Anyone Had A Good Stray?

[sapper756]

Just been reading another thread on here and it got me thinkinghttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

 

Has any PB members ever got a stray bird in, and when they reported it, the owner has suggested you keep it, what I am interested in, is, has anybody got any good stories about a stray bird doing any good for them? if so would you please share it with the members on herehttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[tommy d]

Nearly everyone I have reported have been breed off world beaters, they say apples don’t fall far from the tree, well the trees must have been on top of a mountain because they have always been s—t youngins

[blackdog]

once got a scottish stray in, went on to breed me 13 different 1st prize winners, could do with a couple like that now

[p charlton]

had 2 a late breed that got out from the owners avary it was a houben from brian green it breed a young hen that had 6 1sts in one young bird year.also a cock that had been raced i bought of this woman who sold eggs and birds for currys.i seen it re with a load of others and had £150 in my pockit it was in a right mess i reported it and was told it was a g son of arjen. the bloke said i could keep it. weeks later the ped came saying a young bird from that cock as just toped the fed that bird breed me some birds

[kirky]

I have had a few over the years most recent last year a young hen came in she was bred in january and was through the moult rang the owner he told me to leave her flying out as she should come home, she stayed and was transfered first 3 yb races she was 6th club being my first bird each time was always in the first 6 after that then won maidstone by 15 mins 214 mls, not raced this year due to widowhood.

now for the best, THE NEARLY MAN, found living in a barn on the moors lost as a yearling was a 3 year old when i got him reported him along with others that were rung, spoke to owner wife and she said thats THE NEARLY MAN 5x2nds club always beaten by a loft mate, but as thay had finished racing would i keep him, and thay would send on his pedigree and cards including fed & combine on to me,the first year i bred off him i gave the ybs away to breeder buyers and friends that was 2004, he has bred winners every year since and is well known in my area for b/buyer wins, so thay are not all bad.

[Guest pigeon82]

i have a couple of stories one is an irish pigeon got sent to penzance and went in my dads house my dad chucked it out everywhere pigeon came back to him irish man transfered the pigeon the pigeon went on to race every inland race 3 seasons on the bounce she died last year 13 years of age my dad went and picked her up she didnt look well dropped dead in his hands that was sad time dad broke a tear

 

another story my dad got grizzle in few years back the bloke told me dad do wat you want with it i only started racing last year bred me white grizzle hen she went onto win me 1st club fed and section positons but we dunno what breed she is she has done 15 races in last 2 seasons she usually one of first 2 birds back

[Guest strapper]

i had a stray come in a few years back..on a friday night while i was down the club basketing(the mrs got it in) put it in a basket in the shed ..no way could it see outside.

when i came home that night i phoned the owner..i was going to louella,s on the sunday...so decided i would throw it out once i get to the midlands.

well we got to louella,s and i remembered that i hadnt lib the stray youngbird.

so out it goes on louella,s drive.

 

after getting back home a few hours later and sitting down to tea..a blue yb landed on the loft..yes it was this y/bird . all the way back to south wales.

i phoned the owner to explain it..well he said transfer him over..i did .

as a yearling this bird topped the welsh north road fed by 22yrds for me.

6 wks later next doors cat had it.

 

i have had several strays that have scored well for me over the years..remember...someones rubbish can be anothers gold

[dicie]

A kings cup winner. :lol: :lol:

[Jim56]

A kings cup winner. :lol: :lol:

 

this years kings cup winner! tell us as much about him as you can and congratulations

[quando]

LOST A YOUNG BIRD FROM SECOND RACE 100MLS CRAGGS SON AND GRANDSON REPORTED IT TRANSFERRED PIGEON TO THEM AND 2 YEARS LATER IT WAS 2ND UNC FROM BOURGES 500+mls the year jack adams won race

[fletch]

posted this earlier in the year

 

 

http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/topic/21340-strange-pigeons/page__p__343735__fromsearch__1entry343735

 

 

 

since then this cock had a few more prizes

but he won saturdays race, so some strays do turn up trumps

[Guest spin cycle]

got an nehu stray in first year i started...picks up a few cards every season..but has never won a race. he got my first ever fed card though and is a bit of a favorite up the club. normally he's in the first 4 home. he'll be wearing the 'captain's armband' for thurso in a couple of weeks

[Mr Yorkie]

Dutchy - my Dutch stray who we settled and won a race for us. He was looking really promising until the stoat got into the loft. Cried for hours that he was the one that was got!

