Had one reported this afternoon
I do agree Murray. I have kept pigeons in for fanciers and later liberated them and they have got home. But others I never hear of so probably not got home. I think on most occasions all you’re doing is moving the problem from one place to another. I think that unless a pigeon is right both physically and mentally they won’t get home. I’ve probably had more success just leaving them to come and go. Quite often after a while they leave on their own accord.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
I had yet another one reported from last Fridays race this evening. He is a cock that came well in his first couple of races. He is Ross on Wye, Gloucestershire. The combine winners from last week’s were up that way so I would imagine he went up that way with the drag. Apparently he is completely flown out with not much left to him. Hopefully he is going to be put on our transporter on Friday and as we are last pick up, and it is my turn to wait to help load the lorry, I can collect him off the transporter. That does leave me with just one unaccounted for from last weeks race.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
That is good news mate, hope he goes on to make a full recoveryAndy wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 7:59 pm I had yet another one reported from last Fridays race this evening. He is a cock that came well in his first couple of races. He is Ross on Wye, Gloucestershire. The combine winners from last week’s were up that way so I would imagine he went up that way with the drag. Apparently he is completely flown out with not much left to him. Hopefully he is going to be put on our transporter on Friday and as we are last pick up, and it is my turn to wait to help load the lorry, I can collect him off the transporter. That does leave me with just one unaccounted for from last weeks race.
That's good news, Andy.
The first week was a bit traumatic, but probably some of those would have been dropped if you had been tossing them prior.
The ones you have left will be the good ones and should give you some nice results.
The first week was a bit traumatic, but probably some of those would have been dropped if you had been tossing them prior.
The ones you have left will be the good ones and should give you some nice results.
Greetings from the land down under. 
I will hopefully have a few that by the end of the season would have had 5 or 6 races. Although may not be a great distance I will have some idea of what they’re capable of and give me a foundation for the future.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
I tend to agree with you Andy that most strays if given their liberty will head off on their own in time. I have a stray here at the moment from Kent, it came into me on the last bank holiday Monday. I put it straight in a basket in the shed and next day called its owner, I agreed that I'd give it a couple of days and take it with me to work on the Thursday when I was working about 10 miles closer to its home. I wasn't convinced it was quite ready but knew it would be another week before I was that way again so let him go anyway, he seemed to clear ok so I thought maybe he had a chance. I got home that evening to find him back in my loftAndy wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 7:49 am I do agree Murray. I have kept pigeons in for fanciers and later liberated them and they have got home. But others I never hear of so probably not got home. I think on most occasions all you’re doing is moving the problem from one place to another. I think that unless a pigeon is right both physically and mentally they won’t get home. I’ve probably had more success just leaving them to come and go. Quite often after a while they leave on their own accord.
I tried him from a different place earlier this week as he felt like he was almost there but this week we have had a chilly easterly wind so he obviously didn't fancy flying into it so once again came back to mine. He certainly isn't settled at mine so in time I think he will head off but sadly I've probably done him no favours as he will have to fly over my place from most of his races so is likely to drop in again. I am going to contact his owner tomorrow and maybe put him on the transporter Friday night to liberated from Retford which is North West of his home so he has a 50/50 chance of choosing the right route home. The other funny thing about this particular stray is that the same day I had this bird come into me I had one of mine reported just South of where this bird comes from which begs the question of did the two federations clash on the Sunday !!!
Reminds me of couple years ago I had a mealy come in got the owners details and took it to his house he said he had sent it to Wolverhampton for a trainer anyway few days later back at mine this happened several times every time he sent it training it came to me so we decided I would keep it, I tried it on trainer to Bromsgrove after several 20 milers bloody thing went straight down and someone took it to a vet who charged me about £40 for looking at it and a injection of vitamins or something never trained it sinceTrev wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 8:10 pmI tend to agree with you Andy that most strays if given their liberty will head off on their own in time. I have a stray here at the moment from Kent, it came into me on the last bank holiday Monday. I put it straight in a basket in the shed and next day called its owner, I agreed that I'd give it a couple of days and take it with me to work on the Thursday when I was working about 10 miles closer to its home. I wasn't convinced it was quite ready but knew it would be another week before I was that way again so let him go anyway, he seemed to clear ok so I thought maybe he had a chance. I got home that evening to find him back in my loftAndy wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 7:49 am I do agree Murray. I have kept pigeons in for fanciers and later liberated them and they have got home. But others I never hear of so probably not got home. I think on most occasions all you’re doing is moving the problem from one place to another. I think that unless a pigeon is right both physically and mentally they won’t get home. I’ve probably had more success just leaving them to come and go. Quite often after a while they leave on their own accord.I tried him from a different place earlier this week as he felt like he was almost there but this week we have had a chilly easterly wind so he obviously didn't fancy flying into it so once again came back to mine. He certainly isn't settled at mine so in time I think he will head off but sadly I've probably done him no favours as he will have to fly over my place from most of his races so is likely to drop in again. I am going to contact his owner tomorrow and maybe put him on the transporter Friday night to liberated from Retford which is North West of his home so he has a 50/50 chance of choosing the right route home.
The other funny thing about this particular stray is that the same day I had this bird come into me I had one of mine reported just South of where this bird comes from which begs the question of did the two federations clash on the Sunday !!!
