Banded Pigeon Found - Assistance Please

[Kiki]

Very good. It’s simply amazing everything I learn on BYC. Thank you.

Find me if you ever get stuck.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Lost the video quotes!
Those are great! He's doin amazing!
Lil Dude has obviously won ya both over!

I like you even more! Not just anyone keeps orphan mice mix on hand for emergencies.

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View attachment 1533541 View attachment 1533542 View attachment 1533543 This is the pigeon that literally came and knocked on my glass doors asking for help about 6 months ago. He had no tail feathers and couldn't fly. I tracked his owner down and they said he was from Michigan! I'm in Colorado so I was shocked but it turns out that they recently moved here so they came and got him. My boy's were sad to see him go but we had a wonderful few days caring for him.

soooo pretty!
Glad you were there to help the fella and get him home!

 

[3bird]

So we have still not heard anything from the pigeon's owner, so we're starting to think this may be a longer term family member here on Three Bird Farm. If that's going to be the case, the first big decision is will this be an indoor or outdoor bird. I should preface this all by saying we usually do an inordinate amount of research before adding anything to our farm, but this guy caught us a bit off guard, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Major Considerations re: indoor or outdoor:

We have two cats that are *mostly* indoor cats

We live in Maine (on the coast, but it still gets pretty cold)

We have ducks and a duckhouse/duckrun for them

We both work from home, so we are frequently around

We welcome any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/etc.​

 

[Lady Lionheart]

So we have still not heard anything from the pigeon's owner, so we're starting to think this may be a longer term family member here on Three Bird Farm. If that's going to be the case, the first big decision is will this be an indoor or outdoor bird. I should preface this all by saying we usually do an inordinate amount of research before adding anything to our farm, but this guy caught us a bit off guard, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Major Considerations re: indoor or outdoor:

We have two cats that are *mostly* indoor cats

We live in Maine (on the coast, but it still gets pretty cold)

We have ducks and a duckhouse/duckrun for them

We both work from home, so we are frequently around

We welcome any thoughts/ideas/suggestions/etc.​

With just one pigeon I would suggest indoor. That is what we planned for our little guy if the owner didn't want him back. They can get pretty lonely by themselves. I had seen pigeon pants for them when they are out of the cage. I probably would have gone that route.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

With just one pigeon I would suggest indoor. That is what we planned for our little guy if the owner didn't want him back. They can get pretty lonely by themselves. I had seen pigeon pants for them when they are out of the cage. I probably would have gone that route.

But then again, I know next to nothing about pigeons but I did do a lot of research. I'm sure the experts on here are more knowledgeable.

 

[CCUK]

Making Friends

He is great! So friendly. It looks like you may have yourself a new pet pigeon!

 

[3bird]

With just one pigeon I would suggest indoor. That is what we planned for our little guy if the owner didn't want him back. They can get pretty lonely by themselves. I had seen pigeon pants for them when they are out of the cage. I probably would have gone that route.

We have an old parrot cage in which he is currently living, but it feels small. I built a shelf and he/she seems to like to hang out up there during the day. Because of the cats, we have the pigeon in my wife's gallery, which, when she's not here (like now), is kind of lonely. I guess I could hardware cloth the parrot cage and then move it into the kitchen (but did i read about cooking smells?) or somewhere else. If we go the indoor route, it sounds like we'll need pigeon pants so lil dude can get some exercise. I do need to build an auxiliary duckhouse, and I'm thinking I could build it with the bird in mind...even if just for daytime aviary outdoor time. Hmmmmm.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have you put grit out? Do pigeons need grit? It’s a beautiful bird. And in the best hands possible.

 

[3bird]

Have you put grit out? Do pigeons need grit? It’s a beautiful bird. And in the best hands possible.

Hi! Funny seeing you here . The lil dude has cracked corn and some other seeds along with some duck crumble, grit and water. Proper food is supposed to deliver today.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I saw your post and had to check it out didn’t even know where it was till just now. Been missing y’all over on the duck forum. I should have known you’d have it all covered!!!