"Unexpected arrival from a long lost racing pigeon!"

First thing in the morning I see a long lost racing pigeon circling. One of my fancy looking pigeons that I thought I would never see again was returning after being gone over a month!
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[@angelkotilainen]

This is amazing, really enjoyed this video. You take such great care of them. Made me so happy to see your bird return home under her own steam! I have a Racing Pigeon visiting me every day for about a month. Her owner is too far from me to collect her. I don't keep pigeons, but she crash landed in my garden and I fed her with my wild bird seed and gave her water. She couldn't fly so I was able to pick her up and put in my potting shed. She's a 2024 bird, she was meant to do 50 miles but did 150 instead. I got her number from the wing and rang her owner. He arranged a local racing pigeon owner to pick her up. After a week, any vehicle that could've collected her fell through, so they agreed he could keep her. He let her go with his flock after 8 days and she immediately flew back to me! He said he's never heard of this before. Now she can fly I can't pick her up. She spends most of her days here, and has brought a wild pigeon back with her a time or two. Not sure what to do to get her back home! Trying to learn as much as I can. The bird here gets excited to see me but then runs away when it's not who she's expecting. They do bond with their breeders I'm sure. Do you have any advice please? Your birds are absolutely beautiful 🥰

[@pamscott1321]

Awwwwww how fantastic she came home 🕊️

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

🤩👍💯😃

[@airchamplofts3335]

I would say someone had her. I just caught a lost bird from the Hoosier Classic this year. It was skinny too. So just one day of hard flying will do it. She actually looks great having been gone that long.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I feel like you are right because she wasn’t dirty or rough looking just a little light

[@airchamplofts3335]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons Yea, for being a month outside she would have been in very rough shape. Someone, maybe a flyer had her and then released her to try and find home and she did. Awesome that she came back, anyway!

[@Floridafilipinofruitforest]

I’m a sucker for that color it’s so beautiful

[@rickc7303]

I had racing pigeons for a great part of my youth, and then picked it up again in my mid 20's 30's and early 40's. Fantastic sport, but life just got to busy, and condo living is not conducive to flying pigeons unfortunately. I flew in the CJC in New Jersey, and when I flew as a kid maybe 600 lofts for YB season. As I flew thru my middle age, maybe 250 lofts, tops. I would notice, and a lot of the "old-timer's" would concur on this, that it seemed when you would get a real nice clear day in late November/early December, with strong winds from the west or even northwest or southwest, you would get birds back from the YB series of races in August and September. I remember one day one year in early December some years back, I got three birds back on the same day. One was lost during training and the others were lost during the race schedule in September. The two birds lost during the races, still had there counter-marks on. The theory was that the birds almost instinctively knew winter was coming and they needed to stop "bumming around". lol Interestingly, the weather got much worse almost immediately after the birds returned home. I was always in awe at how smart our racing pigeons were...

[@ponderosalofts6851]

Glad you got your bird back! Someone kept it

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you ✌️

[@whitehouseloft5205]

That is a beautiful bird. I’m glad you was able to get her back. Good luck with the final two races.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks you my friend 🤞

[@whitehouseloft5205]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons you’re welcome

[@Mdc7748]

That is a nice surprise! Thanks for the video.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you Mike 👍

[@Rednhloft6356]

I’m glad it come back to you Mike. Some how one of my baby look like that too. 👍🏻

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

They look nice 👍

[@davehawksford9980]

Pretty Bird Mike.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Wow what a beautiful bird I bet your over the moon mate. My son had one bird go missing but ! She returned to his loft wait for it 6 months later, obviously she escaped from her captivity, I’m happy for you, good luck with your racing. Thanks

[@5161estel]

Very nice bird mate, glad you got her back. Love watching your vid's, cheers from Tasmania, Aust.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you for watching in commenting my friend I appreciate it

[@StratosLoft]

She know where is home ❤. I got one yesterday from 18 days 300 mile old race

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

always nice when they come home no matter when 😁

[@cavenderloft]

I'm glad you got her back this gives me so hope that my White Grizzle which I lost on a 300-mile race about 17-days may still make it home.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

You never know, I hope you get your bird back my friend. 🙏

[@user-ft2mm9me9u]

