hubbys pigeons

70ridgeway · 11-05-2008, 10:43 AM

had a real shock this morning hubby is giving up pigeon racing a man is coming to collect his 24 ft shed today hes keeping his original birds he started with was only speaking about this yesterday well he has sold his shed for £200 which i was a bit mad at as it cost over £1000 all kitted out with boxes and has given 30 old birds away and 70 young birds going to be really strange going up the garden and the shed not there but gives me more room for me torts but when he comes at 12 my torts wll have to come in as i dont want them to be squashed as they take the shed down and rather people not now there outside during the day dont want them stolen

chris_walton · 11-05-2008, 11:04 AM

good idea

i wonder how many pigeons will return home after they are gone lol as they allways do

70ridgeway · 11-05-2008, 11:12 AM

probebly all the old birds but he wont loose them out till racing over

Laraine · 11-05-2008, 11:42 AM

Shame about the shed, it could have been converted for the torties!

70ridgeway · 11-05-2008, 11:46 AM

spiteful isnt he but gives me 24 ft of garden to play with now though dreading the mess there gonna leave be sad to see them go at least hes keeping his original 15 in the 8ft shed

TortMad · 16-05-2008, 11:07 PM

My Dad keeps promising to reduce his number of birds. He has been saying it for years.

Last time I visited his lofts every nest box had a fluffy yellow chick in it lol

70ridgeway · 17-05-2008, 10:04 AM

he has kept his original ones he started with its weird going up the garden and the big shed no longer there hes finihed racing to much hassle and greed in the sport now theres a lot of top flyers in there, there more intrested what they can take out the club,They have a brilliant secetary when the club was nothing he paid all race money out his own pocke £50 per race then now club pays £125 per race and nom money is around £300 now but none of the members will do anything and its left to the same people all th time and hes had enough

11-05-2008, 10:43 AM	#1
70ridgeway Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: walsall Posts: 2,345	hubbys pigeons had a real shock this morning hubby is giving up pigeon racing a man is coming to collect his 24 ft shed today hes keeping his original birds he started with was only speaking about this yesterday well he has sold his shed for £200 which i was a bit mad at as it cost over £1000 all kitted out with boxes and has given 30 old birds away and 70 young birds going to be really strange going up the garden and the shed not there but gives me more room for me torts but when he comes at 12 my torts wll have to come in as i dont want them to be squashed as they take the shed down and rather people not now there outside during the day dont want them stolen __________________ 2 herman,4 iberas,2redfoots, 2 ybs,4dogs,ferrets,racing pigeons,1 bearded dragon,1 pen cooter,3 map turtles, 2 kittens,1 royal python and 6 canarys

11-05-2008, 11:04 AM	#2
chris_walton Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: chester Posts: 1,329	good idea i wonder how many pigeons will return home after they are gone lol as they allways do __________________

11-05-2008, 11:12 AM	#3
70ridgeway Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: walsall Posts: 2,345	probebly all the old birds but he wont loose them out till racing over __________________ 2 herman,4 iberas,2redfoots, 2 ybs,4dogs,ferrets,racing pigeons,1 bearded dragon,1 pen cooter,3 map turtles, 2 kittens,1 royal python and 6 canarys

11-05-2008, 11:42 AM	#4
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	Shame about the shed, it could have been converted for the torties! __________________ Laraine ________________________

11-05-2008, 11:46 AM	#5
70ridgeway Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: walsall Posts: 2,345	spiteful isnt he but gives me 24 ft of garden to play with now though dreading the mess there gonna leave be sad to see them go at least hes keeping his original 15 in the 8ft shed __________________ 2 herman,4 iberas,2redfoots, 2 ybs,4dogs,ferrets,racing pigeons,1 bearded dragon,1 pen cooter,3 map turtles, 2 kittens,1 royal python and 6 canarys

16-05-2008, 11:07 PM	#6
TortMad Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,639	My Dad keeps promising to reduce his number of birds. He has been saying it for years. Last time I visited his lofts every nest box had a fluffy yellow chick in it lol __________________ Lea 2.1.0 testudo horsfeldii 0.2.0 testudo graeca ibera 2.0.0 geochelone pardalis babcocki http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/

17-05-2008, 10:04 AM	#7
70ridgeway Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: walsall Posts: 2,345	he has kept his original ones he started with its weird going up the garden and the big shed no longer there hes finihed racing to much hassle and greed in the sport now theres a lot of top flyers in there, there more intrested what they can take out the club,They have a brilliant secetary when the club was nothing he paid all race money out his own pocke £50 per race then now club pays £125 per race and nom money is around £300 now but none of the members will do anything and its left to the same people all th time and hes had enough __________________ 2 herman,4 iberas,2redfoots, 2 ybs,4dogs,ferrets,racing pigeons,1 bearded dragon,1 pen cooter,3 map turtles, 2 kittens,1 royal python and 6 canarys

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