fairwell old freind

had to say goodbye to my old favorite "the turkey king" he was 14 and had been on a downward curve for 6 weeks i tried a few different things but nothing seemed to make a difference and he was just getting worse so i had to do the decent thing as he was beginning to look down in himself,he won me the first race we entered in and will remember that day for the rest of our lives  ,alfie will be upset when he gets home ,we will miss him greeting us on a daily basis ,it was a hard dig but now resting in the pets paradise in the garden surrounded by forget me nots and heather ,god bless you fella forever in our memories ....sorry lads but this was a special character atb

thought i had replied anyway it is hard Darren i had to do it to a old hen what i can't do with favorite birds is bin them or cut ring off they have to be buried in the garden

Always sad when its a favourite full of memories, not many pigeons die of old age .

Tis the hardest part in anything to do with pets etc; David.

But if one has given them love and a decent life one can only appreciate that both have been well blessed.

Well know  the feelings involved David.

Regards.

why is there 2 topics for my post i only did one

sorry to hear this darren, when you have had them so long they are not just a racing pigeon, they are like any other pet .....im sure you did all you could for him .

yes he was a pet really alf had a tear but took it well bless him ,thanks lads atb

oldstrain wrote:

why is there 2 topics for my post i only did one

Tried to reply to the first one and it said had to put a topic,so after trying twice filled in the place where it said topic, never happened previouslly.

Confused me too.

Regrds.

Sorry oldstrain for the misunderstanding, first thought it was David and then had to start a new
topic.

Just answered it in the normal way.

How I confused you and David I know not.

See if this one goes through.

Rwgards.

Cannot understand what happened the first time.

If the photograph is anywhere near a recent one he looked in very, very, good condition and has obviously had a very good life, far better than the majority of our feathered friends.

The vast majority of racing pigeons do not reach anywhere near double figure age and the age is getting lower as yearlings appear to dominate results.

Parting with any loved pet is heart breaking but look what we would have missed without them.

Regards.

no worries it matters not ,i just did not know why there was 2 topics ,thanks for the explanation atb

and now here is one .......