PIGEON HELP

[gotoverafear]

First off I (was) or (still) am afraid of birds..... BUT

DAY 1 ###I had 2 pigeons that came to my house.. They were cool so I feed them. I started to like them, then they made a nest had babys ..... More Pigeons came... now theres like 6 all togather...

Fast Foward .......


MONTH 3### ... Couple of days ago.... A bigger male bird came.... Now even though i feed them all... He is starting to TRY TO DOMINATE ME.... Showing off>>>>>> Shows his dominance....

I dont want to get rid of the others.... We get Along... They Helped me with my FEAR of birds...

How do I get that one AWAY?????????????


Does this question make sense?????????

Now remember I Hated birds...........

 

[cavemanrich]

Ask your family to help you out.

 

[AmyJane725]

Does he physically come at you?

If so, if they're anything like chickens, I'd wear gloves just to keep my hands clean, then grab him and hold him down on the ground and give his head a "peck" with your finger. Hold him until he calms down. Keep doing this until he gets that you're the dominant one.

 

[cavemanrich]

Does he physically come at you?

Pigeons are not like roosters. OP is afraid of birds, and also hated birds. Read post. That is why I suggested to get help from family.

 

[AmyJane725]

Pigeons are not like roosters. OP is afraid of birds, and also hated birds. Read post. That is why I suggested to get help from family.

I read the post. There's no need to be so rude. OP said he was doing better with his fear, so I was just mentioning it as an option. And he clearly no longer hates birds if he's wanting the others to stay around.

You don't even know that he has any family that are willing/able to help him. What's he supposed to do if he's alone? Maybe you should suggest what he should do to handle the problem on his own.

 

[cavemanrich]

Sorry @AmyJane725 If I sounded like I'm rude.
I'm anything but that.

 

[AmyJane725]

Sorry @AmyJane725 If I sounded like I'm rude.
I'm anything but that.

It's ok. Thanks for the apology. It's hard to interpret tone through text a lot of the time. Sorry if I took it wrong.

 

[CCUK]

If the bird is coming at you aggressively try swatting it away with the back of your hand. Not hard, but enough to let it know it's behaviour won't be tolerated. It may take a bit of time but he should soon get the message. Try not to be afraid of them, they can't hurt you! I've had them peck, slap and do a bite sort of twist to my hands. It's a bit of a shock but shouldn't really hurt.

 

[Hokum Coco]

He is starting to TRY TO DOMINATE ME

There is always one or two dominate cocks in a flock. Where this one bird seems to have you spooked I would suggest you try and trap and cage him to display "YOUR" dominance. This will sometime remedy the problem.

 

[gotoverafear]

Ask your family to help you out.

I live by myself..