Dyed pigeons

[PidgePidge]

Hi there all,

Browsing the recent posts I found one from a person in Israel regarding a pink pigeon. This reminded me of the 'rainbow pigeons' I saw flying in Pearl City, Hawaii, when I went to visit my sister there last year. These pigeons are dyed every color of the rainbow, and are for rent for various activities. If I remember correctly, ads suggested weddings and sports events. As my sister lives quite near this loft, we saw these birds flying several times in the afternoon over a couple of weeks. Eventually we figured out where the birds were, and drove past their house. They seemed happy and well cared for in their loft which was slightly visible from the road. While I suspected, after driving past this house, that these pigeons seemed happy etc... I wonder if anyone else has opinions on this process of dying pigeons? Is it safe?

All I know is that there is nothing like driving up next to a flock of dyed pigeons. We couldn't help but laugh as the birds hung out on their owners' roof after their fly, and the car was full of my family giggling: "That purple one is hitting on that orange one!!!" and "Look at the green one eating the blue one's food!!!" Quite funny... But cruel...?

On another funny note: my sister always noticed that at the local grocery store, there was a pigeon, obvioulsy defected from the rainbow flock long ago, who was a grossly faded orange. My sister calls him the 'refugee' and watches out for his daily safety. He seems to be doing fine in the non-dyed world. He is so far looking healthy, and fades from orange back to white with every molt. My sister has been watching him for close to a year now, and the bird is now at the point where no one except my sister would probably notice the vague orange tint on just a handfull of his feathers--how funny!

I read the past posts on this by searching for 'dyed pigeons'. However, I guess I am wondering if anyone had any new thoughts on the subject?



[This message has been edited by PidgePidge (edited December 28, 2003).]