Um... so I have this pigeon. Help?

[Reti]

How about aluminum foil. Cat's hate to walk on it.

Reti

[Izzy]

Pony, you are probably right, I wasn't seriously thinking you should actually purchase a pittbull anyhow, lol!

But, just to show you that they can get along quite well, if introduced at an early age. Here's my little Misty walking Sheba last week.

Good luck with Oliver and please keep us posted on how he's getting along.

Izzy

[pony]

Reti; I don't think that would help. The cat needs only take a step or two on the wall to get over it onto our patio. I need a way to block it from landing on the top of the wall to begin with.

The wall is 5' high and 6" wide on top. I think I need to come up with a design for some kind of mini-fence to put along the outer edge of the wall, sticking out so it can't scramble up and over. Along the lines of what the military does on their fences with razor wire, only with plain wire instead.

Izzy, that picture is too adorable. Cuteness overload sirens are blasting! Woop! Woop!

Ollie has been here this morning, I didn't see him, but the scattered seeds and telltale pigeon poo are conclusive evidence.

[pony]

Oliver has been hanging around off and on all day today. Twice he's even landed on the patio and eaten while I was sitting out there. The slightest noise makes him fly for his life, though. Poor skittish little fella.

I just saw on the bag of seed that I bought for him that it is "fortified" with vitamins and other nutrients. Should I still get an additive, or would that be overkill?

As for the cat issue, I did some searching online, and there are ways to cat proof a wall like mine that shouldn't be too difficult to do. The only problem is buying the materials. I'm broke. But as soon as I can scrape together a bit of money, I'll try to make the patio a safer place for my little feathered friend.

[pony]

Quick update:

Oliver is looking really good! He's gained a lot of weight, and his poops are perfect. He comes by several times a day to eat. The cats haven't been jumping up on the wall quite as often, I've been scaring the heck out of them when they do, so maybe they're too nervous to do it now.

Yay for Oliver!

[Lin Hansen]

Hi,

Just for your info.....a very good cat deterrent is one of those "super soaker" water guns. A good face full of water once or twice can really put off a cat.

Glad to hear Oliver is doing so well.

Linda

[Reti]

Thank you for the update, pony.
I am so glad he is doing so great. You are taking good care of him and he knows it.

Reti

[Maria]

haha.. Pony, you're hilarious! How's Ollie doing?

[pony]

I don't see him often, since I'm not around during the day now, (my hours at work got changed to dayshift) but once in a while I catch a glimpse of him on the patio, and the seeds and cracked corn I put out every morning are always pretty much gone at the end of the day. So I guess he's doing fine.

[cyro51]

Thanks for the update! I often think of you and him.

Cynthia

[pony]

Hey, Cynthia! Good to see you again.

I've been seeing a large flock of pigeons winging around the neighborhood recently, I'm hoping he's hooked up with them, and just pops over here for his meals. I'll keep putting food out for him as long as he keeps coming to eat. (I just hope he doesn't start bringing a bunch of friends, I can hardly afford to feed one pigeon, much less a whole gang. heh.)

[maryco]

What a wonderful update!! I haven't been following up with this story but I had a look at the pics and he is a cute squeaker (young pigeon)

Glad he is doing well and are able to spot him once in awhile.

[Maria]

hey that's great. He's probably still around, and definitely bringing company too.

[pony]

Oliver is still coming by every day to eat... and for the last couple of weeks, he's been bringing his girlfriend along. Looks like I have 2 pigeons now. *grin*

Ah, young love... ain't it grand?

[Reti]

What great news.
Aren't pigeons sweet?
My Andrew was coming on my balcony with his mate for two and a half years, every single day, at least once a day.
Now, he and his mate live in my apartment permanently. You might consider doing that when they get old.

Reti