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He seems very healthy and active. Haven't looked him over too good yet though. Don't want to handle him for at least a few more days in case that makes him dislike me. He is certainly a character haha. He likes to run and waddle back and forth in the cage and then jump up onto his water dish...

Hi guys! I'm back. It's been a couple weeks I think. BYC isn't giving me notifications now so I'll have to look into it. Anyway, I picked up my new pigeon today. Here he is in his quarantine cage/palace haha. He is very cute and his neck shines a very nice purple. Can't wait to put him in the...

Ooh one if those would have been nice to have back when I rescued my first pigeon. I had to use a live raccoon trap to get her. She is a very petite pigeon and so she's super light and she walked in and out of the trap a few times without setting it off 😂. Ended up having to modify and fiddle...

That is a great idea @backyard pigeons . I know that there are a few cities that have large feral populations and they do something similar on the rooftops. It is a great opportunity to limit the population humanely in cities as well by removing the real eggs and giving fake ones. Though I don't...

Personally I don't let mine free fly. I have a family of foxes, and tons of Hawks and even eagles around. Plus all of my birds are mostly white, easy prey. Another issue is that I know that my birds don't have great homing abilities, or at least I know they didn't, because that's how they got...

Update: I called the wildlife center and they said the grackle passed a few hours after I had dropped it off. Seems that it had died of a head injury as well as being starved. The volunteers and staff there are top notch and had given him meds but he wasn't strong enough unfortunately. I did all...

Bad new guys :( the rescue that I'm adopting is up in Detroit (about 1.5 hours north for me so it can be quite a drive anyway haha) unfortunately the riots there have gotten pretty bad and I'd need to drive through them to get to the lady who has the bird. Not to get political or anything but I...

@NBraun Here is a link to a book that @backyard pigeons recommended to me a while back that I ordered. I haven't taken too good of a look at it yet but it seems like a pretty good resource. https://www.amazon.com/Pigeons-Complete-Pet-Owners-Manual/dp/0764129910 As @biophiliac said, it's...

If you aren't worried about pedigree, as others said I would check Facebook or craigslist in your area. If you don't have any pigeon breeders nearby, I recommend looking at the "palomacy" rescue group. I was able to find 5 pigeons in my area through it and a few are pretty fancy show breeds. You...

Found this little guy in the street today. I've been told he's a common grackle. I know usually you aren't supposed to pick up wild fledglings but he can't stand up on his own, he just flops to one side. I think he may have splayed legs. He was having a really tough time getting around and...

When I had my first squab hatch the father accidentally pecked a hole into the egg in the area near a foot a few hours before he had pipped. You could see his foot wiggling and it almost came out. Perhaps something similar happened here? The end product of the egg is still a little weird though...

He is so adorable. Is nugget going to be his forever name or just a temporary name? I think you should keep it. It's adorable haha. Definitely keep spending time with him. I did the same thing, petting him and picking him up a couple minutes a day and now that he is fledged he will step up and...

This was the first night he was found, about 2 weeks ago. He was stunned for a little bit. Luckily he is acting completely normal and alert now!

For sure! I don't think I'd be able to sell my babies without knowing where they're going haha. Most of my babies will probably be weird mixes because I just let the pigeons pair up however they want but I'm sure they'll be pretty and my friends will enjoy them anyway. By the way, I'm going to...

Personally I'm just going to breed 1 squab from each pair just to see what happens. If I get that one pidge I was talking about that would put me at around 8 in total, which I think is a pretty good amount for now. I don't think I'll sell any but I have a few friends that are bird people who are...

I'm in southern michigan so weather can get really cold and pretty hot. I'll have to update My profile! Haven't really looked at it all that much. I had been using the wood shavings because they made good insulation for the winter. During the winter I cover the screened in portions of the loft...

The face and general shape look pretty spot on for a Serbian highflyer! Thank you! I will probably keep him quarantined inside for a couple of weeks if I get him because the quarantine cage I have isn't predator proof. He is very adorable and I love the brown color he has on him. On a side...

You're probably right. I took my first few pigeons in to the vet because I honestly didn't have much experience with birds beyond my 2 parakeets. A few had mites and two had respiratory infections. They were treated with ivermectin and antibiotics. Now that I've had these guys for a while, and...

I'd love to have him. What's holding me back right now is that I can't afford to take him to the vet. I'd really rather not put him with my other birds until I know exactly what's going on with him. Apparently he was found on the side of the highway stunned and he couldn't even jump up onto a...

That was my initial thought as well but his beak is pretty big for an owl IMO. He could always be a weird crossbreed too so I guess it will be hard to pinpoint an exact breed haha.