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06-06-2012, 12:00 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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Agreed.

When I was a kid on an exchange trip to France in the 60s, I asked my host what the meat was I was enjoying for my lunch. I nearly choked when she said, 'horse'!
Mum used to say scathingly about a butcher near us " he sold horse meat in the war" I asked why didn't they eat horse meat and she said "Ugh!! No couldn't eat that" Her father was a slaughterman in the abertoire (scuse the spelling) next door and they happily ate rabbit too, and she went grey when farmer asked which lamb she wanted killing (1/2 lamb for freezer) Nowt so queer as folk.
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06-06-2012, 12:26 PM
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I had no problem eating rabbit as a child until my father brought in for the pot one he had run over on the drive in the car, YUCK! I have never eaten one since.
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06-06-2012, 02:20 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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Why is it anymore barbaric to serve them up for a meal than any other bird?
Oops, Hello everyone, did someone say it was not barbaric to serve up any birds as food?
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06-06-2012, 02:30 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

Only if you are a veggie of course!
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06-06-2012, 02:32 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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That is a good meighbour that you have Rosemary and isnt mother nature wonderful when you see the young like this in a human environment.

Mags I think you will find that a young Pigeon is called a Squab, at least that is what the French call them when serving them up for a meal the barbaric lot.
Thanks Bob, that's something else I've learned...
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06-06-2012, 02:46 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

Oh I see, and if two young birds fight it's called a squabble.
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06-06-2012, 02:59 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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Oh I see, and if two young birds fight it's called a squabble.
Good one Jem!
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06-06-2012, 03:18 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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Oops, Hello everyone, did someone say it was not barbaric to serve up any birds as food?
I don't think it is I've had wood pidgeon but think I over cooked it was like leather. BTW anyone know how we got onto eating them we were looking at a pretty if puzzling picture of them, If it was me sorry. Mind never strays far from food.
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06-06-2012, 03:43 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

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I had no problem eating rabbit as a child until my father brought in for the pot one he had run over on the drive in the car, YUCK! I have never eaten one since.
My Butcher goes shooting Rabbits - they're considered a 'pest' by Eastbourne Council as they burrow near Beachy Head and undermine the cliffs. Have often bought rabbits from my butcher for a casserole - simply delicious!!!
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06-06-2012, 08:39 PM
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Re: My next door neighbour's wee pigeons!

Back on topic.... lovely baby pigeons. Like Annie says its nice of the neighbour to rebuild the nest
 
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