old pigeons

whats the oldest birds youve seen just spoke to a member at our allotments doesnt race now he has three birds left in his loft , he is packing up when they are gone two are 20 year old the other is 21 , will get some pics of these birds in the next few days

19 mate, it was a Janssen a son of the famous James Bond, he filled eggs right to the end and I've got some at 15 and 16 here in the stock loft.

remember my grandfather had a strawberry mealy cock he was 18 and died in flight and landed in the neighbours garden we collected him and gave him a deserved burial i remember my grandfather being upset as this cock bred a hen to be only pigeon on the day from lambelle as their was a bad storm that day in the english channel, yes the lambelle hen, fond memories

got a mate who dont race his oldest died a few weeks ago 21 hes got 2 more 18 years old

I kept 2 COCK birds for 20 years---they were Dordins.

nice pigeons dordins were don just been a big sale on what you could say is the last full team gone

I had some many years ago. They were hardy birds always won in bad weather.

i used cross them with cattreeys always came well not rockets but steady on the harder days

I crossed em with busschaerts and Fauconniers. I did well with em for a few years.

WOW Birdy--my were crossed with the cattreeices also. And some Lean Boers.
And yes the Dordins were "HOMERS"--not the best racers