Would like fertile egg

[SPedigrees]

---As for leaving her sitting on dud eggs, somehow that seems cruel. I think it’s better to take them right away so that she forgets then as soon as possible. ---

Your bird will exhaust her supplies of calcium if she is allowed to lay continuously. It is far wiser to allow her to sit on dummy eggs for the duration of each egg laying cycle. She will abandon the dummy eggs after a few weeks, when she is convinced they are not viable. The nesting cycle of setting on her eggs does provide a natural part of the life of a hen. Removing her eggs instantly is far more likely to cause her frustration.

If you wish to provide her with the experience of raising a baby, you can obtain fertile egg(s) at http://www.eggbid.com/ I am not convinced that a single bird cannot raise a chick or two alone. For one thing she does not have to spend 6 hours foraging for food while her mate sits on the eggs. An abundant food source is as close as her food dish.

The single parent of the nest of baby barn swallows on our porch managed to successfully rear the brood after his/her mate was killed by a cat, and that was much more difficult. He/she had to fly all day to catch bugs (a phenomenal number each day) to feed his/her youngsters until they were able to fly, and he/she managed to complete this task all on his own. It was quite a feat, much more difficult than what a pet pigeon with ample access to food would face.

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by SPedigrees

---As for leaving her sitting on dud eggs, somehow that seems cruel. I think it’s better to take them right away so that she forgets then as soon as possible. ---

Your bird will exhaust her supplies of calcium if she is allowed to lay continuously. It is far wiser to allow her to sit on dummy eggs for the duration of each egg laying cycle. She will abandon the dummy eggs after a few weeks, when she is convinced they are not viable. The nesting cycle of setting on her eggs does provide a natural part of the life of a hen. Removing her eggs instantly is far more likely to cause her frustration.

If you wish to provide her with the experience of raising a baby, you can obtain fertile egg(s) at http://www.eggbid.com/ I am not convinced that a single bird cannot raise a chick or two alone. For one thing she does not have to spend 6 hours foraging for food while her mate sits on the eggs. An abundant food source is as close as her food dish.

The single parent of the nest of baby barn swallows on our porch managed to successfully rear the brood after his/her mate was killed by a cat, and that was much more difficult. He/she had to fly all day to catch bugs (a phenomenal number each day) to feed his/her youngsters until they were able to fly, and he/she managed to complete this task all on his own. It was quite a feat, much more difficult than what a pet pigeon with ample access to food would face.

he already got an egg and it hatched "the Dinkster" in 06, the dates are at the top of the posts.

[rallow]

With just a little help from your friends.

http://cbargains.com/lona.htm

[mr squeaks]

WOW, RALLOW! GREAT JOB!!

SENDING ALL OUR BEST WITH LOVE AND HUGS

Shi/Mr. Squeaks/Dom/Gimie/WoeBeGone

[rallow]

Thank you Mr. Squeaks. All our best to you and yours too.

[rallow]

Interesting behavior is what makes pigeons good pets!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4uu9mTskpA

[Pidgey]

I have truly seen everything now...

Pidgey

[pigeonmama]

Originally Posted by Pidgey

I have truly seen everything now...

Pidgey

Oh, no, you haven't, Johnny Reb. You wait til you see what (who) I'm sending to good ole Uncle Pidgey !!!
Daryl

[rallow]

Pidgey, if heredity and environment are equally responsible for someone’s character, then the fact that The Dinkster is such a weirdo is as much your fault as it is ours!

