Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

Thanks... I think she's good.

She's gotten picky with her seed and doesn't want to eat her peas anymore. I don't give her any new seed until every pea is gone, but it takes a while. When I give her a new scoop she acts like she's never seen food before. I figure she will eat if she is hungry, don't want her wasting her food and not getting a balanced diet.

She used to love the peas, but now she views them with disdain.

With mine the peas rise and fall in popularity. There are several types of peas. The maple peas are slightly. smaller and darker in color, and twice as expensive as Canadian field peas. Left behind in my feed mix tends to be first wheat grains and second Canadian peas. Corn also goes up and down in desirability, more so in cold weather. I like to let them choose their diet as long as the fatty seeds like safflower, corn, peanuts, etc are kept to a reasonable percentage.

Using a pelleted pigeon mix - some are now made from crushed seeds only - is really an interesting option. Mine still tell me they like to choose each individual seed separately, it's what they do and they find it enriching. They do not want eating to be more boring. YES, I SWEAR, that's what they said!

 

[Qwerty3159]

I think you should always be able to feel the edge of the keel- its the muscles on the side that count.

 

[CCUK]

I got another two archangels today. They're young and the feathering is a mess. But the shape and colours are good. I'm hoping a male and female but I'm not 100% sure. One is definitely a hen. They're both in quarantine and having a course of 4in1. He said they're both vaccinated but I doubt it. And unfortunately they both have racing pigeon rings on from 2008 not npa rings. But I'm happy with them overall!

 

[biophiliac]

I got another two archangels today. They're young and the feathering is a mess. But the shape and colours are good. I'm hoping a male and female but I'm not 100% sure. One is definitely a hen. They're both in quarantine and having a course of 4in1. He said they're both vaccinated but I doubt it. And unfortunately they both have racing pigeon rings on from 2008 not npa rings. But I'm happy with them overall!
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So cute! Dragon Loft motto : No such thing as too many hens.
So did the breeder just use leftover bands for this years birds and these guys are young? How did you come by them?

 

[CCUK]

So cute! Dragon Loft motto : No such thing as too many hens.
So did the breeder just use leftover bands for this years birds and these guys are young? How did you come by them?

I found them on preloved. Kind of like Craigslist. I'm not sure why he had them, probably just liked them. He had 6 in the basket but these two were the best looking with the best colours and shape. The bands were from his dad who used to race. It's a shame really because without npa bands I can't do much with them apart from breed. It's not a real problem as any future youngsters will all have npa bands. To be honest they are in fairly bad condition, covered on poop and looking a bit under the weather. They will be fine now though.

 

[CCUK]

 

[biophiliac]

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Do you know how old they are?
Edit - Are you giving the them a course of 4 in 1 while in quarantine?

 

[CCUK]

Do you know how old they are?
Edit - Are you giving the them a course of 4 in 1 while in quarantine?

He advertised them as 10 weeks. They will both be about that. One is slightly older. Yes, the first thing I do with new pigeons is give them a course of 4in1. I like to think they don't have anything but it's best to be safe. I will also be vaccinating all the birds again in a few weeks.

 

[biophiliac]

He advertised them as 10 weeks. They will both be about that. One is slightly older. Yes, the first thing I do with new pigeons is give them a course of 4in1. I like to think they don't have anything but it's best to be safe. I will also be vaccinating all the birds again in a few weeks.

How about an update photo on the baby fantail, maybe every few days? I've never seen a fantail develop.

 

[CCUK]

How about an update photo on the baby fantail, maybe every few days? I've never seen a fantail develop.

I'll get some tomorrow. I was cleaning out earlier and he was sat there watching me. His tail feathers were stuck straight up! The crest I thought he had hasn't come to anything. It must have been bed head!