Band Collectors

i've heard that before, there a fake bands out there too. no matter what it is someone is going to try and run a scam with it

halcanada wrote:

Many Europeans here. Get bands from there from friends. Ring youngster with them. Sell them as imports.

Memories, memories early in the piece here Hal a well known stud bought to town a draft of imports "supposably" all with GB rings on their legs. Went home with egg all over his face "Big time" & most of his so called imports also .

Many Belgians, Dutch and Germans here. More in demand than UK banded birds. Yet for years one club I was in was dominated by an Hungarian. 90%of his birds came from the UK. 100 to 500 miles no one could beat him. Not often anyway.

But have to concede he was smarter with pigens than most.

halcanada wrote:

Many Europeans here. Get bands from there from friends. Ring youngster with them. Sell them as imports.

plenty of that going on in the uk to ....claims of being a agent for top Belgium and dutch lofts someone will always swallow it ,not difficult to get Belgium or dutch rings

Knackered, you naughty boy, just like those fanciers who like showing their pigeons, pair two blues up and race them to qualify for a certain distance then pair a show bird and a racer, (both blues) and cull the race birds and put them on the half show birds.

Although I did have some of my favourites well over 10 ears old, but it was always a balancing act because there is nothing worse than overcrowding.

Every pigeon that performed well for me died with and was disposed of with it's ring intact and I never removed a ring from any pigeon I had to cull through selection etc;

But as you say, each to his own

Regards.
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MISTY wrote:

Every pigeon that performed well for me died with and was disposed of with it's ring intact and I never removed a ring from any pigeon I had to cull through selection etc;

But as you say, each to his own

Regards.
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i know what you mean, there is only one way to get the band off and and just seems wrong

thank you very much for the rings phil, they came in the mail today.