A little visitor

[Cheekie1961]

this pigeon just showed up at my house a couple of months ago...he comes everyday ..I feed him, he won't let me get any closer then a foot away..has tags on both legs..I can't seem to make out what they say. I'm not sure what to do..could he be lost? Does anyone know what kind he is?.im attaching a picture..sorry if it isn't clear enough.

 

[Gray Farms]

Most likely a racing homer that got lost.

 

[Cheekie1961]

Most likely a racing homer that got lost.[/QUOTE

 

[Cheekie1961]

Do you think he will be ok?? Should I be making some sort of shelter for him? what kind of information would be on the tags?

 

[sourland]

It's a lost/disoriented homing pigeon. One band may be a race ID band, but the other contains letters and numbers that can help locate the owner. Many homing pigeon breeders cull returned birds because of 'poor homing' instincts. Evidently this bird is hawk evasive and has found some place to live, but it would be nice to give it a safe home.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

How would she capture it Sour ?

 

[Cheekie1961]

It's a lost/disoriented homing pigeon. One band may be a race ID band, but the other contains letters and numbers that can help locate the owner. Many homing pigeon breeders cull returned birds because of 'poor homing' instincts. Evidently this bird is hawk evasive and has found some place to live, but it would be nice to give it a safe home.

How do they withstand the winter?.. Do they need a heated coop? Do you have any tips on how to coax him into accepting a shelter and what this shelter should look like??

 

[sourland]

Pigeons are quite tough - they do not need a heated coop. Just a draft free, dry, well ventilated building or shed. You would have to catch him and keep him in this coop for a while before releasing him/her, and upon release the bird might return to wherever he is presently living.

 

[staceyj]

Fishing net could catch it. But if it’s coming every day and you miss, it might not come back.
Maybe you should just enjoy your new friend.

 

[Nats Chickens]

Set up a shelter/aviary for him/her first, then try to catch him/her.