Injured Racing Pigeon Found

[MageofMist]

I found an injured racing pigeon on my back yard 'terrorizing' the chickens by merely standing on the opposite side of the fence. I was super concerned at first as she let me walk over and pick her up, and it looks like a hawk or something got her earlier today. The wound wasn't bleeding and was scabbed over when I found her, but there was some dried blood on the feathers. Her ring reads GB 18 P00389

Here's some pics of the wound by her right leg.

Despite the injury, she is very sweet, active and my goodness, VERY hungry. She has been eating and drinking well, and is SUPER cuddly and clingy. She wants to be on my lap 24/7 and if I try and set her on a perch and leave the room, she follows after me.
I also wonder if she was hand reared? As she started beaking at my finger when hungry.


... She has kinda become a supermodel as I could not stop taking photos of her and her beautiful face.

 

[MageofMist]

I've been watching this thread, and have to admit I was hoping the owners wouldn't call and you end up keeping Pidove!

I think, after 4 days of no response, you are now the proud owner of Pidove.

I would have preferred if they at least tried to contact me regarding her even if they didn't want her, makes me concerned about their other possibly lost birds. Though I am happy that I am the new proud owner of the adorable lump of feathers... Amusingly my diamond dove has started cooing to her! Sorry little fella, she is a bit too big for ya!

 

[MageofMist]

It seems from what you read of the band her original place of origin is Great Britain and the 18 could be the year the bird hatched and the fact the bird is begging for food to me means she was hand feed I would keep the bird warm feed and water with Apple cider vinegar well help with intestinal parasites and garlic for the blood in its water then u can go on line see if there where any races or lost birds and thank you for taken care of such a beautiful creature
Crzytrkr

I have been giving her apple cider vinegar in her water, and I was concerned at first as her poops were rather runny at first, but put it down to how much water she was guzzling down. Today her poops have firmed up, so her runny poops were caused by her being so thirsty and drinking so much.

I wasn't sure about the garlic for pigeons so I had left it out, but I'll cook up some garlic and squeeze the juice out of it for the dove. ^^

I have been providing wild bird seed mix as well as grit for her, as well as a splash of finch seed mix as a treat. I am still waiting on her owners to contact me as the report a stray page said it notified them in my email with my contact info.

 

[MageofMist]

She can still fly, but never really flies far. She seems to prefer to waddle about after me like a weird duckling. She flew at the chicken's food tray earlier, picked out the bits she liked, and then waddled back to me for cuddles.

 

[MageofMist]

Note, this isn't ALL for Pidove, but mixed treats for my other birds too which Pidove decided to sample. Pidove doesn't seem all that keen on the fruit, but does like chilies apparently!

 

[MageofMist]

I've had to cut back on them! She was throwing all her food out the tray just to find them!

Sounds like Pidove when looking for the grass seeds in the wild bird seed mix.

Also... I think Pidove suffers separation anxiety, when I left the room to help my dad cook, Pidove flew over to the old TV and stood there waiting for me to come back in, stepping up onto my hand. Also when I left the door open for a moment after perching her again, I then found her atop it staring down at me when I went in to check on her! I was only gone for a moment, she sure can fly fast!

Now she is happily napping on my hand.

 

[jak2002003]

OP. I think you are taking really good care of your lost pigeon. She is clearly very happy with you.

Could you ask the owners if you could keep her as you have go so attacked? It would be worth a go. If they said no.. then at least that shows they really care about their pigeon too. Some pigeon racing people don't treat the birds right at all and don't really care about birds that are lost or slow to return.. many will cull them as they are seen as a waste of space and waste of money to feed a 'looser' bird.

 

[MageofMist]

Alert: Photo spam incoming! Prepare for cuteness overload!​

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

I'm secretly hoping the owners don't get in touch with you.

Pidove seems to love you and his current living situation. Oh, and it is quite obvious that you are quite smitten for the little sweetheart too.

 

[MageofMist]

I'm secretly hoping the owners don't get in touch with you.

Pidove seems to love you and his current living situation. Oh, and it is quite obvious that you are quite smitten for the little sweetheart too.

If they do, I am kinda hoping that they may let me keep her. But I will return her if they want her back!

Also, I think Pidove is a girl, but she could also be an immature male since s/he was born this year. Pidove is lucky to have landed on the crazy bird lady's yard, stray birds are like stray cats to me!
"Oh no... You poor little thing? Where are you from? Oh my goodness, lemme pick you up and spoil you."