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Lots of baby Sparrows today and thats my lot very very quiet feeders.

Placido wrote:Good thing you didn't call the local Racing Pigeon Branch to collect, Jacksparrow. We did and it had its neck wrung .
It was a lovely, gentle bird too.

In front of you Placi?

Is that because it went off course?

Mercifully not, Nuthatch. We rang the chappie later to find out whether he had managed to contact the owner (the bird was stamped with a number under one wing). He told us the owner had said he should wring its neck as it was no good once it had veered off course during a race, so he had done.

Talk about devastated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Advice: Never try to do a racing pigeon a good turn - it isn't

Placido wrote:Good thing you didn't call the local Racing Pigeon Branch to collect, Jacksparrow. We did and it had its neck wrung .
It was a lovely, gentle bird too.

I'm well aware of that practice.There will be no snitching from me.

Wouldn't it have taken less effort to let it go? ...

... or would it have been a nuisance and gone back 'home' ... to Mr. Happy?

My guess would be that it would have eventually returned 'home'. But maybe once they get the taste for veering off course then they're useless for racing

Very surprising day - jay, mrs. b, mr. chaff, mr. b, mrs. chaff. All separate and alone. Strange .......

Placido wrote:Very surprising day - jay, mrs. b, mr. chaff, mr. b, mrs. chaff. All separate and alone. Strange .......

On passage visitors?

No suitcases .....

Placido wrote:No suitcases .....

Rucksacks?