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13th September 2008, 04:20 PM
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Congratulations! All four are very pretty little pigeons. We have a little white racer, Katie, who has the kinda "pointy" head - lol - only way I know how to describe the shape but I just know I love the look!
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13th September 2008, 05:08 PM
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I have already recorded all known information about the birds and bands in an excel document.
 I feel smart knowing someone recommends keeping the info handy. How do I bath them? They were clean before I bought them, but once I put them into my carrying bag they all bunched together and pooped on each other.  Poor guys. They seemed to take comfort in being all bunched together, though, so I left em until the cage got set up.I was thinking my unknown pair may be homers or I was thinking rollers? I hope they are homers. If I have babies out of them would it be safe to train them with my other young birds and try letting them out of the coop? How will I know if they are homers? Would none-homers get lost?
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13th September 2008, 05:16 PM
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Pigeons do love to bathe so all you need to do is supply them with a container of water and they will clean themselves up, unless they are still too freaked out. You got them today, you said?
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13th September 2008, 05:21 PM
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Yeah, the swap started at 7am and I got them around 8:30. They had a long ride home and I seperated them into diaper boxes until the coop/hutch thing got put together. Ever since then they've been together in the hutch. I feed them "Pigeon Chow" and they eat it right up. I also have a nice crock in there for water. It's heavy, so they won't tip it. The crock is about 4 inches tall and I have about 3 inches of water in it. Is that about right? I guess I'll bring a pie pan of water down for them to bath it. That's what we use for our parrots to bath in. They were about the same size, so it should work.
I have the pigeons in a small bathroom. It's in our basement and we plan to gut it someday, so it doesn't matter what happens to it until then. Would it be okay for me to let the pigeons fly in there daily for exercise? With the door closed-obviously. I mean after they are used to the coop to sleep in? Or would they be too difficult to catch again?
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13th September 2008, 05:24 PM
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There is a training "sticky" under homing and racing pigeons here. I would stick it here but i forgot how
 anyway it will give you good info as far as all that goes...they will settle down in a few days, I offer a bath in new kitty litter pans but any rubbermaid thing that holds water will do. someone here used a clear one and you could see their feet underwater and it was funny to look at..you will enjoy them im sure.
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13th September 2008, 05:28 PM
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13th September 2008, 05:57 PM
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How soon do they need the grit/oyster shells?
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13th September 2008, 06:04 PM
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oyster shell is to supply calcium. organic apple cider vinegar provides good gut bacteria. 1 or 2 tablespoons to a gallon of water.. get the organic kind that has bits a pieces in it.
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Last edited by spirit wings; 13th September 2008 at 06:07 PM.
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13th September 2008, 06:08 PM
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I have asked for every book the library has on pigeons. They have to come from all over, cause the library doesn't keep many on the subject. I also heard from someone that many of the good ones are out of print.
So, I'll have to try to track some down. Maybe e-bay...?
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13th September 2008, 06:09 PM
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Oh, I'm using newsprint for bedding is that okay?
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13th September 2008, 06:17 PM
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13th September 2008, 06:26 PM
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They are in the hutch right now. It's roughly 3-4 ft wide, 2ft deep and maybe 2 1/2 ft high. I terrible at guessing. It's as wide as our bathroom and half as deep/high. So, I think it's plenty of room for awhile. Plus, I was planning to let them out in the bathroom for exercise.
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13th September 2008, 07:57 PM
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Here's some coop pictures:
  I don't have any perches yet, so I overturned a box so the dominant ones could get up on something. They were climbing on top of each other in the corner. They seem happy now.
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#29
13th September 2008, 10:12 PM
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Cool. Sweet birds.
Scrub the outside and inside of that coop with bleach water, let dry before letting the birds back in. Place 6 plain old bricks in there for perches. Why six when you only have 4 birds? Competition. More bricks = less fighting. Most of the books you will find on pigeons are crammed full of pictures and fluff. Want a good book? It's agreed, I have one of the best books there is. And for the price, it IS the best pigeon book there is. Since it is free. (see my signature).
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14th September 2008, 09:31 AM
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The cage is older and has dropping stains all over it.
The guy selling it had nice healthy looking birds, so I guess that is a good sign. I hosed and scrubbed the inside with dish soap is that good enough? Or should I use actual bleach too?I wanna get my hands on the book too. 
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