Feral Pigeons

[Pompey Mick]

I know that feral pigeons can give racing pigeons a bad name but it's good to know that some members of the public don't despise them.

http://www.savethepigeons.org/index.html

 

 

[Guest]

Great to see some compassion being shown for these birds,couple of good links on there too

[Guest]

I've remarked in the past that 'everybody' hates feral pigeons - until offocialdom decides to get rid of them.

 

I think there's good stuff in there too for our own information and use especially the circumstantial / anecdotal evidence quoted from several sources that 'pigeons don't spread disease'. If that is the stated case with feral pigeons, then it applies equally well to racing & show pigeons, perhaps more so, given that they have less opportunities to be out & about in the wild in the first place.  

 

http://www.savethepigeons.org/disease.html

 

There is also a very interesting opinion on predator / prey relationship based on observed behaviour in Trafalgar Square that the close proximity of a predator will not necessarily scare pigeons away. Streetwise seems to work for the pigeons there, keep your distance and stay alert at all times. Think its the way-to-go with our own birds too.

[DJ]

ive rescued some ferals in the past and nursed them back to health as i hate to see any animal suffering   i got started after a stray racer decided that my garden shed looked like home and things sort of developed from there but i wouldnt be without them now

                             debbie

[madmaxlofts]

the best place for feral pigeons(un rung) is in the bin or reported then in the bin if unwanted

they give us all a bad name

i wouldnt want 1 in my shed  giving mine what ever they carry

[jimmy white]

the best place for feral pigeons(un rung) is in the bin or reported then in the bin if unwanted

they give us all a bad name

i wouldnt want 1 in my shed  giving mine what ever they carry

 

i had a feral for 10 years,, reared many many winners [fostered] this bird had fallen out the nest under a bridge in belg ,, when at the leir market ,,,this bird never had a days illness and brought up perfect yb,s every time [and reared plenty ] i beleive if the ferals survive the yb stage [which many dont] they have far more imunity than our own" treated" birds.

[Guest]

I was surprised to come accross a 3/4 week old feral youngster in the town centre late October. It was on the deck after dark, and I didn't think it had the sense to survive long.

 

Agree that there seems no merry half way with these birds, they either appear perfect specimens of health or at deaths door or missing toes or a whole foot.

 

As long as they don't come near the garden or loft I don't bother, but on race days they do our brain in, cos there are two colonies of them constantly flying backwards and forwards, and myself and a clubmate always think 'that's one or that's one for .... '   ??)

[robbie]

Although having kept racing pigeons for over 30 years, i have yet to meet anyone (general public) who has a good word to say about Feral/street /flying rats pigeons!, although myself have , no malice towards them unless they enter my loft, they do give the Racing ferternity a bad name.

We are all tard with the same brush, and unless we distance ourselves from the freal pigeon it will remain as such.

 

[mac1]

 

i had a feral for 10 years,, reared many many winners [fostered] this bird had fallen out the nest under a bridge in belg ,, when at the leir market ,,,this bird never had a days illness and brought up perfect yb,s every time [and reared plenty ] i beleive if the ferals survive the yb stage [which many dont] they have far more imunity than our own" treated" birds.

 

jimmy have you ever trained the feral pigeon

[sammy]

if it was not for feral pigeons then there would be more and more loft attacks we are at a stage were we cant let them out the now so what would it be like without ferals

[mark]

the best place for feral pigeons(un rung) is in the bin or reported then in the bin if unwanted

they give us all a bad name

i wouldnt want 1 in my shed  giving mine what ever they carry

 

if racing pigeons had the guts of a feral ones perhaps we would noy lose so many of our own.

[Wilbert]

 

i had a feral for 10 years,, reared many many winners [fostered] this bird had fallen out the nest under a bridge in belg ,, when at the leir market ,,,this bird never had a days illness and brought up perfect yb,s every time [and reared plenty ] i beleive if the ferals survive the yb stage [which many dont] they have far more imunity than our own" treated" birds.

 

well haven't seen any y/b's beat a young feral home from 60 -70 miles tosses yet THAT BHAVE TOOK TO  THE LOFT! When cleaned up, they are alsio great eyes for the raptures.

[jimmy white]

 

jimmy have you ever trained the feral pigeon

 

yes i did ,, i think it went as far as penrith 84 miles ,, last every week so stopped it ;D also  rung one in a barn [off, what looked like lost racing pigeons ,settled there ]   topped the fed  with the young one , it actualy flew from france but never ever scored since that 1st fed 62 miles ;D  true ;D

[jimmy white]

theres no truth in the rumour that bruno was seen at that barn with ladders ;D ;D ;D ;D [only kidding ian ;D ;D ;D]