Ruff Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 And exactly when did you get the right to tell me not to come on here! The owner WOULD definitely ring its neck. FACT - I have been part of a pigeon racing family for the last 33 years so tinkerbel, don't you come on here calling me ridiculous. Hmmm....not all pigeon fanciers would ring the necks of their birds which got lost despite your insistence on that being the case. Maybe you're just speaking from personal experience though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Uppers Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Totally agree with you Ruff but the pigeon is there to do a job & win money at the end of the day. With pigeon racing being a sport, they're not treat like pets. I suppose its a bit like a race horse with a broken leg lol:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Good news, the Pigeon tasted great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry_Legs Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 noooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Pigeons are nothing more than air rats, they are an extremely dirty avenue for disease. If that bird belongs to a racer he will undoubtedly ring its neck, as has every pigeon fancier I have ever known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Don't tell Dick Dastardly, he's been after that dratted pigeon for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 my mum has got in touch with the owner of the pigeon which they found yesterday. He's in Norfolk. He seemed very pleased that his bird was being looked after and he is sending a special pigeon collection service to pick the bird up tomorrow, he said it'll cost him £100 - surely if he was going to 'ring its neck' he wouldn;t fork out £100 to collect the bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 my mum has got in touch with the owner of the pigeon which they found yesterday. He's in Norfolk. He seemed very pleased that his bird was being looked after and he is sending a special pigeon collection service to pick the bird up tomorrow, he said it'll cost him £100 - surely if he was going to 'ring its neck' he wouldn;t fork out £100 to collect the bird? You would be surprised, I have heard of pigeon fanciers going to great lengths to get lost birds back only to kill them. Some of these people even want birds of prey such as Kestrels, Peregrines and Sparrowhawks culling to reduce the number of attacks on their racing birds. Its like many other sports involving animals, the owners are sometimes extremely brutal in its pursuit. Lets hope in your case they really just want the bird back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Uppers Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 The point is that they'll never be able to put it in another race as it can't find its way home (It obviously read its map wrong if it was supposed to head for Norfolk). The man my have paid a couple of thousand for the pigeon in the first place believe it or not - but its no good if it gets lost lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torin8 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 The point is that they'll never be able to put it in another race as it can't find its way home (It obviously read its map wrong if it was supposed to head for Norfolk). The man my have paid a couple of thousand for the pigeon in the first place believe it or not - but its no good if it gets lost lol. Ah you never know - as others have said it might be a young bird and might just need more experience / training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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