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hi phil, bird is from the cotgrave welfare fc...........ring mr hurworth on notts 0115 9892387.


hope this helps

thanxs david for that the bloke phoned me and asked to toss it so did and it come back to me

only about 15 mile from me

phil dont waste your time if it was any good he would send for it

how far away from the owner are you phil.....? is it still tired/flowndown.....?

its overflown by about 120 mile

if it is notts them im good 5 - 7 hours drive it was tired yesterday when it come in .. but rested and good feed in the basket and good night rest and looked sound and fit ... phoned bloke back up and he said just let her out inmorrning if she do go he will transfer her if i want her or i have to find way to send her to him

phil411 wrote:

if it is notts them im good 5 - 7 hours drive it was tired yesterday when it come in .. but rested and good feed in the basket and good night rest and looked sound and fit ... phoned bloke back up and he said just let her out inmorrning if she do go he will transfer her if i want her or i have to find way to send her to him

phil if you dont want the bird he has got to either come to collect it or send courier for it.........you have done all you need to do by reporting it,

he cant just say keep it or throw it up, if it wont go he has got to sort it out not you...........

this is why a lot of fanciers dont report strays too much hasstle

every fancier who sends a pigeon racing is obliged to claim it if it gets reported if lost, most will begrudge paying a courier to collect it for them so they just offer the stray to the person whose reported it.........if i get a stray in and report it i wouldnt get lumbered with it just because the owner cant be bothered to claim it...........its his responsability.

i wouldnt let any strays in loft, 9/10 owners dont want them back, letting them in is risking your birds never know if theyre carriers of any disease

ok thanxs for that info ..... he did say that his brother lived about 45 mins away from me ...

steve1952 wrote:

i wouldnt let any strays in loft, 9/10 owners dont want them back, letting them in is risking your birds never know if theyre carriers of any disease

in the 2 years ive had pigeons again its been very rare ive had a stray on my loft, when i have i never let it in, i call my own in ans scare the stary off............i too would never let one into my loft with my birds as you dont know what the lofts are like where they come from re health......

well i said now im not letting any more in i got that other one in and ive raced her for 3 weeks running never been on top of sheet but was 11th saturday if i clocked her in right
as i thought me t3 had been converted but asnt so i just said miss her off sheet

shes not doing bad for a stray tho phil, shes been to three races and homed in decent time so she must like your loft and you.......

you never know, she could even win for you one of these weeks.

yes i hope david but best part is she a latebred aswell ...and she as calmed right down was scitish at first

have you tried her with the peanuts phil.....?

yes you never know

ive just started them today with all birds ...

ive reported the bird to the royal pigeon raceing assocition recived letter today from them saying owner name and addy and email ... and had a phone call from guy asking if i wanted to keep the bird and i told him i dont have the room but if it was easy would he want me to send bird back to him .. and he said could he sign it over to me ... coz he 3 hrs drive away ... so ive said yes sign it over and then there is a lad i know looking for a pr of birds ....

phil the bird is obviously no good ,if it was then he wouldnt hestitate to do all he can to get it back,

i said that ian any way it in the lads loft now with a cock

phil411 wrote:

i said that ian any way it in the lads loft now with a cock

at least youve found a home for it phil, its anouying tho when a fancier will more or less refuse to claim his own bird back when lost......if he isnt prepared to either collect in person or pay carrage he shouldnt be racing pigeons.