Last week our family began a new adventure- homing pigeons. A friend of ours from Hiawatha had some pigeons he wanted to get rid of, and after hearing about them, we decided to take them. They will probably be mainly the younger boys' project, with help from Charity.
It will be about 6 months before we can use them to send messages, but hopefully they can eventually be used as a fun way for us to keep up with Andrew and Rebecca and Justice. The boys are doing a splendid job of caring for them, and are delighted to have this opportunity.
A 'Blue Bar' Pigeon.
Some of our new pigeons.
It will be about 6 months before we can use them to send messages, but hopefully they can eventually be used as a fun way for us to keep up with Andrew and Rebecca and Justice. The boys are doing a splendid job of caring for them, and are delighted to have this opportunity.
A 'Blue Bar' Pigeon.
Some of our new pigeons.
6 comments:
How pretty. This summer, our library hosted an animal summer and one day they did homing pigeons. It was so interesting to learn about them. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time with them. Does your community have a pigeon club?
~Kristi
Sounds like a neat venture! :-)
Hey Elizabeth!
Sorry I haven't commented. The pigeons sound like a lot of fun! How many did you get?
I'm working on your letter. Little by little . . . .:-)
I put a bunch of pictures on my blog for you!
Love Always,
Aliisa
Hey,
How exciting! How do they work? ;) Truely I don't know! :D
See you Saturday, hopefully?
Kourtney
Hey,
How exciting! How do they work? ;) Truely I don't know! :D
See you Saturday, hopefully?
Kourtney
Kourtney- you keep them confined for 6-10 months, and then you take them however far away you want (for example, we will bring a couple to Andrew and Rebecca's) and then you let them go, and they fly back to where-ever you have been holding them!!!! They are really pretty!!!!! See you Saturday!!! :)
Kristi- I'm not sure if there is a pigeon club near us, I'll have to check!!!!! :)
Aliisa- we got 12 white pigeons, and 12 blue-bar pigeons. (I'm anxiously looking forward to your letter!!!) :)
~Elizabeth
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