Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

I had a close call today. I was racing a pigeon down the road! Clip from my dashcam, watch to the end!

Ooohh! What was that about?

And guess who's laid another egg!
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Sorry for the bad light. I've just got home!

 

[backyard pigeons]

Only thing I make out from this is,,,,
Pigeon signaling to you that you are on WRONG SIDE of the road.
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I agree! It looked like it was waving a flag with that white flight...

 

[Qwerty3159]

Maybe, on the mornings you plan to fly, don't feed them at all, then let them fly for a while and feed them when they come in. Give them a good reason to come in.

I always feed in the morning so I never feed right before they're let out
I think feeding them about half as much as normal yesterday worked well because they all flew for about 20 minutes, came down, I shooed them off the roof then they took off again for about another 30 or so and then they landed back on the roof of the house and came in almost immediately when I whistled. I think another problem is that their feed had quite a bit of corn in it because of the winter and also the fact that I had a couple that would only sleep in the covered aviary at night so I wanted to keep them warm, now that the temperatures are a lot more mild I'm giving them less of a ratio of corn so they should be less full.

My yard is pretty bowl-shaped with lots of very tall trees surrounding it so I had a lot of issues with them flying tight circles within the yard rather than going above the treeline and exploring. Fortunately in the past two weeks they've been doing a lot more of that so hopefully I continue to have good luck and no hawks and their flying will improve.

 

[tacothechicken]

Welp I'm moving to Texas in a month, just went out of town for a week to find both my pairs sitting on fertile eggs again I think if the babies hatch it'll be about 19 days before our 3 day roadtrip to the new house. If so what's the likely hood I'll have to feed them myself those 3 days? Or will mom and dad still feed them while all crated up and stressed? Babies may not even hatch but all eggs are alive as of last night
Boys came out to play while the ladies took shift this morning

 

[casportpony]

Hi everyone! Pigeon and Dove friendly photo contest here:
Check out the latest contest:
11th Annual EHAL - Contest #6: Interesting Places, Funny Antics and Poses of Other Fowl

 

[WVduckchick]

I had a close call today. I was racing a pigeon down the road! Clip from my dashcam, watch to the end!

Wowza! I was gonna say what @cavemanrich said — you’re on the wrong side of the road.
Looked like kind of a dreary day. Were you trying to beat them home, or were those not your pigeons?
Congrats on the Archangel eggs!! I’m so jealous, such gorgeous birds.

I always feed in the morning so I never feed right before they're let out
I think feeding them about half as much as normal yesterday worked well because they all flew for about 20 minutes, came down, I shooed them off the roof then they took off again for about another 30 or so and then they landed back on the roof of the house and came in almost immediately when I whistled. I think another problem is that their feed had quite a bit of corn in it because of the winter and also the fact that I had a couple that would only sleep in the covered aviary at night so I wanted to keep them warm, now that the temperatures are a lot more mild I'm giving them less of a ratio of corn so they should be less full.

My yard is pretty bowl-shaped with lots of very tall trees surrounding it so I had a lot of issues with them flying tight circles within the yard rather than going above the treeline and exploring. Fortunately in the past two weeks they've been doing a lot more of that so hopefully I continue to have good luck and no hawks and their flying will improve.


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Nice! That last shot is way cool!!

 

[backyard pigeons]

Hi everyone! Pigeon and Dove friendly photo contest here:
Check out the latest contest:
11th Annual EHAL - Contest #6: Interesting Places, Funny Antics and Poses of Other Fowl

Thanks for letting us know! I will enter.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for letting us know! I will enter.

I look forward to seeing your pictures!

 

[Pyxis]

Well, the pigeon's egg isn't fertile, but it being tiny, I wasn't surprised. I've let them keep it for now. I just want to wait until it's warmed up a little more and then I'm moving them to the loft. I don't want them to start nesting again in their cage in the garage.

 

[biophiliac]

The youngsters could possibly be eating on their own or atleast beginning to at 19 days. If you keep them with the parents, I doubt you would have to feed them. I'd keep a bag of frozen peas on hand jic for emergency feeding/hydration if needed.

Welp I'm moving to Texas in a month, just went out of town for a week to find both my pairs sitting on fertile eggs again I think if the babies hatch it'll be about 19 days before our 3 day roadtrip to the new house. If so what's the likely hood I'll have to feed them myself those 3 days? Or will mom and dad still feed them while all crated up and stressed? Babies may not even hatch but all eggs are alive as of last night
Boys came out to play while the ladies took shift this morning
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