CatSidheSilvie
In the Brooder
- Aug 7, 2024
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Was at a truck stop in town when a pair of very fancy, banded homing pigeons trotted across and nearly got hit by a semi truck. Oh no!
I happened to have kept pigeons before as pets, so I thought to try catching them to either bring them somewhere safer to rest or give them back to their owner. They were unable or unwilling to fly and I was able to just grab them right off the ground. I looked for others and those were the only two.
Did manage to find the club the band is tied to, and got ahold of the runner... who said that a dozen other birds from his flock have been found all across the state for weeks and the guy won't take care of his birds, so I should just keep them if i have resources to do so. I said to go ahead and give the guy my number, which the club runner said he would but not to expect a call and to enjoy them.
So.... I guess I have two pretty pidgeys now
ofc if the original owner does call, I will return them, but sounds like it is unlikely.
When I was just thinking last week how I missed my old ones now that i have an aviary built, I guess the universe heard. And my husband can't blame me since I tried to return them!!
In any case, my last pigeons were rescued and human-imprinted. I adopted one, then the other, and they got on splendidly. They were both female, one without a leg and an eye, and took turns laying eggs each month.
Is it likely that these new two are a mated pair if they are the only two hanging out together and all the rest of his flock was spread hundreds of miles? Both had 2024 bands, so guessing they are young-ish so probably not parent and child. Possibly siblings since their band numbers are only a few apart and both have gorgeous brown tones.
Haven't seen any mating behaviors, but they are stuck like glue to one another and preen each other. One does fly to where the other is and frequently almost lands on their back, but it doesn't look like mating as much as trying to awkwardly land nearby. The white headed one is a lot warier than the grey headed one, who I can walk over to even after a few days of recouping and just pick up without issue if I move slowly.
Both also had a second red band on the other leg with no text. Wasn't sure if that was a chip or marker for something else.
I wouldn't be opposed to growing the flock by another couple, but would love to hatch them myself so they are attached to my roost in case of escape.
Can always wait and see, but thought I'd share my new babies and see if anyone else had thoughts on them!
I happened to have kept pigeons before as pets, so I thought to try catching them to either bring them somewhere safer to rest or give them back to their owner. They were unable or unwilling to fly and I was able to just grab them right off the ground. I looked for others and those were the only two.
Did manage to find the club the band is tied to, and got ahold of the runner... who said that a dozen other birds from his flock have been found all across the state for weeks and the guy won't take care of his birds, so I should just keep them if i have resources to do so. I said to go ahead and give the guy my number, which the club runner said he would but not to expect a call and to enjoy them.
So.... I guess I have two pretty pidgeys now
ofc if the original owner does call, I will return them, but sounds like it is unlikely.When I was just thinking last week how I missed my old ones now that i have an aviary built, I guess the universe heard. And my husband can't blame me since I tried to return them!!
In any case, my last pigeons were rescued and human-imprinted. I adopted one, then the other, and they got on splendidly. They were both female, one without a leg and an eye, and took turns laying eggs each month.
Is it likely that these new two are a mated pair if they are the only two hanging out together and all the rest of his flock was spread hundreds of miles? Both had 2024 bands, so guessing they are young-ish so probably not parent and child. Possibly siblings since their band numbers are only a few apart and both have gorgeous brown tones.
Haven't seen any mating behaviors, but they are stuck like glue to one another and preen each other. One does fly to where the other is and frequently almost lands on their back, but it doesn't look like mating as much as trying to awkwardly land nearby. The white headed one is a lot warier than the grey headed one, who I can walk over to even after a few days of recouping and just pick up without issue if I move slowly.
Both also had a second red band on the other leg with no text. Wasn't sure if that was a chip or marker for something else.
I wouldn't be opposed to growing the flock by another couple, but would love to hatch them myself so they are attached to my roost in case of escape.
Can always wait and see, but thought I'd share my new babies and see if anyone else had thoughts on them!
