Pigeon Talk

[CCUK]

Your fantails look better every time I see a new pic! They must be so happy in their spacious new digs. Are they banded? Do you know the year they were hatched and their genders?

I think they are both this years and female. They don't have any bands apart from the one I put on with my phone number. They're both having a molt at the moment so it's good they're out now. No more feathers all over the garage!

 

[CCUK]

This is amazing and if you would write an article i would Love to get my dh to duplicate it

I'm going to try and cobble something together! On my coop page on my profile there is a link to my other loft build. It's a bit small but it's done well.

 

[CCUK]

That coop is amazing! I'm jealous of your fantails.

Thanks! They were a bit of an impulse but I love them. I'm ordering some archangels too. I'll have to speak to the guy and hopefully next week sometime they'll be here.

 

[CCUK]

I can't stop taking pictures of these pigeons. New favorite animal to photograph, right up there with rabbits.
There's two that are younger than everyone else. In the outside aviary, we found them sitting together on one of the branches. Inside, we're currently keeping them separated because the older birds incessantly pick on them.
But there mine and my boyfriend's favorites. They sit very nicely in your hand and let you come up and pet them. I'm hoping they're a boy and a girl.

Currently calling the red one a "he" and the silver one a "she." Obviously I have no idea if that's their genders, but that's what they feel like to me. I've gotten good at sexing all other birds, but this is so new.

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He was posing every which way for this photo.

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Perfect pair. Haha.

They do look lovely. I'm still trying to find the ever elusive pigeon that will sit on my hand! I do have a couple that eat out my hand but that's about it. One of my youngsters starts squeaking if I walk past and don't give it a few sunflower seeds!

 

[CCUK]

So this guy looks like hes got some beautiful birds all homers. DH still hasnt made any decision toward type.

https://batonrouge.craigslist.org/grd/d/breaux-bridge-racing-homer-pigeons-rare/6945481799.html

This lady i have known for years, not close at all, but still because i know she takes good care of them, a strong consideration. Satinettes.
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They look nice. Don't forget that when you build your loft build it 10 times bigger than you think you need, it means you don't have too choose you can just get what you like!

 

[Pyxis]

Thanks! They were a bit of an impulse but I love them. I'm ordering some archangels too. I'll have to speak to the guy and hopefully next week sometime they'll be here.

I'm jealous! Someday I may try to get ahold of some archangels to play around with getting the coloration onto frillbacks.

Also, I kiiiinda want to see what a naked neck frillback would be like, so I might make that happen at some point, lol.

 

[cavemanrich]

I'm still trying to find the ever elusive pigeon that will sit on my hand!

May have found solution

 

[CCUK]

May have found solution

 

[CCUK]

I better get back to work!

 

[memphis]

Congrats to Olive on her eggs.