Pigeon Talk

[CCUK]

What a great name! S/he looks great. I'm not sure about weights but with it being on its on and not competing for food it will probably be heavier than average! You could call it chunk!

 

[WVduckchick]

Chunk.
I have a couple chicken hens that could go by that name.

 

[backyard pigeons]

One of my white homers full on flaps at the sight of food! Have you noticed the parents wings when they feed the squabs? Its kinda gross!

@WVduckchick i like your pen, that makes me want to do a dirt bottom. How do you clean it?

I love the 'wing wiggle' that accompanies the peeping to solicit food. Even in adults I can spot a very subtle wing wiggle at the sight of peanuts for example. So the peeping is why the youngster are called squeakers I guess.

 

[biophiliac]

One of my white homers full on flaps at the sight of food! Have you noticed the parents wings when they feed the squabs? Its kinda gross!

@WVduckchick i like your pen, that makes me want to do a dirt bottom. How do you clean it?

No I haven't noticed the parents wings. I don't get to observe feeding by parents very often for some reason. What would I see?

 

[biophiliac]

For some reason I'm not getting notifications, except quotes.

 

[backyard pigeons]

They kinda shake their wings while regurgutating their food to their squabs. Its really odd. They almost look in pain!

Ive noticed you havent been chiming in as much. I wonder why it doesnt alert you.

 

[backyard pigeons]

I flew my rollers today. Even though i said i was in lock down. My goal is to fly my birds just enough to keep them used to the trap. Tommorow ill prob try the homers. If i dont see any hawks that is.

 

[WVduckchick]

One of my white homers full on flaps at the sight of food! Have you noticed the parents wings when they feed the squabs? Its kinda gross!

@WVduckchick i like your pen, that makes me want to do a dirt bottom. How do you clean it?

I haven’t had the pigeons in there very long, but I had bantam chickens there for 2+ years and never do much to it. I may add some leaves in the fall, or shavings if it gets wet (that shouldn’t happen now because it used to get runoff rain that has since been fixed). I also would scrape out the coop and just dump it on the ground underneath, they kicked thru it and scattered it. Deep litter.
Will have to see if it becomes a problem with the pigeons.

 

[WVduckchick]

No I haven't noticed the parents wings. I don't get to observe feeding by parents very often for some reason. What would I see?

I haven’t been able to watch that yet either.

For some reason I'm not getting notifications, except quotes.

Try Unwatching the thread, then re-watch.

 

[WVduckchick]

I flew my rollers today. Even though i said i was in lock down. My goal is to fly my birds just enough to keep them used to the trap. Tommorow ill prob try the homers. If i dont see any hawks that is.

I assume they did ok?
I saw a hawk on my way home the other day, not far from my house. So they are still hanging around here.