Companion Toys for Single Pet Pigeons

[Al & Bobby]

Cynthia, i love your white doves, living or non. They're gorgeous.

Rubber duckies are what my pigeons like, not stuffed birds, so far. Maybe one like yours would get them interested. I've found only one kind of ducky that's soft enough for them to get a squeak out of. The website catalog doesn't show it, but this is the company that makes it. http://www.richfrog.com/products2.html. They come in a brown cardboard box with the front open.

Our pigeon pair put them in their nest after they've sat on dummy eggs for a few days. Bobby, who's a single male, keeps it in his big seed bowl and squeaks it every few hours. When he gets in a brooding mood, he puts it inside the nest box and sits with it.

[Reti]

Al, this is so incredibly cute.
Pigeons love to play like every other animal. So sweet.

Reti

[John_D]

Snowflake has gone from beating up Serenity the toy dove to collecting twigs for 'her' nest. We watched him gently placing a twig across Serenity's back, as they do when the hen is on the nest, and also rolling a plastic egg beneath his breast feathers.

We would ideally like Snowflake to pair up with Chickpea, our little hen who seems to adore humans, but he really doesn't like his visits to the aviary with the other pigeons. Chickpea likes me to help her build her nest - but then one of the males comes and steals her twigs when I'm not looking! They are both a little weird, so we thought they'd make a good pair

John
(also a little weird, helping a pigeon build a nest)

[Poulette]

You could plan a date outside the aviary for Snowflake and Chickpea, like a good diner in a pigeon restaurant...
Suz.

[John_D]

Hey yes, Suz! Maybe they could meet up in my apartment - that's a regular pigeon diner

John

[Poulette]

I see a little romantic rendez-vous with soft music and a special treat for gourmet pigeons
Suz.

[John_D]

Watering and dining Chickpea

John

[Reti]

John,
this pic is awsome!!!!! As I am just starting my day it is most welcome.
Thank you.

Reti

[cyro51]

That is really great, John. It captures their charaters so well!

Cynthia

[cyro51]

And I hope you are being wined and dined today, Suz!

Have a very happy birthday!

Cynthia

[Poulette]

Thank you Cynthia, I am spending tender time with my doves and my Gros Grognon pigeon. He looks like Chickpea by the way!
This is exactly what I had in mind John, even better! What a special rendez-vous you organised for your pidgies! I see you are a romantic guy. Did they fall in love already? They look very sweet
Suz.

[John_D]

..and from the youngest resident of John's balcony:

[Lin Hansen]

Suz......Happy, happy birthday wishes and many more!


John.....Your "dinner for two" picture is perfect.....I can just hear the soft, romantic music playing in the background....lol

Linda

[Poulette]

Wow John this is the sweetest card I ever recieved! Thank you so much !!!
I went to our park with my pigeons this morning, and they had a big lunch, it is so cold today, a -30 C again with the wind!



Suz.

[Birdmom4ever]

What an adorable picture--it made my day. And happy birthday, Suz! You have the same birthday as my daughter, "Just Fledged" on this forum. She turned 20 today, her first birthday away from home.