Banded Pigeon Found - Assistance Please

[3bird]

Water. Cat litter size pan with approx 3 tablespoons of 20 Muleteam Borax dissolved in the water to keep away mites and lice.

Awesome. We're looking into a flight cage for Pal that will have room for his bath. Now that my wife is home, we're going to also measure Pal for pigeon pants. How are pigeons with having several different cages around the house so that Pal can be with my wife in the studio during the day and then with us in the living room in the evening?

Thanks again to everyone for their help!

 

[WVduckchick]

Wow! Pigeon Pal is a lucky dude!

Love the cage and all you’ve done for him/her. Any clue on gender yet?

I also love the artwork!! My husband and I have really gotten into fishing this year.

 

[3bird]

Wow! Pigeon Pal is a lucky dude!

Love the cage and all you’ve done for him/her. Any clue on gender yet?

I also love the artwork!! My husband and I have really gotten into fishing this year.

We'd love help on determining gender. We heard eye size and relative size is a good cue, but we only have the one bird.

We both are pretty serious anglers, and my wife is known for her scientific illustrations of fishes. If you are ever in Maine, please look us up!

 

[3bird]

So we just ordered Pal a Flight Suit from FlightQuarters.com (https://www.flightquarters.com/bird-diapers/category/pigeon-products.html). We'll let everyone know how it turns out. Any tricks on conditioning from folks who have used pigeon pants in the past? Pal made his/her way up the stairs from the Gallery to the Studio today. We think he's going to be an awesome studio bird...albeit with pigeon pants!

 

[Dharmachick]

I found a banded white dove. Must have been from a wedding because he only had one band, and I searched and searched for the number to no avail. I was putting together the duplex coop, he flew down and went inside. He ate the scratch that was on the ground, then groomed himself. I didn't catch him, but he was very friendly and lived here for about 2 months. I haven't seen him this week, but I have 10 pair of mourning doves that hang out waiting for me to feed the chickens. I wish they would leave.

 

[WVduckchick]

We'd love help on determining gender. We heard eye size and relative size is a good cue, but we only have the one bird.

We both are pretty serious anglers, and my wife is known for her scientific illustrations of fishes. If you are ever in Maine, please look us up!

I have absolutely no pigeon experience, but for some reason, I get a “female” vibe from Pal.

I’d love to see some of your wife’s work, if you can share. I can send you a private message if you would rather not share publicly here.

There is also a Fishing Enthusiasts thread in the Hobbies section here on BYC if you would be interested.

 

[3bird]

I have absolutely no pigeon experience, but for some reason, I get a “female” vibe from Pal.

I’d love to see some of your wife’s work, if you can share. I can send you a private message if you would rather not share publicly here.

Thanks for your interest! You can see some of her work at www.KarenTalbotArt.com. We also make the Angler's Pint, which you can see at www.AnglersPint.com. You can also find her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/KarenTalbotArt

There is also a Fishing Enthusiasts thread in the Hobbies section here on BYC if you would be interested.

I did not know that! I'll check it out. Thanks again.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

So we just ordered Pal a Flight Suit from FlightQuarters.com (https://www.flightquarters.com/bird-diapers/category/pigeon-products.html). We'll let everyone know how it turns out. Any tricks on conditioning from folks who have used pigeon pants in the past? Pal made his/her way up the stairs from the Gallery to the Studio today. We think he's going to be an awesome studio bird...albeit with pigeon pants!

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Im no help.. but I absolutely love the pic!!
He seems to really enjoy y'alls company!

 

[3bird]

FYI: We got this advice elsewhere regarding conditioning a pigeon to pigeon pants. It sounds reasonable to us, and we wanted to share here:

"Let them get used to seeing it, hang it in or on their cage, play with them with it (over a weeks time), try it on them while holding them and then take it off again without letting them go several days in a row, then on the day you are going to really put it on them, don’t let them out of the cage that day then in the evening put the suit on them and give them lots and love and attention and then set them on the floor. They will walk backwards, go in circles, do some flips, and generally throw a tantrum (be careful not to let them hit their head). But do NOT take off the suit until they either calm down or get so exhausted that they seem calm. Then remove the suit, praise them and give them treats and love. The next day they will either have accepted the suit or you will have to go through it again.

Pigeons are generally very accepting of a comfortable suit (not tight!) as long as you do not give in and take the suit off while they are throwing their tantrum.

If they learn that all they have to do to train you to take the suit off is throw a tantrum, they will do it every time! They are very good at training us

Otherwise they figure out that having the suit on means they get to have the run of the house, and they learn to accept and even anticipate getting their free time."​

 

[Mimi13]

FYI: We got this advice elsewhere regarding conditioning a pigeon to pigeon pants. It sounds reasonable to us, and we wanted to share here:

"Let them get used to seeing it, hang it in or on their cage, play with them with it (over a weeks time), try it on them while holding them and then take it off again without letting them go several days in a row, then on the day you are going to really put it on them, don’t let them out of the cage that day then in the evening put the suit on them and give them lots and love and attention and then set them on the floor. They will walk backwards, go in circles, do some flips, and generally throw a tantrum (be careful not to let them hit their head). But do NOT take off the suit until they either calm down or get so exhausted that they seem calm. Then remove the suit, praise them and give them treats and love. The next day they will either have accepted the suit or you will have to go through it again.

Pigeons are generally very accepting of a comfortable suit (not tight!) as long as you do not give in and take the suit off while they are throwing their tantrum.

If they learn that all they have to do to train you to take the suit off is throw a tantrum, they will do it every time! They are very good at training us

Otherwise they figure out that having the suit on means they get to have the run of the house, and they learn to accept and even anticipate getting their free time."​

Hmmm. Sounds quite a lot like raising children!