Pigeon Talk

[GoldenFlight]

Last night was -20°F and all my birds pulled through it! 4 babies and 4 incubating eggs all perfectly fine!

I just wanted to brag about my birds a little.

 

[GoldenFlight]

One of my chicks have a round ring around his beak
Do you know what any of that means ?
The parents are both ash red

I get this on probably 20% of my squabs and I honestly have no idea what it means. It always seems to fade away though.

 

[biophiliac]

Last night was -20°F and all my birds pulled through it! 4 babies and 4 incubating eggs all perfectly fine!

I just wanted to brag about my birds a little.

They deserve the bragging! Especially the moms with babies. A group of mine were out in the pen sunbathing at -10F this morning. Lol

 

[backyard pigeons]

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Last night was -20°F

And I think its cold here in TN. Low of 23 and high of 41. I hate winter.

 

[GoldenFlight]

They deserve the bragging! Especially the moms with babies. A group of mine were out in the pen sunbathing at -10F this morning. Lol

They amaze me! They seem just as comfortable at 0°F as they do at 75°F.

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

The band on the beak is nothing to worry about, I've noticed it on most squab I've had hatch. More noticeable on birds who get darker beaks, less noticeable on birds who keep the pink/flesh colour (like whites, sprinkle almonds, etc) The exact cause and what it means? No idea. I'd assume it's just pigment doing something, I wouldn't worry too much!

 

[Qwerty3159]

I think somebody told me that those markings on the beak can mean the pigeon carries what’s called the dirty or smokey gene which in addition to feather markings can cause them to have dark feet which eventually lighten up.

 

[backyard pigeons]

I think somebody told me that those markings on the beak can mean the pigeon carries what’s called the dirty or smokey gene which in addition to feather markings can cause them to have dark feet which eventually lighten up.

Interesting. This hasn't been the case with my flock. 90% of my blue\black birds have this band when young, but none of them have the dirty gene. I like to keep my loft clean, no dirty genes allowed.

 

[sourland]

I like to keep my loft clean, no dirty genes allowed.

I always end up with dirty jeans when cleaning my loft.

 

[backyard pigeons]

I always end up with dirty jeans when cleaning my loft.

Funny how genetics work. It sounds you you have the dirty gene\jeans mastered.