Wow she is pretty good for you

[@pizzaaria]

It’s so nice to see them come home after a long time. That bird looks beautiful. I thought the last will hit the coming car😃😃😃 I am glad all are doing well and I think you will do great this weekend👍👍👍😘😘😘good luck👍👍👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you so much my friend. 👍🙏

[@HanifKhan-rs5gp]

Nice birds

[@icc64]

Beautiful female pigeons ❤

[@jahawk77]

Nice Bird. Maggie perks up when she hears you whistle

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

That bird is Maggie’s mother. It’s a great bird. Glad everything is going well with Maggie I do watch your videos but you have the comments turned off. Thanks for sharing them

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

That bird is Maggie’s mother. It’s a great bird. Glad everything is going well with Maggie I do watch your videos but you have the comments turned off. Thanks for sharing them

[@emilgiliotti6450]

I just love it when this happens

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Me too because I get attached to them 👍

[@attibaforbes8572]

I love that pie hen

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for watching

[@pirrgang]

Cool looking bird. Always neat when they come back like that. Just when you think they are gone for good. Never know where they have been. Good luck on your remaining races.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you Paul 👍

[@alphamumesu7961]

Truly amazing

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍 it’s a really great bird, and I still fly it every day

[@hermansohier7643]

One of our pigeons came back after two months from a national race here in Belgium .I took him to the vet because i had to go with my cat any how .The pigeon was free of disseases , pigeons have a great natural resistance but a lot of fanciers give to much medication .

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I agree too much medication‘s and I do not vaccinate. I feel that if I lose some Pigeons to a disease then the rest left will be The strong ones. Glad you got your pigeon back my friend

[@breedersjourney]

Super cool man she’s a beauty. Always makes me feel hopeful some of the lost boys might make it home

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

You never know Philip, seems like anything is possible with these amazing Pigeons. Best of luck my friend

[@bonnieamico7285]

Beautiful pigeons Mike

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Glad you like them 🤩 thanks for watching 👍

[@CHICOS_NOTES]

You have a nice loft and beautiful birds.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks so much my friend ✌️

[@AboMazen1]

جميل جدا يا غالى الحمام اجمل حاجه وبنتشرف بالناس المحترمه ولاد الأصول المحترمين وعشاق الحمام

[@johnrosado9272]

She is a beautiful bird nice beak Chino Les Ot pigeon flyer

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Yeah I love that black beak also. Has a very interesting look.

[@fatalxiong5320]

Beautiful return bird mike! It has a great owner and a awesome loft so it wanted to return! Anyways good luck on your races !

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you brother! 👍

[@KadawKalut]

Great feeling when it bird returns. The first time releasing one of my favorite bird she returned. One-day I let her out and she returned but one of my dog got her. What a day it was. But I still learning. Glad u got ur bird back.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Sorry you lost your favorite bird. With pigeons that always seems to be the way unfortunately. Thanks for your comment

[@frankrivera4479]

beautiful bird is right😀

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

💯🤩

[@Smokey.954loft]

My friend I'm glad you got her back it's amazing how a bird recognized her way back and goes straight to the nesbo lol...i must say she is very beautiful 😍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you my friend, I’m so glad to have it back. Now she can feel normal again

[@Smokey.954loft]

You're welcome my friend...you know that's right lol

[@Lewingsloft]

Welcome home 👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

🤩😃

[@jasvirsingh-nv6vc]

So nice bro me Portugal jasvir

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you my friend 👍

[@crisloftracing]

Amazing birds...👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you

[@zorrosracingpigeonloft2148]

Glad you got her back, same thing happened to me accept mine was well feed. But great training for head winds. Keep it up!

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks brother 👍

[@Pigeons01]

Круто 👍🕊

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

🤩💯

[@Coolbubblee]

Uuuu I'm so happy for you I have also lost one when it was 1 month old.... I don't expect it to return after 2 months but after watching your video I am again hopeful 🤗🤗

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

You never know. Sometimes you get a nice surprise. The longest time I had one missing was 3 months!

[@Coolbubblee]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons I hope *Kizna* my lost baby returns

[@rodelmatanguihan4163]

Good morning, Mike

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👋

[@DennisDeAngelis]

Yes loft,👍👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks 🙏

[@burakloft568]

Birds looking great. Ya that will Surprise you when they come home like that

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I’m sure you get a good surprise once in a while also. Be careful on your new motorcycle.

