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I’ve taken pigeons to an exotic vet (no avian vets around here) twice now. They’re good for diagnosing things that I can’t figure out, and, fortunately, I can usually treat the issue on my own once I know what it is.

Classic/oriental frills also have a longer, flatter head, German owls have a shorter/more rounded head

Looks like a 3 week old, he should be learning to eat seeds but still needs to be hand-fed right now.

The bronzing is the brown coloring that covers the blue:(Not my pic, but there’s a feral I feed with almost the exact same coloration as the one on the right.) And this is bronzing on a blue bar feral without the pied or grizzle gene: (Not my pic)

Looks like bronzing. I see it a lot in feral populations.

Mine live in a closed aviary. Hawks are dangerous for chickens, but they’re even more dangerous for pigeons, especially fancy breeds like the one pictured. (The fancier the pigeon, the less flying skills they have.)

I got most of mine by accident. My first pigeon was from a breeder and the rest are all birds who got lost whose owners weren’t looking for them. Or injured feral pigeons who can’t be released. I got this fancy guy for free from someone whose entire flock was killed by hawks:

He could’ve hurt himself trying to stick his beak through the wire

That’s so neat! Do you think they would’ve formed a population there if that guy hadn’t been feeding them?

Well, most of the time when two animals are fighting to the death, the "winner" gets pretty beat up too

I would try to fix it, are one of its legs splayed or both?

I use them. I haven’t had one fall off yet, though if I did I would just replace it.

I believe the biggest Facebook group is called “Palomacy pigeon and dove rescue”, but I could be wrong, I don’t personally have Facebook.

Rescue pigeons can be hard to find if you live in a place with few pigeon fanciers or feral pigeons. There is one rescue, Great Lakes pigeon rescue, that ships birds all over the US. You may also want to check out shelters that accept birds, Craigslist, Facebook (there are groups dedicated to...

It’s probably still there, if it hasn’t been caught by predators by now. The poor thing has no chance without homing instincts.

Are you going to be keeping them in a loft (with free flight), in an aviary (no free flight), or inside your home? If you want them to be house pets, you could try getting some imprinted birds. They’re almost guaranteed to be friendly, since they like people as much as they like other birds...

I’ve heard that pigeons can still fly with their wings clipped if there’s a strong wind (unless the feathers are clipped extremely short). Personally, I let my pet pigeons run/fly around in my house since it’s safer and they can still retain all their flight abilities, but I understand that is...

Rubber Band may only have one foot, but she’s found a way to balance on the oddest perch in the aviary.

It definitely depends on where you live, my local ferals are pretty healthy due to a clean environment and good sources of food.

Took my pigeon to a couple pet stores recently! (This is not my picture, but is my bird.)