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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: PIGEON

i found a racing pigeon, and have to keep it till the courier picks it up on monday. any tips on what it can eat apart from racing mix??? its really shattered poor wee mite. have put it in a large rub(petes, sorry pete}with a wee box it can go in to hide, and it has water and some broken up bread till i get seed. its in hut and i have door open to give it some light and air. any more tips???
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Sweetcorn · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

Poor littel chap!!!! Sounds like you're doing everything you can Lynne.......Just keep him quiet and stress free until they come for him. Good luck Very Happy

Lynne · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

well i spoke to the guy who owns him, and he says broth mix!!!! i hope he will do ok, if i can keep him eating till monday he will be fine. he is sleeping at minute, poor soul is shattered.
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Sweetcorn · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject:

I bet he is shattered....poor thing....and lucky you've got him and he's not lying in a field or on a road somewhere. Let us know how he gets on....and hope he manages to eat a little something to keep his strength up.

PaulG · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

How did you know his owner Lynne ?
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

they have rings with numbers on them. i rang the racing pigeon place and they have records of who owns what. they gave me phone number.
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject:

am wondering, do you think he will be ok in hut, or should i move him into living room for tonight. although it may be too hot in living room i dunno!!!!
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snakeypete · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject:

best left in hut ( shut door , avoid fox/cats etc )

p.s could ya no hae found a morph Shocked

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Lynne · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

quasimodo · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:53 am Post subject:

Nice one Lynne, it obviously knew who's garden to safely flop down into Cool

Hope that the owner thanked you nicely.