[@racingpigeonchannel9119]

Wonderful bird

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you my friend 🤩

[@zanzikar7]

He has a pure white pigeon, I heard those are worth some coin.

[@inderinder420]

Very beautiful pigeons bro

[@nileshkadlak2873]

Very nice bird broo bird sel

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@arjanvangent2228]

good video... bit too late with the quarantine... before drinking, you had to do that...

[@johnrosado9272]

Have a beautiful day today god bless Chino Les Ot pigeon flyer

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thank you brother and you do the same

[@BlessingsLoft]

Awesome training! Good luck on coming race and wow brother what a beauty of a bird (pied/splash), just gorgeous. Glad you were able to get it home

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for watching brother. If we have west winds i’m not going to send the birds because they already moved the race more to the west. They’re not letting us take the birds into Florida because of the Evian flu. It makes it harder for my birds the more west they go!

[@BlessingsLoft]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons Dang I’m sorry to Hear that my friend. Didn’t know Florida was taking it that serious. Kinda sucks

[@rogerturalba8812]

Hello new supporter here from philippines ❤️

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for the support ✌️

[@mindhunter00789]

wellcome back

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

😁👍

[@mindhunter00789]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons I had two today did not return I am praying they show up in the morning one waa the last 2 babys you sent me she paired with one of the black ones he s looking for her to

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

@@mindhunter00789 that’s one thing that makes it hard because there’s 100 reasons why that could happen but we never know which reason. I hope it makes it back and my feeling is if it can get back it will do everything possible to get back

[@michaeleverett2650]

Years ago back in the '90s I lost a White Hen on a 200 mile race, she came back 3 weeks later completely covered in some kind of clear type of cooking oil, I was thinking maybe she went down in back of a restaurant and got into a container of used cooking oil maybe thinking it was water, I don't know but it was a mystery to me, I bathed her in warm water and dishwashing liquid several times to try and clean it off of her.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Reminds me of the time I got one back with some sort of grease on its back and was one month late also. Never know what they get into!

[@lorenzobascoe3382]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

😀😀😀

[@golubi_zelenoy]

Super👍👍👍👍👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍😊😃💯🙏✌️

[@lifeofpigeons4613]

Maşallah

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

😁🙏

[@thetelescopechannel]

“But ya nobody recognizes her”😂😂😂

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

😃😀😂

[@airchamplofts3335]

Some people would not keep that bird, but those are the ones I love!!

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I’m with you. I would like to give her another chance.

[@loft1152]

She probably got hurt that just now getting better and made her way home

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

It’s possible, but she’s doing very well right now so I’m happy about that

[@litoignacio6731]

👍👍👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

🤩👍🙏

[@stephenmcgrath859]

What a beautiful bird is right.gorgeous.😍👍

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

🤩💯🕊

[@HighPowerOptionsTrades]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks 👍

[@cristianpigeontv]

Wowwww nice bird

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks Christian 🤩

[@jessevermeulen6961]

Obviously she did a Disney movie adventure

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Yes of course 😀✌️

[@KarimsPigeonLoft]

🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍👍😃😀

[@hamsflightskitbox3710]

😊👍🏾

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

✌️🙏👍

[@tomwallhead6950]

U will never lose that one now

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I agree they probably would never want an experience like that again. Thanks for your comment

[@tomwallhead6950]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons it's probably been everywhere before it made it home lol it knows the whole area by now

[@rhenzlofttv3158]

can i ask a little tips about multivitamins and probiotics you take t your pegions?. im from phillippines watching your videos. than you

[@bmike3808]

Black check saddle looking

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

thanks for watching

[@chasseurdesvagues]

Félicitations pour le pigeon revenu 👑

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍👍

[@kingkongkahn750]

👍🏽

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

✌️🙏👍

[@pauluswisnu]

😃

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍👍

[@romansreef6192]

Do you feed the before you let the fly

[@amangvanha739]

Your bird look very healthy What medicine you give the bird for health

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Check the video a@ 3:20

[@adamadam-ew1pu]

Salam nice piogen

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks 😊

[@joshramsey902]

How much of the wormer do u give

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I think it’s 2 cc. But directions are on the bottle. You can also mix it with their drinking water according to the directions.

