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I have a pet pigeon and got in somewhat of a argument with my friend about having a pigeon as a pet companion.

Explaining on how great and intelligent and loving they can be as pets as well as they are domesticated makes them a great pet if you are wanting a bird. My friend went onto say that they are more so like chickens and were bread more so for food and not to be companions or pets to humans. More so for their usefulness and he doesn’t see the benefit in having a pigeon over a parrot.

Thus leading to my question, were pigeons domesticated to be pets/with humans or purely (mainly) as food and mail?

I think pigeons are an amazing animal and can do amazing as pets/in homes

I have a pet pigeon and got in somewhat of a argument with my friend about having a pigeon as a pet companion.

Explaining on how great and intelligent and loving they can be as pets as well as they are domesticated makes them a great pet if you are wanting a bird. My friend went onto say that they are more so like chickens and were bread more so for food and not to be companions or pets to humans. More so for their usefulness and he doesn’t see the benefit in having a pigeon over a parrot.

Thus leading to my question, were pigeons domesticated to be pets/with humans or purely (mainly) as food and mail?

I think pigeons are an amazing animal and can do amazing as pets/in homes

We got a new baby from great lakes. It did take him 4 whole days to get here so idk if hes just stressed from the trip but ever since he got home he has been flying around panicked non stop no matter what I do to show him he has the option of food and water, Im not even considering trying to put him in his cage right now (i dont think I could grab him if I wanted to)

Hes very scared and panicked (which I know is normal to a degree) but he is very PANICKED and I can’t get him to calm down. His story was that he was raised as a baby with people and is generally trusting with people..so idk 😢

How do I get him to calm down? Is this normal?