It all started with me rescuing wild pigeons at work. There was a family of crows that had become very good at catching them for dinner. I saved the ones they couldn't quite catch but were wounded.
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They lived on the porch for a while until we could get a coop built. See my blog post below for that story.
Next thing I knew I was gifted 9 Old German Owl pigeons. They weren't show worthy for various reasons (mostly coloured feathers on their faces). It seems to be, in the world of pigeons, that if you have 2 you might just as well have 11.
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Yesterday DH went for a drive with Jim, the man he occasionally works for, and a pigeon fancier himself. He came home with these 2 Oriental Roller pigeons. Seems that if you have 11 you might just as well have 13. Good thing I'm not superstitious.
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Last night we got a phone call. It seems DH made quite the impression on the owner of the rollers. He'd like to set us up with a "kit" (flock) of Birmingham Rollers. Apparently, the fine art of performing pigeons is becoming a lost art. He's willing to teach us the ropes (he is 82 years young). Seems that if you have 13 pigeons you might as well have 20. I don't have a photo of the Birminhams, they aren't here yet. DH is clearing out another section of the Shingle Shack to make a home for the new rollers.
I do however, have this lovely video showing why they are called "rollers". Please, if you're reading this, take a moment to watch this, they are spectacular, and it's only a 2 minute video :))
I'm really looking forward to learning how to train these talented birds!!
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| A Pigeon Explosion by nap | Dec 31, 2011 5:06 PM | 3 |
| Great post! by Calif_Sue | Nov 5, 2011 8:01 AM | 7 |
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