[@margilalvarez7284]

The right wing looks like was hurt

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

She is okay and has been flying like a champ 💯👍

[@alanjpoole7274]

Looks like its had quite a bit of a fly to get back home. .. You have to give and take with youngsters/yearlings.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

It sure is a learning process. You never know how they will do in the future until they go through these hard times. Thanks for your comment my friend

[@alanjpoole7274]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons My pleasure. (I and my late Uncle had race birds for very many years).

[@frankkrischick3906]

1 month ? i have lost one that really was close to my heart even though i'm not a pigeonracer but i'm close to 15 pigeon some come to take a look some stay some take off but 1 month is worthwhile waiting but what is a maximum time for a racepigeon to return ?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I had one that returned 3 months and it brought with it a mate! 😃

[@khalifabalochpigeonloft6265]

What is the treatment for baby pigeon pimples?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

For that I don’t know, sorry 😞

[@mandydorpinghaus252]

How do you catch your birds? Awesome loft

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I can usually reach in the loft and pick up the birds but if I have a wild one I have a outside smaller cage that a push them all into and then I can pick up any ones I want. Thanks for watching 👍

[@mandydorpinghaus252]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons love the content!

[@tonyhughes8761]

U be about this week mate

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I’m usually around. 👍

[@1984oner]

Will u be quarantining the bird?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Yes for a few days. It looks really good right now

[@King_Cardo]

Was wondering how many birds you have to put in a race?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

In my club we can fly up to 72 but there is no minimum amount, thanks for asking

[@millertime6920]

How do they know where home is?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

I think they use a combination of skills to find home. but to get them started in the right direction I think they use the earths magnetic field. then the suns poition combined with the Time of day. then when they are within 20 miles of home they can pretty much go by memory of the landscape. but nobody really knows for sure I have a theory about their eyes but it’s not worth mentioning because I can’t prove anything.

[@silviosirianni9260]

Jeez… I thought that car would have taken them all out…

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Me too, definitely a bad release!

[@zidane8452]

I have lost 3 pigeons about a year now and I saw one of them come back probably like 4 months ago but she landed for like a 2 minutes then flew away again and didn't come back. So idk if someone trapped them and they getting feed from another loft or they just don't want to come back.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Well it sounds like it has a new home now and their isn’t much you can do about that! Some return after being released and some are rehomed to the new place

[@icc64]

Sad to happen this . If is bad weather they stop . If they can see some food offered in that area they go down . So easy they can be attracted there so they don't leave . If they trapped inside of course they can't leave 😢 . In same time predators a big threat. Sadly a risk to be think of . Great video . ❤

[@monti409]

Try releasing in an open field, overhead cables , tree branches and automobiles are all a recipe for disaster for your team.

[@maironisilvapombocorreio5432]

🔝🕊️🇧🇷😎

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

👍✌️💯

[@kaftarhakabuly9147]

I do have more beautiful pigeons, pigeons lovers watches my videos… Thank you!

[@KarimsPigeonLoft]

Are you going to keep it?

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

For a while and see how she is doing

[@tipplers3417]

Beautiful bird. Someone definitely had the bird, strayed it in when bird got tired, maybe lost, chased by falcon etc.. Probably thought since they strayed it, they could train it & fly it. He let it out , bird came home. Hope u grabbed that drinker outta their since she drank out of it. Bleach it just in case

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for your thoughts my friend. I did change the water and they are all doing well 👍

[@matthewrichards4679]

You need to start taking your birds to a more open spot.away from traffic and trees and power lines.

[@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons]

Thanks for the advice

[@matthewrichards4679]

@@Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons your welcome .your birds will do better to

[@kaftarhakabuly9147]

I do have more beautiful pigeons.

[@Sonia-jk7lf]

I wonder why you take that bird who wants to sit on her egg with you. You could exempt her from racing if that is a fertile egg.

[@Coolbubblee]

Uuuu I'm so happy for you I have also lost one when it was 1 month old.... I don't expect it to return after 2 months but after watching your video I am again hopeful 🤗🤗