Pigeon Questions

[Kusanar]

Well, SOMEONE is feeling better today... he is squeaking up a storm and smacking at my hand with his good wing every time I get near him... also, peanuts are NOT a hit apparently...

 

[biophiliac]

Awesome job with your rescued bird -Felix.

For the peanuts, step one is to put few out so they can try them. Doesn't take long but the do have to learn about the yumminess of peanuts.
Once they learn to love them then they are great taming/training aids.
And I would break each half into smaller pieces.

 

[Kusanar]

Awesome job with your rescued bird -Felix.

For the peanuts, step one is to put few out so they can try them. Doesn't take long but the do have to learn about the yumminess of peanuts.
Once they learn to love them then they are great taming/training aids.
And I would break each half into smaller pieces.

I left a few halves in there last night, I'll see if they vanished tonight when I clean the cage. It's still dark when I leave in the morning so I just refill water and add a little bit of seed for him to eat for breakfast when he wakes up, then he gets his big meal for dinner while I'm here.

 

[LamarshFish]

Well, SOMEONE is feeling better today... he is squeaking up a storm and smacking at my hand with his good wing every time I get near him... also, peanuts are NOT a hit apparently...

Ah ha, so we have squeaking, so it is a squeaker, a young bird. Likely under 3 months of age.

I left a few halves in there last night, I'll see if they vanished tonight when I clean the cage. It's still dark when I leave in the morning so I just refill water and add a little bit of seed for him to eat for breakfast when he wakes up, then he gets his big meal for dinner while I'm here.

I'd be shocked if those peanuts are still there in the morning. They love them, and they learn fast.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

They are like Kung-fu masters with the wing chop! On a nest they are even worse. A male will even give you a growl with the chop.

Glad Felix is doing better.

 

[Kusanar]

Ah ha, so we have squeaking, so it is a squeaker, a young bird. Likely under 3 months of age.

I'd be shocked if those peanuts are still there in the morning. They love them, and they learn fast.

Lol, yeah, he JUST started it, I guess he was too nervous to make noise at first but now he's figured out I'm not going to kill him.

They are like Kung-fu masters with the wing chop! On a nest they are even worse. A male will even give you a growl with the chop.

Glad Felix is doing better.

He startled the heck out of me the first time he smacked at me! Oh, also good news, he is even kind of flapping the bad wing. I have it secured so it can't open, but he can lift it from the shoulder and he has lifted it up a few times, so that part of the wing is OK at least. I will give him some water to take a bath in this weekend and untape his wing, see if he can hold it closed again yet.

He is also pouncing on the food when I give it to him in the evenings, not waiting until I back up about 3 feet, that's also a good sign that he's starting to relax.

 

[biophiliac]

I think you are hearing his squeaks (transl- Bring me my food!) bc he is comfortable with you as the food provider.
Sounds good about the wing.
The wing chops say to me he/she is beginning your training.

 

[Kusanar]

I think you are hearing his squeaks (transl- Bring me my food!) bc he is comfortable with you as the food provider.
Sounds good about the wing.
The wing chops say to me he/she is beginning your training.

Lol, yeah, just ask my cats, I don't let animals decide how things are done... I mean, my cats come when called, wait at the door when told, and if you tell them "Back" they will back down 1 step and wait so you can go into the basement without them all running upstairs...

After he wing chopped at me, I grabbed his grumpy little butt and stuck him in the ferret litter box so he would be out of the way while I changed his newspaper out.. It's cute, he even draws himself up and tries to look mean while doing wing chops...

 

[biophiliac]

Lol, yeah, just ask my cats, I don't let animals decide how things are done... I mean, my cats come when called, wait at the door when told, and if you tell them "Back" they will back down 1 step and wait so you can go into the basement without them all running upstairs...

After he wing chopped at me, I grabbed his grumpy little butt and stuck him in the ferret litter box so he would be out of the way while I changed his newspaper out.. It's cute, he even draws himself up and tries to look mean while doing wing chops...

I knew you would get my meaning when I saw the variety of creatures in your household.

 

[biophiliac]

Check out these pretty birds -

I'll be looking Felix to be added to your signature line. ...