harold the lost pigeon

[misspige]

hello, i recently aquired a pigeon, i have looked after it for a month now after it had been injured and the owner deemed it too bad to race again. it has been living in a large hutch and has fattened up so i was just wondering if he can now be released?
i will happilly keep and care for him, and therefore will he regard the hutch as his new home? any advice would be much appreciated, sophie x