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06-16-2012, 07:14 PM
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Banded Pigeons
So I finally got my hands on some pigeons to train my dog with  . After I released them into there new home, I noticed one has two different bands on it. Ones green and the other is blue I think (cant remember off the top of my head) Whats the deal with the bands does anyone know????
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06-16-2012, 07:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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My grandfather used to race and breed them, 1 could be the owners band, and also a band to which race the bird is in....
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06-16-2012, 08:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bubba 96
My grandfather used to race and breed them, 1 could be the owners band, and also a band to which race the bird is in....
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hmmmm interesting........ I am gonna try a google search and see what comes up. I was hoping that since it is in alberta there maybe different things. But I dunno at all thats why I asked here. Enough bird hunters on here that should have come across them in the past lmao
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06-16-2012, 08:41 PM
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FOUND AN ANSWER (delete if you feel like it)
Well bubba, you are right! It is a racing pigeon. I have contacted the canadian pigion racing union to hopefully find the owner and see if they want the bird back. SInce two got away from me during training  and this one may be going to the original home, guess im back outta town getting more lol
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06-16-2012, 10:18 PM
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I thought it was always cool when I'd go out with gramps, we drive like a 100 km, to where the race starts put the band on bird and be sitting on the porch with gramps and be there when the bird came home, and he would put the band in the time clock.....that was geez 30 yrs ago when we still lived in ont....was kinda cool at gramps funeral a few yrs ago, I get a box un pack it and it was the racing clock...would have never thought it ment to much to gramps me always tagging along asking him a million questions, like a 10yr old kid does.... 
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06-17-2012, 04:19 AM
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Bands are used on lots of birds for lots of reasons.
Year hatched. Blood lines. Racing (as mentioned) & more.
Good on you for trying to locate the owner, if it's a racing bird.
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06-17-2012, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeves1
Bands are used on lots of birds for lots of reasons.
Year hatched. Blood lines. Racing (as mentioned) & more.
Good on you for trying to locate the owner, if it's a racing bird.
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Reeves, Im almost 100% sure its a racing bird, after an online search the type on band that is on it points to a racing bird, good thing is it is owned locally to me
p.s. I love the new hunting wagon in your pic 
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06-17-2012, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Central Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeves1
Bands are used on lots of birds for lots of reasons.
Year hatched. Blood lines. Racing (as mentioned) & more.
Good on you for trying to locate the owner, if it's a racing bird.
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Just asked my son this yesterday.  His wife has a couple of pet "doves". Color indicates the year of birth.
Grizz
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