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[WHITTY]

GOT A BIRD BACK TODAY REPORTED AT A VETS IN KIRCALDY IT WAS AT A TOSS LAST THURSDAY AT INVERKETHIN

PICKED UP ALL THE SECONDRIES ARE OUT TO CLAW HOLES IN ITS CHEST AND SIDE ITS A DIRECT SON OF DAVIES DREAM X BETTY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE PERCY AT IT AGIAN GETTING A COMMON 0CCURENCE IM SICK

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

[THE FIFER]

GOT A BIRD BACK TODAY REPORTED AT A VETS IN KIRCALDY IT WAS AT A TOSS LAST THURSDAY AT INVERKETHIN

PICKED UP ALL THE SECONDRIES ARE OUT TO CLAW HOLES IN ITS CHEST AND SIDE ITS A DIRECT SON OF DAVIES DREAM X BETTY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE PERCY AT IT AGIAN GETTING A COMMON 0CCURENCE IM SICK

 

hope you let the vet know the problems we are having with hawks

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

DID THE VET CHARGE YOU ANYTHING MATE.///

[WHITTY]

no there was no charge he gave it anti biotics

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THANKS MATE.///

[WHITTY]

BOTH WINGS F---CK-N SICK

[sapper756]

Becoming a common theme nowhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0179-headbang.gif

[Guest vice president]

a good job you won the bonus ball it will pay the vet bill :P

[daviedoo22]

BOTH WINGS F---CK-N SICK

THATS WHY WE GET STRANGE RACES AND HIGH LOSSES.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

A VERY LUCKY WEE DOO MATE.///

[b.massey]

I got hen exact same way. Seems struck from below. Tallon cut of about 2 inches and secondaries away! she is from my best cock and was looking forward to her in the next few races

[maverick]

youngbirds hit yesterday by hawk one killed one hit neighbours window and is dead another 6 missing 8 gone from 20 was looking forward to racing youngbirds this year after 3 years out because of health so sick thinking off calling it a day now

[clockman]

youngbirds hit yesterday by hawk one killed one hit neighbours window and is dead another 6 missing 8 gone from 20 was looking forward to racing youngbirds this year after 3 years out because of health so sick thinking off calling it a day now

I have 4 just weaned out the stock loft,Just come up for them.

[THE FIFER]

got one the same as that from Saturdays race no body damage just the wing feathers gone

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

[yeboah]

These injuries on the underside of the pigeons and half wing's missing are classic signs of peregrine strike as when the falcon attacks from a greater height and at speed it just goes past the pigeon and catches it from below have watched it many times,had the widowers out early yesterday morning as usual and the male falcon passed within 150 feet with a smaller bird as its target as it struggles to carry a doo back to the female,At least i now no that particular one is sitting so respite for a while

[maverick]

Another one taken by hawk yesterday there is 100s of street pigeons around me but the bassa seems to prefer mine realy pi--ed of now scared to let birds out been letting them out at diffrent times each day to try it out but hawk still around after loosing 8 the last time and a few more that i have not seen what happened to them now down to 11 youngbirds so dont think i will get racing again this year after looking forward to racing them Think now it is time to call it a day

[b.massey]

Another one taken by hawk yesterday there is 100s of street pigeons around me but the bassa seems to prefer mine realy pi--ed of now scared to let birds out been letting them out at diffrent times each day to try it out but hawk still around after loosing 8 the last time and a few more that i have not seen what happened to them now down to 11 youngbirds so dont think i will get racing again this year after looking forward to racing them Think now it is time to call it a day

 

Sorry to hear this.... I am in same boat. Everytime I let them out I am getting percy visiting. Not had young birds out for a few days now. It cant go on

[buster151]

every day within minutes of loosing mine out at least 1 hawk appears sometimes theres 2 of them mine have been on lock down for last 3 weeks only started letting out again on monday straight away 2 hovering over them

[frank mitch]

3 days ago a member of our club let out his 55 youngsters at 6am, shortly after a Falcon attacked them scattering them everywhere, 12 hours later only 5 returned, 3 days later hes up to 18 back, no more, a loss of 37 youngsters, FROM THE LOFT! No wonder members are leaving the sport!!!

[maverick]

for me just now it is cruelty to let the birds out before i opened the loft front and the birds would be out in seconds now i have to chase them out not a good way to keep racing pigeons think i will keep fantails as i got 2 to help me out with the hawks (wink,wink) out from morning until night and the hawks have never bothered them put the young racers out and its there

[Guest stb-]

GOT A BIRD BACK TODAY REPORTED AT A VETS IN KIRCALDY IT WAS AT A TOSS LAST THURSDAY AT INVERKETHIN

PICKED UP ALL THE SECONDRIES ARE OUT TO CLAW HOLES IN ITS CHEST AND SIDE ITS A DIRECT SON OF DAVIES DREAM X BETTY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE PERCY AT IT AGIAN GETTING A COMMON 0CCURENCE IM SICK

Austin i was up at anstruther 2 weeks back and again on monday , from culros along to rosyth then dalgety bay kirkcaldy and leven , the first time i saw 5 peregrines and on monday 3 so the fife coastal area seems to be getting as bad as everywhere else now

[airdrie2]

for me just now it is cruelty to let the birds out before i opened the loft front and the birds would be out in seconds now i have to chase them out not a good way to keep racing pigeons think i will keep fantails as i got 2 to help me out with the hawks (wink,wink) out from morning until night and the hawks have never bothered them put the young racers out and its there

can see racers from a distance up in air not so with fantails

[maverick]

Let all the birds out today to clean out the loft the hawk got another youngbird on my neighbours roof scared hawk away in the end but youngbird dead will have to get a ladder to get it down a yearling hen came in the hawk must have had her as she is in a mess all down the back of her neck and you can see were the hawk has had a grip of her birds will have to stay in loft now until i get this hawk am passed carring what happens now but i will get this hawk