Birds Lost/ Reported, 2012

[THE FIFER]

would be interesting to know how many birds fanciers have lost and how many reported or returned home, and your county, also injured birds, young and old

[sapper756]

would be interesting to know how many birds fanciers have lost and how many reported or returned home, and your county, also injured birds, young and old

 

from all the youngsters I have lost this year, I have not had a single youngster reportedhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

[DJWa]

ive had 2 reported out of 35 missing y/bs

had none reported out of 37 missing old birds

(31 of them yearlings,6 of them 2 year olds)

 

but had a few of both teams work home

some poss had a helping hand

or my losses would of been higher

[bigjamie]

i lost 18 ybs 2nd toss percy right into them not one reported or back in the stray basket

[buster151]

16 young lost none reported or back all wing stamped and phone rings on

[eastcoaster]

Lost 20+ had 5 back in stray basket and 8 reported by shu, or phone (wing stamp)

strays in 14 from places 1 mile twice (2 clubmates)and as far away as Slovakia lol and she is still here.got 1 reported in derbyshire from a training toss 25mls mls .

[blaz]

i am happy to say a yb that i sent to newark open 216 miles.that i thought lost returned today.i thought before i sent her to hold her back as she is a good bit younger than the rest.silly mistake but she is home now

[sapper756]

from all the youngsters I have lost this year, I have not had a single youngster reportedhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

 

I should have added, that everyone was wing stamped alsohttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0138-thinking.gif

[andy Burgess]

think if i truly calculated how many iv,e lost would bring a tear to my eyes .have had 6 or 7 reported this season tho.

[Guest IB]

It's been my worst season for losses.

 

OBs - Training - Lost 1, almost certainly down to a hawk attack.

 

OBs - Racing - Lost 24 (out of 34).

 

I had none reported.

 

YBs - Training - Lost 5, first a definite hawk attack (1 of 3 made it home badly mauled, and had to be culled) the other almost certainly down to a hawk attack, 4 of 6 made it home, singly, hours after release.

 

YBs - Racing - Lost 11 out of 24. 2 home injured, both strike injuries, first with a holed crop, second with a skinned keel.

 

I had one trainer returned in stray basket, none reported.

[Guest Cornish-Jon91]

Old birds - started with 28 ended up with 12 had 3 reported.

 

Young birds - bred 55 got 20 left only 1 reported and he was a non fancier.

 

Just where do they go? I get my fair share of strays in and try do my best too get them home so why dont some others? Not hard too make a phone call isit.

 

Jon

[old owl]

this year lost 37 old birds most yearlings only 1 reported in hawk attack. 41 youngbirds only 2 reported.sh** season