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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    @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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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    Pigeon Talk

    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!
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    Pigeon Talk

    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...
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