Neighbour

[Babybird]

I have returned home today to find that my neighbour over the road is erecting himself a loft, nice, I thought all be it strangely positioned in his FRONT garden. Met his son at the local shop and he tells me it is for Horeseman's. What is this gonna mean for me and my very pretty looking whites who have happily been flying open hole since the  moult started and enjoying every minute of it :-/

[pigeonpete]

means they wont be white anymore  ;D do you get on with this neighbour? im sure you could come to some arrangment, has he always had an interest in pigeons?

[Babybird]

means they wont be white anymore  ;D do you get on with this neighbour? im sure you could come to some arrangment, has he always had an interest in pigeons?

 

Not really, he has a big reputation around the village,something tells me I will be getting to know him a bit better.Not sure about his interest in pigeons :-/

[vanreets]

i have a guy a few roads down from me he has a dovecote with a free flying flock   i never see them fly around  :-/ so dont mess with mine  

but you will have to sort something out

all the best

van reets

[Guest Owen]

Of course you could take the part of Lady Godiva on a white horse(man). Let us know and we can pay to watch the parade. So you had better start growing your hair so that you can pretect your modesty. :)

[Wiley]

i think youd have to come to some arrangement, as if im not wrong horsemans are there to trap and attract other pigeons to there loft and that is there side to the sport to see how many hens they can bring home

[Roland]

Will be fine. Just asked nicely if your free to knock his door any time day or night to retrieve any of your birds  :-/ ;D ;D ;D ;D

They will only  - mostly - interested in yours when in the air and and they want to encourage them into thier loft. They don't wandr far.

Supposre you could knit yours some woolly shorts  :-/ ;D ;D

[vanreets]

i think youd have to come to some arrangement, as if im not wrong horsemans are there to trap and attract other pigeons to there loft and that is there side to the sport to see how many hens they can bring home

 

i did not know that so they let the cocks out and the ones that bring the most hens back are the winners

[Wiley]

 

i did not know that so they let the cocks out and the ones that bring the most hens back are the winners

 

i dont know to much about it, but believe its quiet big up in scotland, maybe someone who knows about fancy breeds better could answer, but thats why they get there name Horseman Thief Pouters

 

[sammy]

as long as your white pigeons all have there own mates then there wont be any problems of them going of with a horseman and yi might find it to be the opposite ,keep us informed as to the outcome  

[Wiley]

http://www.blueridgebiological.com/IHTPC.htm

 

some info on here

[jose]

does that mean there will b 2 people with horseman pigeons beside u now???????????

[vanreets]

http://www.blueridgebiological.com/IHTPC.htm

 

some info on here

 

i think its a bit wrong and should not beloud because say if a little kid had a few pigeons in a dovecote and one of them came down :-/

i would like to let my ash red cock bird on one of them lol  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

old joke

cooey stuey would know all about it lol

[showman]

Hi Babybird

My advice would be to bite the bullet for a while, and see what, if any, problems occur. If things do start going awry, then make a nice approach to this man.

Best wishes

Paul.

[Guest 67ghirl]

I have returned home today to find that my neighbour over the road is erecting himself a loft, nice, I thought all be it strangely positioned in his FRONT garden. Met his son at the local shop and he tells me it is for Horeseman's. What is this gonna mean for me and my very pretty looking whites who have happily been flying open hole since the  moult started and enjoying every minute of it :-/

 

 

The strangest thing about this for me is that he has permission to erect his loft in his front Garden - or has he?

I know rules vary between areas but I know our Council has different rulings for what they allow in Front compared to Back Gardens?

 

Surely though if yours are quite happily flying into their own loft, should they not continue to do so? or am I about to learn something new?  

 

 

[sharkfin]

Hi I would'int worry to much about it I have flew horseman and raced at the same time since I was a boy the both live in harmony with each other in other area's

[lawrie]

i had the same problem with my whites. i was fortunate to know the guy so when my birds were caught i just collected them when he phoned me. practice for his birds, and be aware if your birds dont have rings he CAN keep them.

 

my advice, get to know the guy now rather than when you want your birds back

[Guest W.A.C]

dont think youll have any problems coz racers have a much stronger homing instinct than horseman, from what i know and read which isnt much racers are just as good at thieving as the horseman so who knows you may end up with one or two of his birds in your loft.

[Babybird]

Will let you all know what transpires

[jack]

what is horseman pigeons

[Guest]

 

 

The strangest thing about this for me is that he has permission to erect his loft in his front Garden - or has he?

I know rules vary between areas but I know our Council has different rulings for what they allow in Front compared to Back Gardens?

 

Surely though if yours are quite happily flying into their own loft, should they not continue to do so? or am I about to learn something new?  

 

 

Good point, may be worth investigating, as I think it highly unlikely that a Council would grant permission for a pigeon loft to be erected in a front garden.

[Thimbles]

I thought this site supported people starting up in pigeons this man has as much right as anyone on here to keep pigeons all be it in his front garden

[Guest spin cycle]

what is horseman pigeons

 

basically a breed derived from a mixture 3/4 pouter to 1/4 racer...then bred amongst themselves. i think the pouter gives the 'oversexed' looking for a mate whilst the racer allows it to roam but find its way home....hopefully with a 'stolen' mate in tow. 'glassfeather' is the man to ask.......especially if my interpretation is wrong

[Guest]

No one is denying him his right to keep pigeons. We are all bound by local by-laws regarding the keeping of pigeons, poultry and other livestock, and in 99% of cases we have to seek permission. I was just stating that it seems strange for a council to grant permission for a pigeon loft to be erected in a front garden when a back garden is available, as I presume is the situation in this case. I am all for encouraging people into the hobby as many on here are aware.

[vanreets]

I thought this site supported people starting up in pigeons this man has as much right as anyone on here to keep pigeons all be it in his front garden

 

i do agree with you to a point but i do not think that it should be one rule for one and differnt for others :-/ if it was in a back garden i would not have a problem but being in the front he will get problems   and they breed of pigeon wanting to keep may be a problem for others eg babybird as babybird had her pigeons before him i feel that babybird has more of a right than the man  i think babybird would not mind if he had a few racer or white doves but that breed he is wanting to keep could damage babybirds pigeons