Pigeon Scam

[spectrumranch]

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6191100n&tag=cbsnewsSidebarArea.0

 

[chickensioux]

Some people........?

 

[Countrywife]

Wow.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I don't blame the person who sold the birds...I blame the people who were gullible enough to believe him.

 

[SillyChicken]

Thats acutally old news. Most of those farmers released the birds by the thousands, because there was no value in feeding them etc. The birds all have an untraceable, ASGS# leg band on them and are still being found across the us. I had 3 of them myself. If you ever find one, contact the Pigeon talk website.

 

[spectrumranch]

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I know it has been around for a long time......... but I thought it was interesting to make it on 60 Minutes now.

I laughed when I first saw people investing in this years ago. I warned them.....they told me how they were guaranteed this and that!

 

[Moxiechick]

Actually, pigeons were once a regular food staple. If you Google "pigeon recipes" there are quite a few links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squab_(food)

edited to include link

 

[spectrumranch]

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Moxiechick--- Want to invest in some pigeons?

I think pigeon is good, used to eat them regularly. But don't think I want to invest thousands into it.

 

[conny63malies]

I had a few that landed back in Ohio. Kept them a few days and ate them. Back in germany we used to eat the not up to standard racing pigeons of my exes uncle. But that pigeon king has been around a few years.