Guest Rangeview Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Edited October 27, 2014 by THE FIFER click to enlarge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 good to see . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dorset-lad Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tooshy Boy Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 WELLDONE LADS NICE PIC.// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lambrechts31 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 SUPERB PICS THANKS FOR POSTING M8 :emoticon-0137-clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 nice pics thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenlands Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Great pics mate,yep yanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Great pics mate,yep yanks .thought the same because of the cigar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Crowders 4 places in America with that name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenlands Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-crowder.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhEtToStar Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I dont see a landing board but i notice a trap at the bottom they must have went out the top and in the bottom there top traps open out the way aswell i wonder why they did not use the trap door as a landing board they must be American Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERRIERMAN Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Great pictures, are they americans were they based in the UK John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 worth another look, good pics. and interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNSEE Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 My fathers pigeons were used in the war,whilst he was away serving his country all the birds were looked after by my mum,army personnel would arrive at the loft and take a number of birds away with them,for some reason it was never any more than 10 at any given time,these were old birds,no young birds were taken.No information was ever given as to when any birds would be expected to return,but remember mum telling me that it was normally two or three weeks before any would return.The lofts were fitted with a battery operated bell,the trap would remain open 24/7 and when a bird returned the bell would ring untill it was reset,I remember mum saying that when the bell was ringing all the neighbours would come out and gather on the washing greens out the backies.on the birds return my mother would remove a small capsule that was attached to the birds leg(must have been like an e.t.s.ring)she would remove it and take it to the chemist shop a short distance away,where messages were decoded and passed on to higher authorities the chemist shop my mother said had a 24 hr door bell this was kept in a locked metal box to which mum had a key........these were the days,A feed allowance was allowed for feeding the birds,I remember mum saying that the allowance was far in excess of what they needed so the lofts in the backies got free feed most of the time,many birds failed to return...Dad received a enameled label badge "pigeon war service" he wore this badge in his blue demob suit with great pride,Older fanciers have a lot of great knowledge to pass on to younger fanciers.......cheers...JBC/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPETE Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Picture one looks like a YB loft setup for the darkness system !! Great pics and fascinating to see. Amazing story JBC and must have been exciting for you as a young lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rangeview Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 JCB great story - thanks for the insight and history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddymac Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Interesting insight JBC, thankyou for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 a very good thread, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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