How old?

North road racer · July 7, 2008

Was just wondering how old people have had pigeons live to? I currently have a 19 year old cock who i keep as a favourite now. Seems like ive beensaying hes on his last legs for 2-3 years now but he always perks up.

retired · July 7, 2008

Was just wondering how old people have had pigeons live to? I currently have a 19 year old cock who i keep as a favourite now. Seems like ive beensaying hes on his last legs for 2-3 years now but he always perks up.

A friend has a 19 year old cock who is still filling this year

North road racer · July 7, 2008

He hasnt filled eggs for a long time. Wish he would, he was a great racer for me.

Simeon Turner · July 7, 2008

The oldest we have at the moment is a 17 year old Van Den Bosche cock that bred winners for us for fun.

He has been blind for the past 6 years!!!!! - still got a box (on the floor) an hen and still handles like a 2 year old, wish he was still filling.

The oldest we have ever had lived to 22 years old when the old lad died.............. we got him when he was 10 - he filled upto 16 year old.

North road racer · July 7, 2008

Hes not been out the loft for a long time now, he wont go out. Im quite sure his eyesights verybad aswelll as he struggles to feed. Hes in with some of the youngsters has been for a couple of years never been any trouble.

hepste · July 7, 2008

Diversifying slightly, but still on the theme of older pigeons - About 18mths ago, I purchased from Louella, at a sale, a 12 year old Jan Aarden cock, for I think £35, bred by Louella. I let this pigeon out, and it did a fair bit of flying around, spent the night out, then popped back in through the stall trap the following day as though it had been doing it all his life. He still does a couple of laps around the loft on a nice day. Now for a pigeon that had never stretched it's wings outside an enclosure, and never focussed it's eyes further than a few metres I have to say, I am mightily impressed. He still fills every egg. Respect!

hotrod · July 7, 2008

Iv'e had quite a few live to 21 .ONE this year at my mothers (she's 71 and keeps all my old pigeons i had before i got a loft round my own back door which aws about about 16 years ago ) met a sad end and was eaten by a sparrowhawk he was out exercising when nailed I have a16 year old hen that goes out with the young and does 1hr-1 1/2 hrs some times

July 7, 2008

Diversifying slightly, but still on the theme of older pigeons - About 18mths ago, I purchased from Louella, at a sale, a 12 year old Jan Aarden cock, for I think £35, bred by Louella. I let this pigeon out, and it did a fair bit of flying around, spent the night out, then popped back in through the stall trap the following day as though it had been doing it all his life. He still does a couple of laps around the loft on a nice day. Now for a pigeon that had never stretched it's wings outside an enclosure, and never focussed it's eyes further than a few metres I have to say, I am mightily impressed. He still fills every egg. Respect!

must have made his day as well when you gave him his freedom ,i would have had a night on the tiles has well if i had not been given my freedom for a long time ATB les.