Hi there are two homing pigeons here in our property on grey and one white both look like they have been sprayed with colours maybe for the fiesta - however the white one I think is injured I’m hoping they will just fly home but just in case some one is missing a couple of homing pigeons they are here
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:14pm
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They're not homing pigeons, but they do take part in competitions. They're painted so they they can be identified from a distance. The pigeon fanciers get together with their painted male pigeons, a female is released, the males are then released, and the winner is the first to have his way with the female.
jimtaylor wrote on Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:14pm:
They're not homing pigeons, but they do take part in competitions. They're painted so they they can be identified from a distance. The pigeon fanciers get together with their painted male pigeons, a female is released, the males are then released, and the winner is the first to have his way with ...
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...the female.
Looks like this pair have lucked out. Didn't win any competitions or get the girl!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:00am
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I don't know. If they were losers, then perhaps they ran away to avoid ending up in the cooking pot.
Incidentally, one of our local pigeon fanciers lost a male bird, which took a fancy to our roof. The owner came along with a female, on a string lead attached to the female's leg, and used that to tempt the male bird back.
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:43pm
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Christ, I never thought of that! I've seen many women with ankle bracelets but didn't realise that it was to attach a string to. You learn something new on this forum every day.
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