Returns Via Stray Centre

[sapper756]

How many youngsters have you had return via the stray centre?

 

I personally have had 5 to date

[andy Burgess]

2 in 3 years

[clockman]

Got 1 and it will not go there again

[Guest stb-]

ive never had one in 20 yrs is there still a stray center

[aye ready]

none of the 12 lost youngsters racing

[bigbill]

So far nil/19 lost,

[JohnQuinn]

In 6 seasons I have had One doo via the stray centre and that was a yearling hen missing from the O/B season in 2011.

Have to say I am pleased not to have them return this way, old or young birds.

[ForestForever74]

We had one 2 weeks ago and it died in the basket before we could collect it.

[geordie1234]

One last week....first mistake so have to give it another crack of the whip its only a yb mind

[Guest chad3646]

In 6 seasons I have had One doo via the stray centre and that was a yearling hen missing from the O/B season in 2011.

Have to say I am pleased not to have them return this way, old or young birds.

 

 

i must disagree with you on that point, if it happened just the one time you have to give it a chance there is many a young bird went astray and became good old bird s but then again that is your opinion

[eastcoaster]

Had 3 last year and 1 this will give it the benefit of the doubt once only.

[geordie1234]

I used to be off the opinion any yb that came home by courier strag back etc was no good to me, but we spend a lot of money and time rearing them so what's the harm in giving them a second chance??

[walterboswell59]

1 in 2 years

[JohnQuinn]

i must disagree with you on that point, if it happened just the one time you have to give it a chance there is many a young bird went astray and became good old bird s but then again that is your opinion

 

Am no saying they aren't any use chad, just don't like my doos going into another loft. I know fine how some will follow the leader right to the loft, especially Yb's but it still leaves a doubt to their character in my head, rightly or wrongly. Though i think i'm right

[Guest chad3646]

Am no saying they aren't any use chad, just don't like my doos going into another loft. I know fine how some will follow the leader right to the loft, especially Yb's but it still leaves a doubt to their character in my head, rightly or wrongly. Though i think i'm right

 

 

john the reason i am saying you have got to give them a chance is we had a red chequer cock that went into aloft twice up in motherwell my friend went up for it that same bird went on to win 4 thousand pounds in its flying days.

[JohnQuinn]

Had a good blue pd hen who went into a loft in Ireland as a yearling and went on to win 1st club 5th open fed Sartilly at 2yrs old, but a still think as a rule of thumb ye canny depend on a doo that takes the easy option and goes into another loft for b&b. jmo and i know it differs from others, but hey we canny all be the same.

[airdrie2]

y/b.s deserve a chance one of out club members collected a y/b 4 times from diffrent lofts as a y/b end of season was going to dispose off it as it was spare but instead he had a spare cock so he kept it. it won the west section at the wee national that year

[yeboah]

Never had one

Yet when mrs power ran it in the solway she said I was the record holder

[hino]

never had one. i no one of my pigeons su 13 s 6517 was sent there on sat its now wed and still not heard from them. where is it?

[DJWa]

never had one. i no one of my pigeons su 13 s 6517 was sent there on sat its now wed and still not heard from them. where is it?

 

depends what time it was dropped off and if your feds birds were collected before that

next weekend you should get it back

[DJWa]

depends what time it was dropped off and if your feds birds were collected before that

next weekend you should get it back

 

 

had 2 back myself got both the same day but 1 was put in a week before the other

[hino]

depends what time it was dropped off and if your feds birds were collected before that

next weekend you should get it back

cheers why do they keep them so long

[JADE]

They keep them until your fed picks them up

[DJWa]

cheers why do they keep them so long

as I said your bird may have been dropped off at 12.00 but your fed birds were picked up at say 11.00

so you may have to wait a week or so till the next time your fed birds get uplifted

[blucock]

A doo going in to another loft when tired and hungry isn't an eejit - it's a tryer. Many that have returned "on their own" after a day or two away may well have "stopped off" for a feed and a drink and been chucked out or let out - the only difference is you know it's been in if it comes back through stray centre?

 

Given the racing we are having this season a returned bird from a bad race shouldn't be condemned.

 

imo