I guess The Dinkster behaves the way he does mostly because he’s a real family pet. He shares our lives with us in the same way a dog or cat would, and thought he’s a real little meanie at times, he loves to interact with people, and never misses a chance to garner our attention. As an example, though he barks in fear when an adult visits our home, The Dinkster seems to love children. You can almost see his face light up when my wife’s nieces and/or nephews walk in. He follows them around nodding and cooing, and landing on their heads or shoulders whenever he gets the chance. If they’re playing in the bedroom he will position himself under the bed with his head sticking out just begging for one of them to play with him. The other day he scared our 4 year old niece Kelly when he wing slapped her from this posture as she went to touch him. “I didn’t know he could do that!” she told me. later when the gang left the room, The Dinkster followed them choosing to walk as they did rather than fly. If someone had told me just six years ago, before I met my Pidge, that pigeons could do the things that I’ve seen my Pidge and The Dinkster do, I would never have believed them!

[MaryOfExeter]

How adorable! I think he could be the mascot for all pet pigeons, LOL.

[rallow]

MaryOfExeter:
Thank you for the nice comment.
It is such a shame that pigeons are so underrated as pets.
They are so much smarter than anything anywhere close to their size!
I think that overall only dogs make better pets.

[maryjane]

Good to hear from you Rallow, and to get some stories on the Dinkster! He really is the funniest little guy. I'm so glad to hear things are going well. How cute that he follows the kids around.

[rallow]

Maryjane:
I liked your little paragraph so much that I put it on the home page of the website I’m working on. http://petpigeon.com/ I will remove it if you say so.

[mr squeaks]

Pidgey, if heredity and environment are equally responsible for someone’s character, then the fact that The Dinkster is such a weirdo is as much your fault as it is ours!


ROFL!! NOW, THAT I will second, Rallow!! Actually, I give Pidgey the MOST credit!! ROFL

Squeaks, in mate mode, will let me "pet" him bare or sock-footed!

However, when in his nest in daddy mode, if my barefeet come too close, he attacks! Because my feet tend to be in "his" territory while I'm cleaning in Dom's home, I keep forgetting until I get a sharp beak strike. If I move my feet away, he comes after them....ooooowwww!! I have to put on slippers for protection! And, it's just my bare feet...socks on are OK! *sigh*

Yep, the Dinkster is quite the character and his adventures never cease to bring a grin!!

Love, Hugs and Scritches

Shi and Mr. Squeaks

[rallow]

Thank You mr squeaks.
Here are a couple of other examples of The Dinkster's weirdness.

Every time I put my bare feet on the floor The Dinkster will come running from wherever he is to peck and bite them, even when I'm just changing my sox.

Almost every night when my wife sits on our bed and watches TV, The Dinkster watches with her. If I come into the room and touch my wife he will attack me with unbridled fury!

Whenever we are getting ready to go out, The Dinkster will watch us jumping around and yelling as if he’s unhappy about us leaving. Sometimes as we’re leaving he’ll jump on my wife or my head or shoulder bobbing and cooing as if demanding that we stay. He will not however remain there when we walk out the door into the hall. Instead he’ll quickly dismount and fly back into the apartment. I know that my Pidge was very afraid to go to any unfamiliar place, and I guess that The Dinkster is too.

I had to take The Dinkster to The Wild Bird Fund a few months ago to check out a lump in his neck. When in the examination room he acted like a total woose! He stood shacking on the exam table, pushing up against me for reassurance. Though he could have, he did not even attempt to fly. Instead of trying to escape when I held him as he usually does, he insisted that I that I keep my hands wrapped around him. I have had dogs and a ferret that acted like this in the vets office, but to see it in a pigeon really speaks to their intelligences, and sensitive nature. By the way, the lump turned out to be a Trich, which went away with treatment, and thankfully has not reappeared.

In regard to The Wild Bird Fund, I really believe that our beloved Pidge would still be alive if I had know about them sooner. In looking back on her health problems I have come to believe that Pidge had a chronic yeast infection, for which the vet I took her to did not test her. The Wild Bird Fund has tested all 7 pigeons I’ve brought them for yeast without charge, and found it in 5 of them, all of which I successfully treated. Though it’s not much I send them a small contribution every month. They are really a worthwhile organization, worthy of any contribution anyone would care to make. http://www.wildbirdfund.com/ Contributions are fully tax deductable.