Bound To Happen

[greenlands]

Just a matter of time,been exercising well for about a month,done about 30 minutes this mo.when percy hit them,didn't see it take any but there are three cocks missing at the mo. There's got to be a better sport than keeping pigeons,just talking a clock testing last night,worst start to a season this year,all the lads are scared to let them out.

Nothing back hit at 08:15.hrs

[THE FIFER]

sorry to hear that m8, hope they return,

[buster151]

hope you get them back

[alex young]

It's heartbreaking,how can you plan a season knowing this is only the start of the bop attacks.Hope you get them back.atb.

[dwh]

bloody things lindsay we lost 2 last year wi a goshawk hen

[andy Burgess]

Just a matter of time,been exercising well for about a month,done about 30 minutes this mo.when percy hit them,didn't see it take any but there are three cocks missing at the mo. There's got to be a better sport than keeping pigeons,just talking a clock testing last night,worst start to a season this year,all the lads are scared to let them out.

Nothing back hit at 08:15.hrs

hope they return soon for you Lindsay. i have held back on letting them out.i plan to let the racers out this Sunday for the first time ,and i am a little worried to be honest .

[greenlands]

Blue yearling cock just dropped,looks 100%,two to come,he's off your blue hen Davey.

[b.massey]

Percy was flying in middle of batch yest of my friends doo's!! I seen same last year with mine. Was not an attack the way I'd have thought fast n hard. Was bang in middle hoping for one to break. I thought they stayed at the back and hoped to split them or smashed into batch! I was stunned at what I seen, My batch banked and it broke out from them and flew away

[peter2010]

Percy was flying in middle of batch yest of my friends doo's!! I seen same last year with mine. Was not an attack the way I'd have thought fast n hard. Was bang in middle hoping for one to break. I thought they stayed at the back and hoped to split them or smashed into batch! I was stunned at what I seen, My batch banked and it broke out from them and flew away

It makes you wonder if that bird has been captive bred then released as its not the the usual way to attack pigeon just a thought .

[b.massey]

It makes you wonder if that bird has been captive bred then released as its not the the usual way to attack pigeon just a thought .

 

Possible mate as I would assume same pair of peregrines! We only stay 800-900 yards away from each other

[Guest snowy2011]

Hope you get them

They really get on my 😡😡😡😡

[greenlands]

Blue cock,what I have high hopes for,just dropped in,looks 100%,will handle when he's settled. No.72 to come.

[buster151]

It makes you wonder if that bird has been captive bred then released as its not the the usual way to attack pigeon just a thought .

sometimes the ones by me fly with the pigeons

 

Blue cock,what I have high hopes for,just dropped in,looks 100%,will handle when he's settled. No.72 to come.

hope they all come back, ive just had one follow a cock down onto top of loft, missed him and vanished

[Guest The Newbie]

We had our cocks out today only been out 30,seconds 2,peregrines in to them we got them all on the loft then another member further up the allotments put there cocks out and ours took of with them they were in them again.Then they went on the pylons waiting for another strike 2,pigeons were coming back to the other loft when they took off and killed them both we got all ours back today but they arent going out for a while now its been a stressing day.

[greenlands]

Just let the last one in,looks like he's had a bad day but all in one piece.

[Guest The Newbie]

Glad you got them all back.

[DJWa]

Just let the last one in,looks like he's had a bad day but all in one piece.

 

home safe and sound lindsay thats the main thing

[andy Burgess]

We had our cocks out today only been out 30,seconds 2,peregrines in to them we got them all on the loft then another member further up the allotments put there cocks out and ours took of with them they were in them again.Then they went on the pylons waiting for another strike 2,pigeons were coming back to the other loft when they took off and killed them both we got all ours back today but they arent going out for a while now its been a stressing day.

not so good

 

Just let the last one in,looks like he's had a bad day but all in one piece.

good news Lindsay

[R.A.M.C.63]

Percy was flying in middle of batch yest of my friends doo's!! I seen same last year with mine. Was not an attack the way I'd have thought fast n hard. Was bang in middle hoping for one to break. I thought they stayed at the back and hoped to split them or smashed into batch! I was stunned at what I seen, My batch banked and it broke out from them and flew away

 

Had that happen las year, Percy swoops in joined batch, Birds didn,t RE-ACT just carryed on, No Panic Nothing, was as if they never even seen it, 3-4 times seen this and Percy Always joined the batch from UNDERNEATH, Ithought wis seen things, Defo strange behaviour,

[b.massey]

Yeah never seen many Percy attacks prior to last year and was bemused at what I was seeing

[mushroom]

A few years ago I had a one flying under the batch, then suddenly another dropped in to them from above and took a pigeon, it looked as if the one flying with the batch was causing a distraction while its partner attacked from above. Pleased you got them all Lindsay.

[blackdog]

Just let the last one in,looks like he's had a bad day but all in one piece.

 

 

keep them in for a few days mate, i am.

[greenlands]

keep them in for a few days mate, i am.

That's it till the youngens get up a bit,plus the weathers going to take a dive,snow,cold East wind for a few days.Looks like an extra blanket.

[Guest Owen]

We have all three BOP in this area. Loosing pigeons is bad enough but the damage they are doing to the birds' confidence is awful to see.

I am seriously thinking of packing up this year. There is nothing nice about that terrible feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when the birds are out.

Aside from the BOP situation I am fed up with the politics of the sport. Some of the meetings are like open warfare and the tittle tackle and gossiping is worse than a playground sometimes. Then there are the old fashioned people who want to fly birds like they did years ago and resent the people who work hard and fly using modern methods.

I have just come out of hospital after a major operation and I am feeling grumpy and cantankerous. Maybe things will look better tomorrow.

[buster151]

glad you got them all back