Racing pigeons????
09-10-2003, 11:03 PM
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Racing pigeons????
Anyone know anything about racing pigeons from island to island?
I heard that people bet on birds flown to an island, by plane, with odds on which bird makes it back first after being released.
Is this for real or BS?
I heard that people bet on birds flown to an island, by plane, with odds on which bird makes it back first after being released.
Is this for real or BS?
09-11-2003, 12:40 AM
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Hmmmmmm, did the snow come early to Alaska? Are you tired of being cooped up? j/k Seriously, I have never heard of anyone racing pidgeons from island to island. There is a lot of cock fighting which is illegal of course......
09-11-2003, 01:58 AM
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Hey I caught your post.. Pigeon racing is all over the world. You can own one just like a race horse and yes there's some occasional betting. Check it out on the web. I'll bet you find there's a hard core bunch of pigeon racers in hawaii. If you want to own a bird talk to a breeder/racer. They'll sell you one for like $450 or up and h'es paid for including keep forever. You get winnings. Obviously successful racers are also valuable breeders...trendy eggs huh?
the brits race them around the caribbean too.
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the brits race them around the caribbean too.
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09-11-2003, 02:42 AM
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these guys in pearl city use to race pigeons, then they turned it into a business, by dying the birds diffrent colors.
its called rainbow pigeons, they release them at weddings, graduations and stuff. so they just fly back home. kinda cool
its called rainbow pigeons, they release them at weddings, graduations and stuff. so they just fly back home. kinda cool
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09-12-2003, 12:38 PM
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A pidgeon tried to race me once, he lost and there were feathers everywhere..........
A pidgeon tried to race me once, he lost and there were feathers everywhere..........
09-14-2003, 11:32 PM
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Thanks for the replies, I'd never heard of racing pigeons either until I flew through a flock of about 20 of 'em. 2 KIA for sure, and it sounded like multiple hits.
I was landing at HNL, and just after the nose came down on the runway, I looked up and there must have 20 birds in the way! They hit just above the cockpit windows, and missed the engines.
I reported it to the tower, and got a call from fish and game filling me in on the whole racing pidgeon thing. They found 2 ex-birds with microchips in them and bands on the feet.
So here is my bird count:
A Blue Heron at O'Hare in a 737 (in the left engine).
A Flock of Starlings leaving Auckland in a 747
And now, racing Pidgeons in a 777
I can see my new bumper sticker: "Real Men hunt Birds with Jets!"
I was landing at HNL, and just after the nose came down on the runway, I looked up and there must have 20 birds in the way! They hit just above the cockpit windows, and missed the engines.
I reported it to the tower, and got a call from fish and game filling me in on the whole racing pidgeon thing. They found 2 ex-birds with microchips in them and bands on the feet.
So here is my bird count:
A Blue Heron at O'Hare in a 737 (in the left engine).
A Flock of Starlings leaving Auckland in a 747
And now, racing Pidgeons in a 777
I can see my new bumper sticker: "Real Men hunt Birds with Jets!"