Female Needed

[edmac62]

I have a flightless male feral pigeon that is in need of a flightless female. I would be able to travel within 250 miles of Huntsville, AL to either pick up or drop him off. He's a real cutey but is lonely!

[Reti]

I will be going to the wild life center on Sunday and they have many birds up for adoption. Let me know if you would like me to ship you a bird, maybe they have a disabled one.

Reti

[edmac62]

That would be wonderful if you come across a flightless feral female. I will pay for shipping. Thanks for everything!

[Reti]

I will let you know on Sunday. Thank you so much for offering a home to a disabled pijie.

Reti

[maryjane]

I hope it works out!!

[Grimaldy]

Hi edmac,
I have a flightless feral hen; someone's dog bit off the wing at the wrist.
I can ship when the cold weather breaks. She has been with me for over a year now and attaches herself to males that are passing through, but for the obvious reason can not join them. If you are interested, send a PM so we can connect.

[Pidgey]

Glad to see that you're still in the game, Grimaldy!

Pidgey

[edmac62]

Grimaldy, i wasn't sure if my last two emails went thru to you. Did you receive....if not i will resend. Thanks, ED

[Grimaldy]

Hi edmac,

I am posting publicly so the other members of the forum know about our exchange.

I spoke to your vet about you, he had nothing but good things to say about you. Apparently you and your wife have been taking in stray homeless dogs and spending money on medical care for them. I also spoke to the Humane Society in your town, although they don't recognize your name they regard your vet as highly professional and trustworthy.

I will pay for the shipping and box. I just want to wait for a little while until the cold weather breaks up here.

I found this little girl as a squab; someone's dog had bitten the wing off at the "wrist joint" leaving a protruding stub. When I found her she was laying right in the roadway of a city street, facing with her back to oncoming traffic. A friendly vet trimmed off the protruding bone, and with Pidgey's advice and assistance we got the skin to close and she healed up just fine. She will never fly however, but she wants in the worst way to find a mate. All of the cripples I pick up she looks to for some kind of relationship.

So just take good care of her, she has been through a lot.

[TAWhatley]

Thank you for posting, Grimaldy! I sure hope this adoption works out. Please do keep us posted.

Terry

[edmac62]

Hi Grimaldy, thank you for being thorough during your background check. I promise you that I will do everything and anything in my power to give your pigeon a safe and happy home. Just let me know when and how to take the next step. Is there anything i should know about introducing them for the first time? Thanks again, edmac

[Grimaldy]

Hi edmac,

Yes, you do not want to put her in the same cage with the male immediately, or one of them will take a severe beating. Put her in a cage about a foot away so they can see each other and look each other over for a week or so. Afterwards, if you let the male out he will probably come right over to her cage for a closer look and go into bowing and cooing. If you let them come together, try to do it in a closed room so that one of them can escape if the courtship gets rocky. On the other hand they may take to each other right off the bat, but give them some time to look each other over.

She gets Foy's "Ace" pigeon pellets, with a bit of shelled corn or unsalted peanuts. I use a plastic bottle cap about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and one inch deep as a feeding cup. It is easy to clean and sterilize and provides one day of feed.. She is used to drinking out of a small jar about 3 inches in diameter and about two inches high, but she is pretty quick to learn. I originally had three no flyers, and during the summer on weekends I would let them out of their cages in my basement for fresh air and exercise in the back yard. She had no difficulty learning her way out of the basement, up the stairs, through the kitchen, down the back enclosed porch and out the door to the yard. At sundown, they would all wait at the door and march back, through the kitchen, down the stairs, right to their own boxes. Unfortunately, one afternoon I turned my back for five minutes and went into the house and a hawk tried to take them. Two died of their injuries, but this one survived. She has been sitting on unfertile eggs for the past week, that I did not take away or she would lay another two promptly. If she continues laying, she will need some calcium added to her feed in small amounts. Laying depletes body calcium.

The weather is breaking up here, so I will ship in a week or two and I will give you the tracking number and let you know she is on the way.
Kind regards,

[edmac62]

Thank you Grimaldy! I ordered Foy's Pigeon Food online it should be here in three days. "Prince Harry" is excited about meeting his new friend. Just let me know "when" and "what" the next step is. Thanks Again, Ed

[Grimaldy]

HI edmac,

The cold weather is breaking up here and I should be able to ship her next week.
Send me a PM with an address and zip code.

[Grimaldy]

Hi edmac,

The last snow storm will be this weekend. Will ship next week
Stand by.