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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:VIDEO::PULSIFER
Created:Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:942
Total number of notes:6016

265.0. "RACING PIGEONS" by CLEVER::ADDEO () Thu Sep 21 1989 17:54

I was wondering if anyone was into the hobby of RACING PIGEONS,or new
    of someone who is.
                             
                          BIRDMAN
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265.1AKOV13::LAJEUNESSEMon Sep 25 1989 15:255
    My uncle races pigeons.  He has a very large coop and I would guess he
    has over a hundred birds.
    
    Mark
    
265.2Sterling, MAMEMV02::STWP04Mon Oct 02 1989 21:0611
    The owner of the K9 Kennels dog training center in Sterling, at the
    Sterling town line near Clinton, has a lot of racing pigeons (near
    190 and Route 12, north of Worcester, MA).
      
    We found one of his birds in the parking lot at the Marlboro Big D 
    and were able to return it to him two weeks later after researching 
    the bird's origin by the band number.  It was very young and had
    gotten confused when the owner released a bunch of the birds for 
    flying exercise one day.  The owner said he got one other bird back 
    from someone in Blackstone, quite a ways south of here.
    
265.3pigeons near WhalomGIAENG::PULSIFERTue Oct 03 1989 11:366
    I am not sure wether they are racing pigeons or what , but right
    behind Whalom Park their is a person with Pigieons.  There is a
    Driving Range there and it is neat to see this flock of pigeons
    circling around in unison over the Driving Range and nearby trees.
    
    Doug
265.5AKOV13::LAJEUNESSEThu Oct 05 1989 15:4812
    RE .4   His name is Ernie Chavalier.  He lives in Milbury and they are
    racers.  He has raced them sinse I was a kid!  He used to have some
    really different types too, they were just for fun.  He had ones that
    looked like owls and some that were fancy feathered.  Primarly he
    races.
    
    If you would like I'll give him a call and see if he has any interest
    in parting with a pair or two.
    
    Mark
    
    
265.7AKO1AKOV13::LAJEUNESSEMon Oct 09 1989 20:294
    I'm in Acton in AKO1.  I live in Marlboro and work over here for GIA.
    
    Mark