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16th August 2009, 05:31 PM
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Does he have a band? Thats the best way to know if he's feral.
Ferals arn't a different breed (unless you consider them rock pigeons, slightly different than normal pigeons)
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16th August 2009, 05:44 PM
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no no band, he looks different than a rock dove to me, i rehab them on a regular basis, and have 3 babes currently. he's much larger, big eyes, big fleshy beak he's really really cute. i tried to get a good pick of him and another baby i have that is actually a little older than him, if you look at the pic's of the 2 pigeons you can see the difference in the beaks he has big fleshy nares
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16th August 2009, 06:21 PM
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what did you use for the wire?? my guy has exactly the same splay...a little older though. hes unfortunately got an infected swollen leg from my attempts
 and I am going to try to hunt up some antibiotics.....
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16th August 2009, 06:35 PM
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i just used a wire hanger, it get's pretty sturdy with the vet wrap added for padding.
it's always tough to treat legs and feet, infection, irritation and swelling happen, it's very hard to keep them clean, it's very hard to get it just right, and can take several tries to get it just right, not to tight, not to lose it can be maddening, all the while you feel like your just torturing the poor things. keep at it, you'll get it
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16th August 2009, 09:02 PM
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I'll give it a go tomorrow if his sores aren't too bad....yes it does feel like torture.....and I hope he pulls through the infection.
well if it doesnt work, i guess I'll have a new companion....  whats another pidge thanks so much!!
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22nd August 2009, 10:02 AM
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Do you think that 5 days was enough for correction?
This is what i found: Quote:
Last edited by plamenh; 22nd August 2009 at 10:13 AM.
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22nd August 2009, 10:54 AM
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You can estimate better as you can see the bird. I just checked if there is any indication how long should this procedure last. With humans it usually takes months.
Otherwise is he OK; eating, pooping?
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22nd August 2009, 12:51 PM
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he is, and he's such a sweet little guy.
i set him up in a screen cage, gonna wait and see how he does, he's not standing at all yet, but i just took it off this morning. it's going to take him a while to get the use back of his good leg. poor baby
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22nd August 2009, 10:47 PM
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That is great as being taped is not pleasant process and brings a lot of stress.
It is amazing how easy adaptable and stabile are pigeons psychically. I found another case: … however, please make sure that everyone understands that this was a very complicated process that took over a month. http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f25/co...egs-15149.html
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12th September 2009, 08:09 PM
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well this baby still can't stand with his good leg, he obviously can never be released and i'm questioning his quality of life in captivity being unable to stand, his bottom gets covered in feces which i'm sure will eventually lead to sores, i put him in a warm bath every other day to soak everthing off.
anyone had experience with birds that can't stand, he's so sweet and cute it's making me sad, i keep looking at him and telling him "okay one more week, you need to stand up" but he doesn't
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