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    Any other hobby entomologists here?

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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    As an example, Johnstown more or less circles Wertz mountain. It won't be recognizable as a mountain if you're from the western states. Johnstown is fairly urban. Wertz has a very high population of chickens. And some goats.
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I've seen hens in downtown Johnstown, back in the day. Most townships in this area don't mention chickens because it's farm country. They also don't have laws regarding the growing of tomatoes. Now in Altoona proper, yeah, probably 6 hens seems about right. Inside Logan Twp you might not be...
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    Please help (injured baby pigeon)

    That's unfortunate. I'm sorry that happened. So many things could have happened. It is no joke that every bird flying over head is not just a miracle, but a whole series of miracles. Internal injuries from whatever put it on the ground in the first place, an virus or bacteria that would...
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    Please help (injured baby pigeon)

    Sounds like a winning path to me! That's great news! Not so much the need for meds, but that you've got vet care and the young bird 🐦 is starting to move about. Good work!
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    Light exposure and golden pheasant breeding season?

    I'm not sure which parakeets were discussing. I've been told that any small parrot could be called a parakeet. I don't know if that's accurate. However around here parakeet often means the Australian originating budgerigar. I'm not on board with labeling those as tropic dwelling birds. A...
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    My lovely yellow goldens.

    Rest in peace, friend.
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    Light exposure and golden pheasant breeding season?

    Maybe only the ones entered into the Triple Crown events? 😀 Domestication isn't the only thing that will impact photoperiod sensitivity. Tropical birds won't normally see a spread in day length of more than a few hours. Birds with more temperate ranges could easily see 6+ hour swings. The...
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    BBW or no?

    I would feel cheated. That really unfortunate. I had geese a long time ago. I don't currently. Domestic geese eat a higher fiber, lower energy diet when free ranged, I think. This translates into a larger volume of feces than any other birds I've ever raised. I think it has to be experienced...
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    BBW or no?

    Also, if I'm mistaken regarding the longevity / health of BBW, someone please correct me.
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    BBW or no?

    I'd have guessed BBW even before @R2elk laid it out clearly. Don't confuse BBW with Cornish cross chickens. I'm not aware of any issues keeping the BBW as a pet, compared to Cornish cross tending to, well, not live long. BBW might have a shortened life span due to their size? But I don't...
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    Please help (injured baby pigeon)

    How confident are we that this is "wildlife"? That looks like an actual domestic pigeon, though perhaps feral. Columbia livia. If that's the case, and you're willing to pay for a vet, then you might approach a vet at that angle. Most areas, including federal law, do not treat the domesticated...
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    New to owning a pigeon and would like some help !!!

    Ha! I just replied to another thread (maybe yours? ) about anyone familiar with parrots will think pigeons are *easy*! Perhaps I spoke too soon? Pigeons lack any facility to cause you harm, except via allergy / lung irritation via their feather dust, of which there is a lot! A single...
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    Light exposure and golden pheasant breeding season?

    To the best of my knowledge *all* birds use light to sync their hormones to the season. If there enough light to trip the quail hormones, there *may* be enough for the pheasants. Maybe someone has done studies on thresholds for golden pheasants, but I suspect not.
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    Any hints on taming down a red golden pheasant, 1 yo male?

    Everything @007Sean said. Also time. Time and treats. There's no substitute for patience and time in establishing an relationship with any animal.
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