The long way home
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:31 pm
I was reading about this and thought i would share.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2022/05/a-long ... -15-years/
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2022/05/a-long ... -15-years/
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The long way home
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Re: The long way home
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:38 pm
A great story. I had one return after 4 years back in the early 90s.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:07 pm
Wow that is something, the longest I have had one return from a race was 3 weeks, I did have one return after 18 months that was stolen when my loft got broken into
Re: The long way home
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:15 am
Thanks Dev, a nice little read that. As it suggests someone must have had the bird shut in somewhere but still an amazing story anyway. I've certainly had birds arrive after a year or so but I can't remember any that were much longer than that.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 6:16 pm
The one I had return after 4 years I think had been streeting. It had been lost off the loft and was quite tatty when it returned. Needles to say it wasn’t any good.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:25 pm
You wonder where the racing pigeons go, every day u see hundreds of pigeons. To be honest i have not seen any with rings on,
Re: The long way home
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:38 pm
Do occasionally see the odd ones with rings on among the feral’s but not many. I think most of the missing racing pigeons are deceased for one reason or another.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:49 pm
I've often thought the same thing Dev, I've spent ages in town centres and parks trying to see the odd one with a ring on but I could probably count on one hand how many I've seen over the years. I guess the harsh reality of it is that very few domesticated pigeons actually survive.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:19 am
Yes Trev, the birds that visit me daily, are all in good nick. i give them a mixture of fat balls, chopped brown seeded bread and some peanuts.Trev wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:49 pmI've often thought the same thing Dev, I've spent ages in town centres and parks trying to see the odd one with a ring on but I could probably count on one hand how many I've seen over the years. I guess the harsh reality of it is that very few domesticated pigeons actually survive.
Re: The long way home
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:45 pm
They will be race ready soon mateDevo1956 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:19 amYes Trev, the birds that visit me daily, are all in good nick. i give them a mixture of fat balls, chopped brown seeded bread and some peanuts.Trev wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:49 pmI've often thought the same thing Dev, I've spent ages in town centres and parks trying to see the odd one with a ring on but I could probably count on one hand how many I've seen over the years. I guess the harsh reality of it is that very few domesticated pigeons actually survive.
Or oven ready lol 