Thanks CD!!!! I still miss that little guy - he went "to" college with me. Moved from Sweden to USA - moved by car from Houston to Seattle and then down to LA.. he was a well traveld cat Arch! Amazzziiing! I LOVE that last picture
Thankyou to GZ for the rep Thankyou to Christine and FG for the sentiments on my birds And you have my sympathy FG for the lost of that little guy....but you should however feel proud that you were able to give him a good life and alot of love
I am very happy that I have moved and no longer have any pets within my immediate vicinity. I also confirmed, before I purchased my flat, that the Body Corporate does not allow pets! Pets are like children - an anchor and detriment to my lifestyle. A child however grows up. The benefit of a pet is that they die sooner (generally) so there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am 10% joking.
WOW...just wow...archie love your pics of the birds...i was expecting fish in your fish tank...lol...amazing...you do realize that if you have birds and fish and i have a dog, cats and a rabbit that caring for pets @our house is a fulltime job... cute dog fly...i got my big girl from a shelter as well...i may have to post some pics of her...glad you found yours a good home... FG...cute kitties...isn't it funny how they win your heart so quickly...men could learn alot from cats lipstick is a true animal lover...all the strays end up at my house...the baby squirrel that has lost it's mom...the birdnest that the wind has forced from the tree... love all the pics! :smt049lipstick
Thanks Flygirl, I read a layout that show that Tyson had homers....My birds are pedigreed racing homers...I race them in February. In the picture of the birds resting on the roof, the solid red male is Aaron, he is the Alfa male and leader of the flock, he is also the farther of a third of the flock and winner of the 400 mile classic last february. That race was from Alabama to Tampa and paid $2,500. Lippy, All I can say is bring them all down..... and we can form the big happy home of the Brady bunch 2
Arch, would you mind explaining a bit how there races are set up and work? I do find it VERY interresting.... What are the limits of their homing skills - distance, what are the rules.. how long does it take etc... Im sur ethere are several people on the board that wouldlove to know.
There you go Arch! Start a thread for it: we could have a thread where we educate eachother about our hobbies or whatever - or just a homing thread. I really want to know more.
O.K. Homing Pigeon racing Explained: A person who owns and races homing pigeons is called a fancier. In order to be successful at the sport, you need to buy pure pedigreed racing stock birds (birds with a strong homing instinct and bred specifically to fly home). When you get pure pedigreed racers, they do several great things that other wild feral pigeons don’t do: they always fly and land closely together when released, they never land on anything but their home loft and they are very clean and will bath every day if you provide a bath pan with water. When you are training racing homers for a race, you take them out on what is called a toss: first 10 miles from their home loft and then released to come home, then(incrementally) 25, 50, 100, 200 and 300 miles away to return home for in preparation for the race flight. (The homing instinct is that strong in these birds). This flock you see in the previous pictures flew home from Tallahassee 283 miles away several times in preparation for the 400 mile Alabama classic race,..... Which Aaron won last February... He flew from Alabama back to Tampa in 5.3 hours. When your join a racing club and would like to have your birds complete, You have to buy a racing clock...every competitor needs that clock and it cost about $600.oo. That clock registers an exact time when a band is inserted. That band is a slight over sized but extremely light metal band worn by the racing pigeon during the race. When the bird fly’s home and enters the loft the owner gets the bird and removes the band quickly to be placed in the clock for registry. The owner with the best average return time wins the race. In Aaron’s race, there were about 750 entries. The racing club administrators took 750 racing birds from all over central Florida on a truck in crates up to Alabama and released them on a Saturday morning. It cost me $10.oo to enter Aaron in that race. He averaged 75 miles per hour in that race and arrived back home in 5.33 hours winning me first place for $2500.oo grand prize. His granddaughter place 5th in that same race. Aaron
