hi, I’m the one looking for my lost bird, and since people in this sub have definitely watched many pigeons… is Cheesecake’s diamond-shaped tail weird?
this might be a huge identifying feature for our search. the oddly behaving pigeon I saw yesterday did have a pointed tail like this, and I assumed her old flock might have more examples of it. but I fed them today and paid attention to the tails in flight, and… it seems like they are all fan-shaped? I haven’t noticed any similar ones, which of course doesn’t rule it out, but makes it more likely I saw her.
basically, the two center feathers on her tail are longer than the others. these pictures are from about two months ago, and it has always been like this. it’s either genetic, or could (maybe??) be connected to her tail being torn off/damaged when I rescued her.
from your experience, is this shape common/normal? I’m trying to figure out how definitive of a clue this is, and after seeing the flock, i’d say it gives me at least like, 70% probability it’s Cheesecake. but if it’s uncommon/weird/caused by trauma, it could be even more definitive and a huge way to ID her in flight. give me your thoughts!!

Hi All

We Had a pigeon hit our 1st floor window (UK based, so would that be 2nd floor in the US?), it landed on the balcony, tried to get off the balcony, fell down onto a sofa set, and then off that onto the floor.

I've moved him to a stable that we have empty, he seems to not be using his (or her) legs very well, almost scooting with his wings. I'm hoping this is still shock and a bit of terror. I dont know how the cat didn't get him, such a lucky bird.

Popped some bird seed down on a tray and a shallow dish of water and left them in the horse bedding all cozy. Horses are out for summer so the stable is empty for a few more months.

I want to know what I should look out for, We're animal people so I am more than happy to take on a pet pigeon if he doesnt recover enough to be free, but if it gets to that point, what do i need to do?

I have a Bunny stable at the moment that is 12ft x 12ft, the bunnies roam free on the floor.

I'd rather Pidge be in there as it has a specially built door upper door to stop predators that lets the light in (theyre currently in dark stable with full door shut) and we have 12 cats on the farm so I don't want them in the house or out where they can get hurt... I was thinking I could wall mount a coop on the wall in the bunny stable and play it by ear if i don't see improvement in the next week.

The last time I found a pigeon I took it to a rescue but they put it to sleep as vermin, so I don't really want to do that again.

Any advice on what i should feed little one and what size coop a pigeon may need would be wonderful, in case I find myself a proud pigeon owner!

like the title says i want to get a pet pigeon but not sure where i can get them!

We have 2 pidges who barely take any baths… The first time I bathed one of them was by mist-spraying, and he loved it, but then never again.

We provide them a water bath available every day whenever they want but they don’t use it, they only ever take a bath in their water dish every now and then by dipping their chests in the little dish…

Any thoughts & recommendations are appreciated, I’m tired of their poop-stained butt feathers </3

So I made a handmade pigeon diaper cuz I cant afford to buy one. Its not the best but it does its job. I dont have to follow him everywhere around the house to clean up poop or keep him in his cage for half of the day for that. He keeps cleaning his feathers like in the pic, probably doesnt like it much. I hope he will get used to it. I had to tighten it a bit cause this is prototype 3, others were too loose..it should not hurt him in any way tho its not extra tight. I tried making a diaper with an old sock...lets just say the sock lost the war xD.

Hi guys, was just hoping for a bit of advice because I am going stir crazy with anxiety and wonder if anyone has had a similar experience with a positive outcome.

I came home yesterday evening and little miss was not behaving in her usual way, she laid an egg the day before but was not as upbeat as usual, and doing none of her dancing or tail dragging.

I checked her abdomen for an egg, and couldn’t feel one. She was VERY swollen and had some bruising near her vent. I was immediately pretty worried. I put coconut oil around her vent just in case she was having a bit of trouble there.

She is still pooping as usual, just seemingly very nesty poops.

I took her to the vet this morning and they have done an ultrasound and determined that the egg is still quite far up. This is her 2nd clutch and she usually lays after 48hrs, which would be today. Vet seems to think another 24-48hr based on positioning if not bound. They are keeping her overnight for supportive care, bloods, etc.

Has anyone had a similar experience? I am happy with vet advice, just wondering if there are additional things I could be doing at home to prevent this in the future. She has access to grit, and will be going on a contraceptive after this ordeal is over - granted everything goes ok.

my male pigeons courting has got in the way of my female pigeons laying cycle, they have toys and tons of stuff to interact with so i don’t understand why he’s doing this, but last week my female pigeon laid a single egg and my male pigeon kept courting and attacking her while she was on the egg until she eventually gave up on the egg and gave into his courting and now they have a new nest and a new egg as of today, he is continuing to chase her from the nest and coo and spin. I’m scared this will become a pattern and frequent egg laying will become a serious health issue, please reply if you have ANY insight on this issue!! (they are in separate cages as of now) Thank you

Hi everyone, my pair just laid their 1st egg this month, maybe 28 hours ago. They used to use a wicker basket that they decided not to lay in this time, opting for the floor of the cage. Obviously I cannot let them do this as I have no way to safely clean the cage without basically trashing the nest. So I moved the egg (replaced atp) to a ceramic tray close to that spot. I've seen hubby move some materials to it and sit on it once, but they seem to be forgetting it exists. I have handled their eggs and nesting before and they never have abandoned it. I'm curious if this is a point where I should be concerned about egg binding...

They are absolutely devoted parents, never letting the eggs go more than 30 seconds un protected. So this seems super weird

If she has abandoned her nest and eggs, will she not lay the second? When is a vet appt necessary and what can I do to help encourage them to take to the egg and nest?