Banded Pigeon Found - Assistance Please

[3bird]

When mine are on the nest they tend to just hang their back end over the edge of the nest bowl and dump. It can get a bit smelly as I don't like to move them when they're on eggs. But if your not hatching any just clean it out daily.

Thanks. I was really asking if she would potentially hold it to the point of a health issue since she has never had a broody poop in the flight cage--she always waits to be let out. Then she poops, grabs something for the nest and heads back in. If we are away for a few days they don't get let out, and that's what we were worried about. I think @biophiliac answered the question ("If she has to, she will poop in her cage somewhere away from the nest I believe.").

 

[Serin]

Mine does not want to drop the big poops in her cage either and will hold it but ultimately she will drop them over the edge of her highest shelf where her nest is if we don't let her out.

 

[3bird]

Mine does not want to drop the big poops in her cage either and will hold it but ultimately she will drop them over the edge of her highest shelf where her nest is if we don't let her out.

Pal has her nest on the ground of the flight cage, so that may be part of the problem.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

My broody chicken was waiting for me to poop. I'd get into the coop and within 5 min the smell would hit me.
"Here Mom just for you. Could you clean that, it stinks." LOL

 

[WVduckchick]

My broody chicken was waiting for me to poop. I'd get into the coop and within 5 min the smell would hit me.
"Here Mom just for you. Could you clean that, it stinks." LOL

Omg I had to read that one a couple time. Waiting for you to poop, I thought she was standing outside your bathroom door, waiting for you.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Omg I had to read that one a couple time. Waiting for you to poop, I thought she was standing outside your bathroom door, waiting for you.

No thank goodness! It reminds me of the cats though. I clean the litterbox and they line up to poop in it while it's all fresh!

 

[Serin]

I thought she was standing outside your bathroom door, waiting for you.

That would be my bird!

 

[CCUK]

My broody chicken was waiting for me to poop.

That does read funny!

 

[3bird]

I have another question

So given that we are 99.9% certain we have two females, and given that Pal has not lost interest in her eggs yet (the five eggs were laid between 4-19 April), do we need two nests? After the first few days, Pen has showed zero interest in the eggs or nest (or helping pal with either), so may she lay again pretty soon? And if so, will she need her own nest? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[3bird]

Pal has given up on her eggs!

In other news, there is thread going on in one of the FB forums in which people are saying to NEVER pat a female dove on her back or even below her head. What say you all?