Sad Day

[ken]

hi its been a sad day for me as i lost my old bourges cock last night he was 16 years old he was an outstanding distance pigeon + he bred some verry good birds aswell when he was racing he won 7x1st clubs + loads of other tickets he had 2 x2nd feds 2 x 4 th feds 1x 5 fed bourges 15th 23rd 24th 25th and 44th combine bourges 581ml he is the g sire to terry knoxs 1st combine winner bourges + he won two show races bourges i onley ever got him once on the night but he was all ways there the next mornning between 5.30 or 6.30 with out fail

[OLDYELLOW]

hes had a good innings , but i know you will miss him

[ken]

sure will

[THE FIFER]

yes miss the old ones i still have a few

[VMS]

GOD BLESS THEM ALL. :(

[sapper756]

Yes it is sad when this happens, hopefully you will still have a few off himhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[Guest pigeondave]

what a sad day for you mate,hope you took care of him in his last few years,

[ken]

yes he was well looked after he was with the hen all the time as he dident fill his eggs i have afew of him still one cock that has flew bourges twice just miner ticket nothing good yet but his father dident show untill he was 3years old

[T_T]

I'm sure he's left you with a lot of nice memories Ken.

[ken]

yes he has. there was one morning we where waiting for the birds from bourges it was 4.15 just geting light and my son shouted here he is he came up over the playing field claping he must of been in hexham on the night as i said it was just getting light i thought i had toped the comb that day but there was birds on the night but he was 15th comb that day that was the earleyest i got him on the second day the rest was 5.30 to 6.30

[Blue Chequer Pied]

That was some pigeon. Great performances from the distance. Hope you get another like him.

[Guest IB]

I guess you will miss not having the old fella around. Hope he's left a few to keep his flag flying.