[dicie]

got an nehu stray in first year i started...picks up a few cards every season..but has never won a race. he got my first ever fed card though and is a bit of a favorite up the club. normally he's in the first 4 home. he'll be wearing the 'captain's armband' for thurso in a couple of weeks

 

 

Best of luck with him for the Thurso race. Sounds like a real fav.

[greenlands]

Had a few over the years,one that sticks out was a German cock tried alsorts to get him home,I couldn't loose him,bred some good distance birds for me.Got one at the moment hope he makes the grade,done first five races for me never out of first four to the loft,will try his youngens next weeks first race.

Jim Ramsey cock.

Here he is with his hen and the youngens off him.

Lindsay.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Got in a stray youngbird a few weeks back.Turns out it belongs to a previous Gold Cup winner,He's told me to transfer it.

 

Its a cracker!!

massive big thing-if its doesn't ammount to anything in the race basket it will most certainly look good on the Christmas table

[sapper756]

This is a stray that came into me as a youngster and I got him returned to his owner, however the first race as a youngster he dropped into me, so the owner asked if I would be interested in transferring him, which I did.

 

He flew SNFC Eastbourne this year for me, and made it home on the night, so will wait and see what he does next yearhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

 

He apparently is a Buschaert

[greenlands]

He looks the part Sapper.

Lindsay

[Guest spin cycle]

before all the newbies start 'stray catching'...i would like to point out i've taken in more than a few duds ...so be careful also the 'better' the ped. the worse they are in my experience

[carlsberg]

had 2 good strays the 1st one was a pied hen came in 07 but was wired up in training so never raced as a youngbird but in the 1st 3 wks of 08 racing as a yearling she had 3 1sts but lost her as 2yr old from thurso the 2nd bird is a blue hen a welsh stray that came in 2wks b4 in 08 she has had every race since the 1st 1 in 08 and has had many club cards upto thurso 385mls and is still in the loft now getting ready for thurso again

[carlsberg]

had 2 good strays the 1st one was a pied hen came in 07 but was wired up in training so never raced as a youngbird but in the 1st 3 wks of 08 racing as a yearling she had 3 1sts but lost her as 2yr old from thurso the 2nd bird is a blue hen a welsh stray that came in 2wks b4 in 08 she has had every race since the 1st 1 in 08 and has had many club cards upto thurso 385mls and is still in the loft now getting ready for thurso again

forgot to add the 1st 1 has had many club prizes till she was lost in 09 at thurso and the welsh stray has many 1st and other club cards

[Guest gladdo]

Ive reported a good few strays but everyone always comes for them so no story as of yet !!!!! Im just glad to get birds back to there owners .... However there are lots of people out there that would rather kill the bird than let someone try do well with it( This is shocking I think ) . I always ask if i get a bird reported would they like to transfer it over. I had call from one of the best youngbird fliers in Ireland about a youngster he caught in and when he was talking to me he said this youngbird is very well bred and the conversation continued he was telling me he really liked the bird and I asked did he want to transfer it ??? he said yes . ... The bird went on and did very well however what was brilliant I thought he rang me up and kept me updated . He also returned the favour with some youngbirds !!!! I was delighted it did v well for him !!!!!

 

Mikey (dublin )

Ireland

[Guest pigeon82]

my old man had a bird in 2 yrs ago reported it bloke said do wat you want with it the bird races to my dads loft constantly top 1 or 2 pigeons every week in his loft he bred me a youngen off it last year i raced her in 8 out of 11 races every week she was in club results but 1 perticuler week i timed her in 5 mins before anyone in club timed if i timed her when she arrived i wud have had her in 11 mins before everyone but she took 1st club 8th fed 12th sect was well chuffed with her everyone slags her off at the club as soon as she gets in rthe race basket she lies down and goes to sleep my top hen