Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

Yes, I flew 70, actually 140 miles including detours, in the "wrong" direction. Aaaaand your point is?????

She appears to be entirely unrepentant!

 

[memphis]

Yeah.....she's not sorry! Maybe she didn't like her other coop & took the opportunity to escape. Any idea how old she is? I think she's beautiful! Love her white tail & pantaloons. She doesn't look too upset.

 

[memphis]

Curious..are makes or females friendlier? Or is there a difference? Are there temperament differences in the sexes?

 

[backyard pigeons]

Any idea how old she is?

I would guess she hatched in january. Her band says 2020, so a YB. it might be a bit old to resettle, we will see. Her eye is not to dark (a sign of a very young bird) so she's defiantly 4+ months.

Maybe she didn't like her other coop & took the opportunity to escape.

maybe. Although he was well taken care of... mite free, good droppings, (despite being a wild bird for a few days), bright feet, etc. So she had a good life. We will see which one she liked better here in a few months.

are makes or females friendlier?

So, friendly... Very few pigeons are friendly, as in come to you to get touched. But trusting,,, thats eating out of your hand, landing on you, pecking your shoes, (well, that's kinda on the dumb side ) so for a friendly bird, get a hen. For a trusting bird, male all the way. My little guy who's in training is a male, and he loves me. I think I like males personality more, but the calmness of hens is a nice break!

 

[memphis]

Interesting. I know Olive is pretty lovable.

 

[Old_Strain_Lover]

Ask and you shall receive!

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Did you happen to ask what strain/strains he keeps? With the dark eyes, this one almost looks like it could be a Sion

 

[backyard pigeons]

Did you happen to ask what strain/strains he keeps? With the dark eyes, this one almost looks like it could be a Sion

No.. It actually isn't a bird he bred, so he doesn't know anything about it, other than it's racing blood. We will see what it breeds!

 

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

I think the pigeons flew off again :/ Nugget stayed. I let them out early since I’m going to be spending most of my day outside and I went inside for a bit and when I came back they were gone.

 

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

Update: both Kiwi and Peach just came back. Kiwi landed in a neighbor’s yard and they have dogs so I’m worried about her. I tried calling her back but she won’t come.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Update: both Kiwi and Peach just came back. Kiwi landed in a neighbor’s yard and they have dogs so I’m worried about her. I tried calling her back but she won’t come.

In no! I'm sorry. put nugget back out to lure her in. Do you have a good call?