Compass!! How old is he??

[quincar23]

yes i left the bands on... its a good thing too... i really hope it comes back tho

[Lovebirds]

I know this is a LONG SHOT........but, I know a guy over in Oxford, MI that has pigeons. I'll shoot him an email JUST IN CASE Newbie should show up at his house. He's only about 13 miles, as the pigeon flies, from you. Worth a shot. If Newbie did show up there, because he's not banded with an identifible band, this guy would just keep it or run it off. If he has his birds out, there's a possibility that Newbie could hook up with them and follow them. I know....sounds crazy......but stranger things have happened.

[quincar23]

there's a man who lives 1/2 mile "as the bird flies" from me and he has pigeons; i don't know what kind he has but i see them on top of his barn all the time... i am hoping newbie will go there; at least that way she'll be with a flock... maybe i'll stop over there and ask him to keep a look out for her...
thank you so much for being so nice to me about this; because i know i don't deserve it, i should've never let her outside so soon...

[Maggie-NC]

Carisa, don't beat yourself up about this. I expect all of us have had this happen - I know I have, at least 3 times but we were able to get ours back in pretty quick. Just continue to stay on the lookout, particularly at power lines. He may still be near by but hasn't quite figured out how to get back.

About 14 years ago, we had taken our very first pigeon to the beach with us. He was just a baby but grew up enough to fly well while we stayed there, even going on trips with the neighborhood doves. Shoot, we didn't know better either about letting him out but he would always come back. We brought him back home and when getting out of the truck, he shot by us and flew out of sight. My husband finally saw him a few houses down, sitting on a power line, watching us. We called to him continually and finally got a container with seed and rattled that a bit and the little devil flew straight down. Of course we snatched him up, kept him for a few days and then released him for good.

Don't give up hope.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by quincar23

there's a man who lives 1/2 mile "as the bird flies" from me and he has pigeons; i don't know what kind he has but i see them on top of his barn all the time... i am hoping newbie will go there; at least that way she'll be with a flock... maybe i'll stop over there and ask him to keep a look out for her...
thank you so much for being so nice to me about this; because i know i don't deserve it, i should've never let her outside so soon...

I agree with Maggie...........I know it's hard, but don't be so hard on yourself. We all make mistakes. Just part of life........ We could all tell stories.
I had a little bird that was sent to us to fly. It looked like one of our birds. Went out in the dark one morning to catch the birds and take them on a training toss. Caught the new bird instead of ours and took it 60 miles from here. Got home, walked in the loft and saw MY bird on the perch and said..."oh CRAP.........that was really smart RENEE".......the bird never came back here of course cause it didn't know where "here" was.........
About 4 months later, at an auction, a fellow flyer walked up to me and handed me the bird. It had gone to his loft but he didn't know it was in there.........(he had LOTS of birds........) and he had been flying it.
Still have that bird in my loft as a breeder now..........

[pigeonpoo]

I did a similar thing just last week. My husband had taken the birds for a training flight about 35 miles from home. He rang me to say that one had stayed in the basket and what should he do. I told him it might be an eggy hen (even though I thought I'd felt them as I basketed them) and to bring it home. When he got back that evening I was horrified to find that, in my rush, I'd basketed one of my best stock cocks...and this was despite it having a blue ring on against the yellow rings all my other birds have!! What a sensible bird not to have flown out. It has never been in a basket and would no way have got home. Phew!!

[quincar23]

still no newbie , but i have faith that she found her way home, where ever home was...
i weighed my compass and was surprised by how much weight he has gained; he has gained 70 grams! he now weighs 370 grams! woohoo... he is looking alot better, not so much like a "cancer patient"... i know thats mean, but i had no idea how awful they look when they molt! poor guy, but the new feathers are growing in quickly.
when are pigeons considered adults? compass is about 4 months old now... and still and agressive lil sh#t! LOL! he loves to play "attack" mommy! he picks on me the most; its so funny... he can't stand to NOT be on my head or shoulder, but he HAS to bite me always... its awful when he bites my ears! arghh! do you know how many goose bumps i get when he does that! eeck! its awful when he "coo- strikes" my inner ear!!! ha ha ha!
as soon as compass is fully feathered again i will post new pics ( i don't want to embaress him ) how long does it usually take for their feathers to grow back?
thanks again guys

[quincar23]

compass is a she!!!! she laid her 1st egg! there is a problem tho; its soft with no shell, just the membrane!!! what does this mean???
please, any info would be extremely helpful
thank you

[TheSnipes]

Originally Posted by quincar23

compass is a she!!!! she laid her 1st egg! there is a problem tho; its soft with no shell, just the membrane!!! what does this mean???
please, any info would be extremely helpful
thank you

I'm not very sure but I think that usually points to calcium deficiency? Here is a link to another thread that was on here recently:

http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showth...ighlight=shell