Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

Now you can rename #743 to Houdina

I think I'll call her Harriet, after Harry Houdini and inspired by your suggestion.

 

[Kusanar]

Now you can rename #743 to Houdina

I had a horse that was good at getting himself trapped in things... we called him a Dini-Hoo (backwards Houdini) because he could get trapped but couldn't get out. He got stuck in the most ridiculous things...

 

[tacothechicken]

@Kusanar lol I call him my little dodo bird I've named him Dewey.

 

[Serin]

has Serin been? Missing Olive updates...

We are surviving. Olive pulled out her left middle claw about a week ago after getting it stuck somewhere and was very sore, she is still favoring it. I'm not certain but I think the entire blood vessel yanked out. It required almost three hours of compression to stop bleeding (were she not a trusting bird, I don't know how I would have held her so long) and she was bandaged up for a couple days. There appears to be nothing left of the claw.

 

[memphis]

Serin....was starting to think you abandoned us! Glad to hear from you. Poor Olive. That had to hurt. Wonder what she did. It had to be really stuck to cause that kind of injury. With her tho...it could be almost anything. She's in the middle of all that seems to go on. Take care of her!!

 

[CCUK]

 

[CCUK]

Well that's it. The fantails have gone. I have kept Kiwi and Ruby. They are the wife's favourite! A guy from the next town over just came over and collected them. He already has some so hopefully they will settle in just fine. Tomorrow I will give the loft a really good clean and introduce the archangels. They will appreciate the extra space for sure. Hopefully they will won't break anymore eggs.

 

[Qwerty3159]

I think I'll call her Harriet, after Harry Houdini and inspired by your suggestion.

That's a great story and a lucky bird! Now we both have pigeons regrowing their tails

You have gravel in your aviary right? How easily does it clean off?
I'd like to either put some pea gravel down or preferably pour a concrete slab but the latter option will take a lot more work. When it's warm/dry I don't have any issues but anytime it rains it stays pretty damp in there for a few days at least. This wasn't such a problem in the middle of winter but it was during the fall and it's beginning to become a problem again.

 

[biophiliac]

That's a great story and a lucky bird! Now we both have pigeons regrowing their tails

You have gravel in your aviary right? How easily does it clean off?
I'd like to either put some pea gravel down or preferably pour a concrete slab but the latter option will take a lot more work. When it's warm/dry I don't have any issues but anytime it rains it stays pretty damp in there for a few days at least. This wasn't such a problem in the middle of winter but it was during the fall and it's beginning to become a problem again.

I have regular gravel, enough to cover the ground. Now, after more than a year, there are some bare spots so I need to add some more. The rain and the birds moving it around kept it clean enough for me so I didn't do any cleaning myself.
How long do you think for the tail to regrow? Remind me how yours lost it's tail? Did you see it? My memory is sooo bad!

 

[memphis]

One of my turkey hens lost her tail & it didn't grow back till her molt. Not sure if pigeons are like that too.