Found pigeon is now 150 miles from where we found it.

[Pidgey]

Well, maybe we ought to address some of the possible health issues: can you get a weight on the bird? You might have a scale for your kitchen or something like that that can measure in the quarter-to-half-pound range.

Take a picture of the poops and let's take a look.

Where in Connecticut are you? We've got a member or two over there somewhere who might could give you some medications if that should prove necessary.

Pidgey

[Lovebirds]

That bird appears to be a Flying Flight.
Here's a web site of a man who flies them. Just so you can see the pics of the birds. http://www.2racepigeons.com/JoeCampi...g_Flights.html
The bird will not go home if released and it sounds like the owner can't be found, so, it's perfectly ok for you to get attached to it and keep it as a pet if that's what you want to do.

[pigeonmama]

Your new "kid" is a beauty. So glad he/she was saved by you. Your pigeon would be so much happier with a brick to perch on, instead of a branch.
Daryl

[doogiewray]

Again, thanks for all the feedback. Answers (and a few of my own questions) follow randomly:

I'll go get a brick as soon as I finish typing (the bird doesn't seem too interested in the branch, so thanks for the suggestion);

Pidgey: Well, I thought that your asking about the breastbone was to determine what kind of bird it was, but now I sense that it was a diagnostic check. We'll weigh it and I'll send a poop picture along when we get a spare moment (some days, spare moments, though, are very rare around here). Along that line, I see in various places lists of pigeon symptoms with their possible causes, but I have yet to find a short list of things to check the overall health of a pigeon (particularly for someone who knows very little about pigeons, in general). Does such a quick check exist (think of lists of things to check when buying a used car, versus a troubleshooting guide)?

Also (I think it was Pidgey): the pigeon is in Colchester, CT.

How do you measure the length of a pigeon?

How do you determine the gender of a pigeon?

In considering whether to keep a pigeon, how do you factor in that a farm has 7 barnyard cats, 2 exuberant border collies, 50 sweet cows, a gaggle or two of geese and other various cluckers (stray hens/roosters) here and there, but more importantly(?), a pack of coyotes and (ta-dah!) regular visitations from hawks, owls and turkey buzzards? With precautions, would a pigeon be ok in such a situation or should we be looking for a less threatening home. If ok, what are those precautions?

Note: the cats, dogs, etc. are all pretty friendly with each other and any other creature that they sense as family, but woe to the occasional lazy bird at our many feeders and definitely watch out if you're a rat in the grain bin - your days are numbered!

Again, thanks for your support.

Douglas

"In the end, only kindness matters."

[doogiewray]

As much as we love this bird, we've come to the conclusion that it would be better off in a home that has at least one other pigeon with owners that know what they are doing and have a bit more time than the realities of a dairy farm permit.

The pigeon is doing very well, but it does seem quite lonely (even with the dogs and cats "visiting" it's crate (usually they just give the crate a sniff and move on).

So, please, if anyone in the Connecticut area (Bird is in Colchester) would take her (I think it's a she .... I held up a mirror and she didn't react in the slightest and I don't see much of a ruff around her neck), then contact us through this thread.

Also, Liz mongers her cheese every Saturday at three of the New York City Greenmarkets (Union Square (where the bird was originally found), Fort Green and Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) and she could bring the pigeon there. If that is a possibility, though, a new owner would have to meet her there, because it is a very long and busy day that doesn't allow time for side trips to new homes. She usually ends up doing the Grand Army Plaza market herself, but she could leave the pigeon at either of the other two markets if that is preferable.

Pictures of this beautiful creature are posted earlier in this thread.

By the way, she loved the old brick I put in her crate, but the other day we found her happily up on the tree branch that I had earlier installed as a perch.

Anyhow, We feel sad that we can't keep her, but, realistically, we realize that she would be happier and get more interactions in a home where 15-hour workdays are not the routine.

Thanks for any help you might be able to send our way.

Douglas

"In the end, only kindness matters."

[Charis]

Originally Posted by doogiewray

As much as we love this bird, we've come to the conclusion that it would be better off in a home that has at least one other pigeon with owners that know what they are doing and have a bit more time than the realities of a dairy farm permit.

The pigeon is doing very well, but it does seem quite lonely (even with the dogs and cats "visiting" it's crate (usually they just give the crate a sniff and move on).

So, please, if anyone in the Connecticut area (Bird is in Colchester) would take her (I think it's a she .... I held up a mirror and she didn't react in the slightest and I don't see much of a ruff around her neck), then contact us through this thread.

Also, Liz mongers her cheese every Saturday at three of the New York City Greenmarkets (Union Square (where the bird was originally found), Fort Green and Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn) and she could bring the pigeon there. If that is a possibility, though, a new owner would have to meet her there, because it is a very long and busy day that doesn't allow time for side trips to new homes. She usually ends up doing the Grand Army Plaza market herself, but she could leave the pigeon at either of the other two markets if that is preferable.

Pictures of this beautiful creature are posted earlier in this thread.

By the way, she loved the old brick I put in her crate, but the other day we found her happily up on the tree branch that I had earlier installed as a perch.

Anyhow, We feel sad that we can't keep her, but, realistically, we realize that she would be happier and get more interactions in a home where 15-hour workdays are not the routine.

Thanks for any help you might be able to send our way.

Douglas

"In the end, only kindness matters."

I appreciate your honesty and kindness.

[horsesgot6]

Boy I Know What Your Saying About Dairy Farming We Just Sold The Cows Off A few Months Ago. We Still Have Some of Them.

With This Bird Can You Ship?

Hope All Goes well For Her.

[doogiewray]

We know nothing about shipping birds (but UPS stops by daily to pick up shipments of cheese). How do you ship birds?

Douglas

"In the end, only kindness matters."

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by doogiewray

We know nothing about shipping birds (but UPS stops by daily to pick up shipments of cheese). How do you ship birds?

Douglas

"In the end, only kindness matters."

Douglas, shipping birds is fairly easy and I expect most anyone here willing to take the bird has shipped or is familiar with the process. It gets discussed here about once a month it seems. There are special boxes approved by the USPS and from your end, it would mostly be getting the bird in the box, to the PO. It's a very safe way to get birds a far distance and/or across country. Depending on where the receiving person is, weather can be a factor. Once you know where the bird is going, then the PO has to be contacted to make sure there's no problem in getting the bird from point A to point B.
I'll go over and post a thread on this bird in the adoption section. Some members may miss the post here with it being in the middle of the thread on finding a bird.
I expect once people start seeing the post, you'll get some offers for homes.


PS: Here's the link to the new posting in Adoption section
http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=25182