Pigeons Are Amazing.

[lanarkshire lad]

Last year i bought a pigeon from the Europa Classic one loft race.Its been Breeding here all year being able to see outside from a door with a wire front.last thursday i tried to break it and once out it done a half circle and off heading south and that was the last i saw of it i kept my eye open for it over the next couple of days but no sign.I couldnt believe when i went out tonight and it was flying with the ybs.It was soaking wet busted bruised and feathers missing all over it and very thin.HOW THEY CAN DO THAT IS BEYOND ME AFTER NEARLY A WEEK AWAY.

[frank-123]

Last year i bought a pigeon from the Europa Classic one loft race.Its been Breeding here all year being able to see outside from a door with a wire front.last thursday i tried to break it and once out it done a half circle and off heading south and that was the last i saw of it i kept my eye open for it over the next couple of days but no sign.I couldnt believe when i went out tonight and it was flying with the ybs.It was soaking wet busted bruised and feathers missing all over it and very thin.HOW THEY CAN DO THAT IS BEYOND ME AFTER NEARLY A WEEK AWAY.

 

i posted on another thread i broke a bird i bought from davie stirling when he packed the birds in the bird was flying out all winter to me

had three races then it went down in sedgefield to my surprise. it flew every race last year including ypres for the stirling brothers taking a good few tickets

drops today in the pouring rain been living wild the cock it was paired to dropped right down beside it and both started cooing the cock has had two hens since it disappeared

[Guest mick bowler]

Well i bought a pair of 2009 Ybs from a one loft race. I had them here about a week, long enough for them to lay and out they went. Both came back, hardly moved away from the loft. At the time i thought it pretty strange as these birds had supposedly flown a series of races to about 150 miles. I thought they would have least to tried to find their "bearings". Anyway been flying well and i decided to train them with my second round YBs. First toss neither came back. It was only about 5 mile and i had Ybs in the same toss that are squeaking and only flown out a few times. The cock returned the day after the hen i'm still waiting on. She bred from long distance stuff apparently! I'm now of the opinion that no way did these birds fly the distances they should of.

 

On a good note i had a YB back earlier, it was in the garden and couldnt even fly up to the sputnik, how it got home i just dont know, skin and bone literally. It was the only YB i was missing, i reckon she been around the mountains. A very lucky brave and big hearted pigeon.