So far ive been doing most of that. Theyre call trained, just not the young birds. The hawks and owls are year round residents. Theres multiple hawk nests near our house. I think my birds are turning into baby food. I break the cycle of times they free fly. The hawks just dont care im there. One...
Well, netting probably wouldnt be the best plan because it would need to cover a very large area. My pigeons are currently on lockdown. I generally keep them on lockdown for a week or two, then let them free fly for a week, or until I have hawk problems. We feed the magpies and ravens taxidermy...
So today I had my hand reared pigeon on my shoulder and I was walking toward my loft for something. Suddenly a hawk flew down and tried to grab him off of me. He chased him around and almost got him. Anyways, I've lost well over 30 birds to hawks and owls and im sick of it. Ive lost seven since...
Check feed stores and pet stores. What Hokum Coco means by "trap" is the way your pigeons go in through a one way door.
Pigeons are SUPER easy to keep and breed! Look at older threads for more info on feeding. Breeding-wise, they pretty much do everything on their own. Just make sure you have...
Thats her flock behavior kicking in! She was super lonely! Since he is still young, you have a better chance of bonding with him. Try only feeDing him from your hand for a while. My hand raised bird is super attached to me! Hand rearing is the best way to have a tame, bonded bird.
I have a six year old hen budgie who has lived alone with our cockatiels for four years. I moved her to my outdoor aviary and now shes paired up with a 7 month old male. What should i do? Im scared she'll have issues laying eggs or something!
Mortimer James will be 7 months old on friday!!! This is the baby I raised in this thread! He is not exactly liked by the other pigeons, but hes almost there.
Dont do it if youre gonna have baby pigeons around. Just dont. Our rooster proved that to me the other day. One of my squabs got adventurous and went out into the aviary. I had all my birds out so the rooster was in the aviary too. The baby got too close for his liking and, bam. He grabbed and...
One of mine was bald too! He's all feathered normally now. He had less fluff before this pic was taken. I thought he would only grow down feathers in until he got pin feathers!