It has a grey band on its left leg. Doesn’t seem to be scared of people at all. Has been hanging around my front yard the past hour. I don’t want to disturb it in case it’s a wild tagged pigeon.
hi guys. bit of an heavy post.
My (20F) pet pigeon (2F) is way too cute. this has caused a lot of problems; I don’t want to leave my house because why would I want to see ugly people when she’s there, whenever she’s loafed on me I can’t get up, my phone is dying because I take too many pictures, looking at her makes me overloaded from cuteness and so on..
I feel like she’s doing it on purpose to manipulate me.
if your pigeon has manipulated you like this, post proof in the comments, we need to spread awareness since they seem to have a reputation of being dirty and ugly, when in reality.. yes they are dirty, dirty manipulators that want control of your life and your seeds..
I’m new to this, can someone tell me if it’s supposed to look like that? Or smaller? Haven’t fed him in 6+ hours, so to prevent sour crop. Been feeding small amounts of warm water with a tiny bit of apple cider vinegar intermittently when he’s supposed to eat.
Hi all!
My pigeon has a little routine when I get home where he likes to fly out of his cage and land/perch on something in my hallway. It used to be my bicycle and then my stand fan but I moved both because I need them and he is very unhappy by this so I'm trying to figure out a replacement. I tried putting the drying rack there and he was not interested. He also likes to be picked up from this spot when its bedtime so I feel bad disrupting his routines.
Has anyone gotten a coat rack or perhaps something else that their pidge likes to land on?
Thanks!
Hi, I'm located in Lancaster PA area. I'm having zero luck with GLPR and Palomacy. I'm hoping to find some Classic Oriental Frills or a Capuchin. Does anybody know any sellers or rescues near me? I'm having a hard time finding somewhere.
I know how the crop works, and I’ve been told where it is, but I just don’t know if it’s the middle part or the two side parts. I have had no explicit clarification on where it actually is in relation to anything else other than “at the base of the neck”. I’m having troubles knowing if the crop is empty or not, because I don’t know where to look. I’ve been relying mostly on scheduled and regular checking, and advice from my mom who takes care of birds, but I want to be certain. I want to make sure I’m giving this little guy the best care before I send him back to my friend.
TW: suicide
p.s. i have also posted this in r/pigeon so please let me know if i’m not allowed to post the same text in two channels.
i am a die-hard animal lover. i want to dedicate my life to them (becoming a zoologist) but right now im going through a really rough patch. this "rough patch" has been a challenge for majority of my life it's been 9-10 years i've been struggling with depression and suicide, and i've ended up in hospital 4 times in the last year and i haven't really-healed. in fact, i'm getting worse. i no longer have a best friend and kind of really hate myself. i don't feel like i have anything to live for anymore and everything feels really draining. my family is also really struggling right now. over the last 4 or 5 months i have been researching a emotional support animal/anti-suicide pet and i think keeping a pigeon i would be solely responsible for could be really beneficial for me. not only have i done hours of research, but i have also been trying to step up at home to earn some money to save up for this pigeon. i am currently too young to get a job but i have saved up $155 out of the $310 i need to cover the pigeon itself and its setup. the problem is my mum. my dad is relatively on board, except he doesn't really like caged birds. i understand this, but pigeons have been domesticated for 5,000-10,000 years and this pigeon would be out in my room while i'm home after school. i want to take sole responsibility for this pigeon but my mum refuses to discuss getting one. she says she "can't deal with a bird in the house". she has no other rebuttal, since i have come up with a solution for everything else (money, housing, cleaning, responsibilities etc). for a little bit of context we already have a dog and a cat that i love so dearly, but they're more family animals and i know that they would be fine without me. this pigeon would also live in my room until i can harness train, recall train and pigeon pant train since i don't want poop around the house and i, of course, need to be cautious with my cat and dog. we have been in this fight for a little while now, but i can't remember much since i have really bad memory issues from this depression. but does anyone have any advice? should i give up hope? what are your thoughts?
thank you
Our pigeon is a 7 year old that we rescued from a supermarket as a fledgling. We hand reared her and now as an adult she can no longer fly from nerve damage that she sustained from laying eggs. She is only small and really struggled with laying. It would make her so ill. She has finally stopped laying egg but since being a fledge she has had a beak problem that means it never stops growing. We have to trim it regularly which is incredibly painful for her. A vet at the London Animal Hospital told us it is because she was undernourished and deficient as chick. Is there a nutrient that we could give her to stop the beak growing? She has grits, Avipro, VL sneaky mix, rocket, broccoli etc
seems like hes enjoying his foraging matt :D
I got this pigeon from someone who got her and couldn’t take care of her. I have multiple birds and just wanted to help.
Well this bird HATES ME.
She was outside her entire life (didn’t find out until the day I got her) and I have her inside. She’s in a large cage that’s wider than it is tall and it’s on the ground (not the pictured cage, that was just for transport). But she pecks constantly, growls (if that’s what it’s called??), smacks me with her wings, and runs/flies any chance she gets. It’s been 2 weeks and I don’t even try to handle her, she just does that when I feed her/clean the cage. When she scatters like that, she flings her food and water everywhere and creates a massive mess.
I’m just at my wits end with her. I don’t mind keeping her for now, but is this normal? Or should I just try to rehome to someone else?
Pigeon seems to be in a worse condition than yesterday 😢 its eyes are now almost fully closed, its stool has changed from liquid white to liquid green, and it had a few instances of breathing through its mouth earlier. I could only get it to take one sip of salt and sugar water yesterday (still won't eat) and add saline solution to the eyes. Is there any over the counter medication I can do? Should I risk taking the gunk out of the eyes with a cotton swab?
Scaffold gets so annoyed when Lorenzo is on my lap, or being kissed/petted.
Ironically, Scaffold won't let us touch or pet or even interact with him.
So today I found in my home a baby pigeon with broken fingers on one feet. For now I’m trying to take care of it since local bird shelters do not accept pigeons. Does anyone have any advice?
For now I’ve given it some baby cereal (no milk) formula with warm water and plain water (even tho it doesnt drink much).
And for the fingers I’ve made a “shoe” with some cardboard and bandages to secure it, following advice from multiple videos on the matter.
Can I give it any other food? And how should I proceed? For now I don’t have the economical resources to bring it to a vet, but I want to do everything I can so it recuperates
thanks to everyones valuable feedback on peanuts current setup being Too Small. ive decided to go with a 70x32x60 catio to give him more space and options :D
i read catios like this are nice for pigeons because of the 2 nesting boxes it comes with.
im very excited to set this up and give him the best spot in the house :)
We have two rescued pigeon girls. They recently bonded and they are making nest together. We provided them different nesting material and they seem to like paper towel roll stripes the most. But every time they pick it up they do this.
Is she playing with it? Testing it?
Im just curious :)
Picked this little one off the street. It's injured and cannot fly. Has one watery eye and watery white stool. It also won't eat. There are no avian vets in my area. Is there any treatments for this pigeon I can do at home? Should I keep it?