Pigeon Droppings

[Quacking Pigeon]

So I got some new pigeons recently and I’ve noticed their droppings are small and very dark. When one of them pooed on the wall I noticed that it was a dark green colour.

 

[biophiliac]

My favorite topic I have created an album called Poopology...not much in there yet...

One of my nest boxes usually looks like your pic when I scrape in the morning. 'Normal' droppings in my loft are kind of small and dark. From the red color in others it seems I have one bird consuming massive amounts of redstone grit - even has the texture of ground up grit! Then I have a hen sitting on eggs and she appears to 'hold it' in order not to soil the nest making larger perfect looking droppings when she does poop.

Do you give fresh greens? That can make droppings more green and runny.

edit Keeping the new birds separate?

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

No I don’t give mine fresh greens.

 

[biophiliac]

No I don’t give mine fresh greens.

Do they have access to natural vegetation?

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

Well the new ones are in quarantine so they don’t have access to natural vegetation, but there is a bit of grass on the floor of the enclosure as it is mesh floored. (This doesn’t make much sense)

 

[biophiliac]

hope they turn out to be healthy birds! Have you already posted pics of them?

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

No I haven’t will soon

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

 

[biophiliac]

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Great looking homers!

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

I think they are all males as well Either way they are nice birds. One looks like it might have some English carrier in it. I can tell them all apart which is good.