Found Pigeon

[Guest Nicki]

I have a pigeon in my garage with GB maybe and E and 648 in it, the rest of the ring has dirt on, Jhe won't fly away and I have read that owners kill them once they are returned is this true?

[billt]

I have a pigeon in my garage with GB maybe and E and 648 in it, the rest of the ring has dirt on, Jhe won't fly away and I have read that owners kill them once they are returned is this true?

No, that is not true, most owners are more than pleased to have their birds reported when missing,If you can water and supply seed or rice would help the bird, If you can read the full No. we could trace the owner, Thanks for your help

[hawked again]

Hi, thanks for reporting the lost pigeon. In answer to your question, NO! We don't kill them if they don't make it home under their own steam. I have a loft half full of injured pigeons that will never race again but they are looked after every bit as well as the ones that are still racing. In my loft, when they can’t race again they are promoted to pet, I now have lots of pets mainly due to the RSPB’s policy of over protection of birds of prey.

[Guest Nicki]

No, that is not true, most owners are more than pleased to have their birds reported when missing,If you can water and supply seed or rice would help the bird, If you can read the full No. we could trace the owner, Thanks for your help

 

I have tried to read it's ring, shall we pick him up? To read it? He has popcorn kernels and water and a cat cage with a blanket, his roaming the garage floor at the mo

[hawked again]

No, that is not true, most owners are more than pleased to have their birds reported when missing,If you can water and supply seed or rice would help the bird, If you can read the full No. we could trace the owner, Thanks for your help

 

I started typing before your reply was posted, it's good to see you also gave a good answer to the question.

[Guest stb-]

I have tried to read it's ring, shall we pick him up? To read it? He has popcorn kernels and water and a cat cage with a blanket, his roaming the garage floor at the mo

feed it in the cat cage so you can catch it and get the full ring number ,

[hawked again]

I have tried to read it's ring, shall we pick him up? To read it? He has popcorn kernels and water and a cat cage with a blanket, his roaming the garage floor at the mo

 

If you can post the ring number it will be much easier to trace the owner.

[billt]

I have tried to read it's ring, shall we pick him up? To read it? He has popcorn kernels and water and a cat cage with a blanket, his roaming the garage floor at the mo

That sounds good, yes pick him up to read No. Not sure about the blanket though

[Guest Nicki]

I will post his number on here tomo, as I have to go to bed now , my partner and I will try our best to get it thanks for all your help everyone

[billt]

I will post his number on here tomo, as I have to go to bed now , my partner and I will try our best to get it thanks for all your help everyone

Well done. Good Night

[john cumming]

Hi, thanks for reporting the lost pigeon. In answer to your question, NO! We don't kill them if they don't make it home under their own steam. I have a loft half full of injured pigeons that will never race again but they are looked after every bit as well as the ones that are still racing. In my loft, when they can’t race again they are promoted to pet, I now have lots of pets mainly due to the RSPB’s policy of over protection of birds of prey.

 

 

here here, well said jim, i have at least 3 new pets from last saturday!!!

 

 

john

[Guest homestead]

thanks for reporting the pigeon once you have picked the bird up if you look on both wings you might see a telephone number stamped on one or more of the feathers

[Guest Nicki]

The birds ring is : GB 04 E 11648

 

Thanks

[OLDYELLOW]

Midlands national ring so can either ring 01452 713529 or report online

http://www.rpra.org/StraysReportingForm/tabid/105/Default.aspx

[fletch]

maybe a local fancier can help you out

were are you?

[Guest Nicki]

The owner was contacted he said he had flown 160 miles, asked me to get him to fly off and he would go home. He said he would retire the bird, the bird flew off and now his come back

[billt]

The owner was contacted he said he had flown 160 miles, asked me to get him to fly off and he would go home. He said he would retire the bird, the bird flew off and now his come back

Welcome to the sport, you're now a fancier as you have him flying out, seriously though, how far away is the owner from you? perhaps a couple of more days rest and feed he will go home as he is quite an oldie, Thanks for your help.

[Guest Nicki]

Welcome to the sport, you're now a fancier as you have him flying out, seriously though, how far away is the owner from you? perhaps a couple of more days rest and feed he will go home as he is quite an oldie, Thanks for your help.

 

 

About 15 miles I got the feeling the owner wasn't that bothered about him said he had been missing a week

[billt]

About 15 miles I got the feeling the owner wasn't that bothered about him said he had been missing a week

That's very strange that a pigeon of that age is lost only 15mls.from home, I'm sad to hear the owner didn't seem that interested, most of us would have come to collect the bird, what area are you, we might be able to get a genuine fancier to pick the bird up from you

[dal2]

About 15 miles I got the feeling the owner wasn't that bothered about him said he had been missing a week

 

What was the fanciers name mate?

[hawked again]

here here, well said jim, i have at least 3 new pets from last saturday!!!

 

 

john

 

Good on you John, I'm over run with pets now but they still have a job to do. I float eggs to them and they are all fantastic 'pumpers'. There were five Fed positions in the Forres club this week so we are all really chuffed. Well done to Stewart for topping & third & seventh and for Ronnie of Elgin for coming second and fourth. Couldn’t have happened to two nicer people. Bill (we train together) and myself are just happy to get into the top 30. It's not often the lofts in the West win!

[Guest Nicki]

The guy has called me back as he didn't answer his phone earlier, my partner has spoken to him and he is bothered, his coming to collect him tonight, said he has 50 birds and will be kept till he dies so that's made me feel better..........its been nice having a pet pigeon

[billt]

The guy has called me back as he didn't answer his phone earlier, my partner has spoken to him and he is bothered, his coming to collect him tonight, said he has 50 birds and will be kept till he dies so that's made me feel better..........its been nice having a pet pigeon

Well done Nicki and partner,Thanks very much for your help

[hawked again]

That's very strange that a pigeon of that age is lost only 15mls.from home, I'm sad to hear the owner didn't seem that interested, most of us would have come to collect the bird, what area are you, we might be able to get a genuine fancier to pick the bird up from you

 

I don't know who the fancier is but that's this kind of attitude that makes non-fanciers think we all don't care. I might be mad but I've had birds reported in Stirling and Edinburgh and jumped in the car to collect them. Courier would have been much cheaper but maybe I'm just too soft.

[Guest Nicki]

Well done Nicki and partner,Thanks very much for your help

 

 

Well the pigeon has gone, the guy took him away, he says his got 500 at home!