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As can be seen as you peruse this site, Racing Pigeons are well looked after and
trained by their owners but some times they get lost, there are several
reasons for this happening, clashing ( organisations liberating pigeons
that are going in opposite directions within a few minutes of each
other) a pigeon can then become disorientated. If
you see a pigeon that is weak and appears lost - do your best to catch
it, pigeons are used to being fed and watered at regular intervals and
soon get hungry, dehydrated and tired they are then at the mercy of a
long list of predators. If you manage to catch it please give it a drink
in a small and if possible deep container - some food for example
rice, dried peas or corn will help.
A Racing Pigeon must be wing stamped
according to the rules of
The Royal Pigeon Racing Association
if you
carefully spread the wings of the pigeon you may find a name and
telephone number stamped on the longest flight feathers it then becomes
quiet easy to report the pigeon to its rightful owner. If you can
contact the owner he / she has a responsibility to make arrangements for
their pigeon to be collected from you and they will pay all costs
involved. If there is no stamp on either wing the ring usually on the
right leg will for example be as follows GB2001N34567 the GB indicates
that the ring was issued in the UK, there are rings issued by many
Associations and some are listed
below - with a telephone number and an Email address, if the Association
has a web site click on the link and follow the site instructions.
Royal Pigeon Racing
Association ( Ring Prefix - GB ) - Tel :- 01452 713529 - Online:-rpra.org
North of England Homing
Union ( Ring Prefix - NEHU ) - Tel:- 0191 262 5440 - Email:
lostbirds@nehu.co.uk
North West Homing Union (
Ring Prefix - NWHU ) - Tel:- 01772 468748 - Email:
nwhu@blueyonder.co.uk
Scottish Homing
Union ( Ring Prefix - SU ) - Tel:- 01698 286983
Welsh Homing
Pigeon Union ( Ring Prefix - WHU ) - Tel:- 01443 441010 - Email:
gail@whpu.org.uk
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