When
a racing pigeon get lost and exhausted, the first reflex to
have is to give it some food and some water to enable it to
recover enough to continue on its way home. What kind of food must been given? Wheat, corn, small seeds...or for lake some rice.
Avoid giving the bird bread which produces intestinal problems. To drink, only water. As soon as the weather will be better and after a couple of days rest, the racing pigeon will usually be able to fly home to its loft.
If it's not the case, follow the instructions below...
Try
to catch it and have a look on its legs:
The racing pigeon may carry one or two rings:
a.. only an identification number ring (with a number and
a year, some letters for the native country)
b.. an identification number ring and another ring for the
owner's adress (or racing association he belongs to)
c.. an identification number ring and a bigger ring which
is used for electronic clocking (this one will give you no
informations)
The
french racing pigeons are due to carry two rings:
- a..
one is the identification number ring (identification number,
year of birth, native country) e.g: 623310 - FRANCE - 98
Warning: Not to be confused with the rubber race ring which
is put onto the bird for racing purposes.
- b..
the other one is an adress ring on which can be found:-
either the adress of the association where the owner is
registered,
- either the personnal adress of the bird's owner, - either the owner's phone number.
If you can't'join the racing pigeon's owner, you can mail directly to FCF headquarters : lost@colombophiliefr.com
For
the foreign racing pigeons ( Great-Britain, Belgium, Germany...
) the only ring that birds must carry is the identification
number ring.
This ring, usually made of metal and covered with plastic
is the same as used in France.
E.g:
3299166 NL 98, dutch racing pigeon born in 1998.
Some fliers put adress ring, but it's unusual. Sometimes the
owner's adress or his phone number are printed on one of the
wing's big feather.
If the bird does not carry adress ring or no indications on
the wings, contact the association or union concerned (see
list in this page) or give it to a flier.
1.. BELGIUM (BELG)- For the birds which identification number starts with 2-3-4-5-6:
K.B.D.B. - Vlaamse Afdelingen - Stationsstraat 2 - B9240 ZELE
For the birds which identification number starts with 1-7-8-9:
R.F.C.B. - Rue de Livourne 39 - B1050 BRUXELLES
2.. GREAT-BRITAIN (GB)
Royal Pigeon Racing Association - The Reddings Nr Cheltenham Glos GL51 6RN
Tél/Fax: 00-44-1452857119
3.. NETHERLANDS(NL)
N.P.O.
Landjuweel 38
3905 Ph. VEENENDAAL
Tél: 00-31-318559700
Fax: 00-31-318559701
Verband Deutscher Brieftaubenz chter - Schonleinstrasse 43 - 45131 ESSEN
Tél: 00-49-201872240
Fax: 00-49-201872249
5.. LUXEMBOURG (L)
Fédération Colombophile Luxembourgeoise - M. Désiré Nick - 233 Route de Soleuvre - 4670 DIFFERDANGE/OBERCORN
Tél: 00-35-2585229
6.. SPAIN (E)
Real Federacion Colombofilia Espanola - Eloy Gonzalo 34 - 28010 MADRID
Tél : 00-34-14488842
Fax : 00-34-14487204
7.. ITALY (I)
Federazione Colombofila Italiana - Via Lustrini 1 - 42100 REGGIO EMILIA
Tél/Fax: : 00-39-522285671
The
pigeons of French or foreign breeders (show pigeons) are due
to carry an identification ring too: Type : F 10 99 M 2085 F = France, 10 = ring diameter, 99 = year of birth, M 2085 = identication number.
Adress rings are forbidden for the show pigeons. For France or foreign countries, contact : la Société Nationale de Colombiculture (SNC). or write to : Société Nationale de Colombiculture Philippe Hudry Burnel 74150 VALLIERES
In case of difficulties, don't hesitate to contact the FCF : lost@colombophiliefr.com