lot of renevation going on, there was quite a few pigeons living in the barns, this one could have had enough and decided to come home.

Surfer.

[john@formula 1 lofts]

when i flew with my Mum & Dad we had one come back after 9 years she was lost from the loft first time out as a baby. we found out after checking back on our records. when she came back she was in top condition and had been kept in a stock loft i would imagine. so we gave here a chance at stock and here 1st y/b won it's first race.

[Taylorsloft]

i lost a mealy hen when i was 8 years old and it still missing this must be a record i am 51 now   :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[mac1]

lmao nice one

[fletch]

Had to pick one up from another fancier this year that had been missing since a baby 06 lost out of the garden guy said he had it for only a week it was only 2 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lennut Tar]

i lost a mealy hen when i was 8 years old and it still missing this must be a record i am 51 now   :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

I'm a bit slow at times (Reading posts)   ;) But you have just made my day here  ;D ;D ;D complete "PMSL". I imagine now ???????, many here could relate to the above.

Enjoy.

 

 

[jimmy white]

i lost a mealy hen when i was 8 years old and it still missing this must be a record i am 51 now   :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

pmsl ;D