leigh white Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Going on random trips you don't half get some knowledge about stuff you haven't a clue about. I know how to rear a proper racing bird what will fly across water to win prizes was a bloke what sat next to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted May 3, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2019 Kez, Kez, cmon lass..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford Trotter Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, leigh white said: Going on random trips you don't half get some knowledge about stuff you haven't a clue about. I know how to rear a proper racing bird what will fly across water to win prizes was a bloke what sat next to me. My grandad raced pigeons and had a few good ones according to my dad but i can't get beyond the anger when the ones in my garden crap on my car Edited May 4, 2019 by Salford Trotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted May 4, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Salford Trotter said: My grandad raced pigeons and had a few good ones according to my dad but i can't beyond the anger when the ones in my garden crap on my car Be grateful it ain't the one that shat on Tommy Robinson 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford Trotter Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: Be grateful it ain't the one that shat on Tommy Robinson 😁 That one had a bad case of diarrheoa for sure and it couldn't have shat on a nicer guy😉 Edited May 4, 2019 by Salford Trotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 They have a big weekend in Blackpool in January every year. Massive auction jobby at the winter gardens and some smaller ones at a few hotels. Some of em go for fortunes, talking £20-£30k if not more. Always loads of taffs with em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds dad Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 If they're homing pigeons and you buy one at auction how do you stop it flying back to its previous home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 4, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2019 4 hours ago, freds dad said: If they're homing pigeons and you buy one at auction how do you stop it flying back to its previous home? Tie a string to its leg until it gets used to its new surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds dad Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:Tie a string to its leg until it gets used to its new surroundings. How long is the piece of string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Has a kid, used to see loads of coops being unloaded off trains on the platform full of pigeons, never knew why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted May 5, 2019 Members Share Posted May 5, 2019 Been fancying trying pigeon ever since becoming aware of squabs on Masterchef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Brothers been racing them for years, he was 70 when he was 20.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted May 5, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2019 I'd love to own a bird of prey, a lot of work but very rewarding.. I've been looking into Harris Hawks as they are one of the more sociable birds of prey, however never in a million years would I get the chance to own one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 It's good to see any wild life in our ever shrinking environment with every bit of land being built on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted May 6, 2019 Members Share Posted May 6, 2019 Spot on M. I am very lucky where I work. I pass a flock of geese every day close to our factory.They waddle from one field, across a road to another where there's a pond every morning and then return every evening. Regularly see foxes (introduced), rabbits (introduced), kangaroo's, quenda's and all sorts of parrots including the ubiquitous Galah, Lorekeet, Twenty Eights and, at this time of year, absolutely enormous flocks of Banks' black cockatoo heading north to warmer climes before winter sets in down here (they head south in spring). When I left the UK in '88, we would never see a deer or squirrel etc. anywhere near Bolton's urban sprawl. Been great to see how all that has changed during the intervening years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 6, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2019 14 hours ago, bolty58 said: Spot on M. I am very lucky where I work. I pass a flock of geese every day close to our factory.They waddle from one field, across a road to another where there's a pond every morning and then return every evening. Regularly see foxes (introduced), rabbits (introduced), kangaroo's, quenda's and all sorts of parrots including the ubiquitous Galah, Lorekeet, Twenty Eights and, at this time of year, absolutely enormous flocks of Banks' black cockatoo heading north to warmer climes before winter sets in down here (they head south in spring). When I left the UK in '88, we would never see a deer or squirrel etc. anywhere near Bolton's urban sprawl. Been great to see how all that has changed during the intervening years. You can keep your bloody squirrels. Absolute menaces. We need an army of pine martens or some such to remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted May 7, 2019 Members Share Posted May 7, 2019 Sorry pal, we'll have to disagree. I would however agree to a culling of the greys if it meant the red ones would flourish and prosper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 7, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2019 6 hours ago, bolty58 said: Sorry pal, we'll have to disagree. I would however agree to a culling of the greys if it meant the red ones would flourish and prosper. That's what I was alluding to. Greys are horrible bastards. Fascinating dexterity, but other than that cunts to a mammal. American reds are far more feisty than ours and will see off greys. Unfortunately ours aren't capable and are at risk of infection if they tried. We need to find a way of rebalancing the situation. Maybe the Don could take a few back home on air force one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted May 7, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2019 squirrel racism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hardly saw any squirrels only in woodland around here 20 years ago, playing about in your garden now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted May 7, 2019 Site Supporter Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, leigh white said: Hardly saw any squirrels only in woodland around here 20 years ago, playing about in your garden now. Proof of the problem. The breed like mad, and capitalise on human activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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