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Viktor's BehaviourHay there!
Viktor has been getting very vocal, and lately puffs up his chest feathers and growls a bit. He doesn't do the whole strut and spin dance that I see males around here do. Right now he's jupst perched in 'his' area, preening and occasionally looking up to vocalise like this: "grr grr grrrrRRRRRrrr grrrrrRRRRRRrrrrr" if that makes much sense. My question is: is this behaviour normal? Is he angry/frustrated? Only his chest/neck feathers are fluffed out. |
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Could be 'he' is doing a hopeful mating call - it's less of a coo, more of a croon or moan. Do you know he is a 'he' ?
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I don't know for certain whether he's actually a 'he'. The vet said that he'd have to do a blood test in order to know, and since it costs more money, I figured it isn't something that I feel that I *must* know.... so to me he's a he 'till she lays an egg and proves me wrong, haha
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yep, that's about the size of it. I can think of a couple of ours who were 'obviously' male - until the first egg popped out
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Sounds like a 'he', and that he is doing a general all purpose Broadcast announcing his claim of his Territory area...
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aaah, good to know. I'll be sure to avoid spending time on top of my bookshelf. Hehe...
What about when he starts pecking my hand softly and then nuzzling his beak between my fingers and shaking? Is this leftover from his infant feeding behavior? Last edited by DanceBiscuit; 12th July 2010 at 08:27 PM. |
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Which one is doing this? This sounds more like he is fanticising you into a Hen...and in effect, affectionatly kissing. Might be time for you to find a sick or injured Hen or two, to bring home and convelese back to health and vigor. |
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well tomorrow is my day off, I'll see if I have any luck picking up one of the limping pigeons, and hope its a hen.
Is it really that difficult to sex pigeons? |
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Very good. I expect String Foot would be fine for release once everyone is satisfied his Foot is free of any possible infection. Or, as you please, or think best... Quote:
It would not be difficult for Victor to do...it would take him probably about 1/500th of a second to make the determination. Last edited by pdpbison; 12th July 2010 at 09:45 PM. |
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oops, by "sexing pigeons" I meant determining a pigeon's gender.
As far as Trouper the string foot goes, the little nubby flap of skin 'died' and that whole section of the foot is still swollen,.... But the one toe foot looks great! more swelling has gone down, so its still lumpy bumpy, but the skin isn't so tight, so that's encouraging... I'll update pics tomorrow |
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Lol...( Sexing Pigeons )
Oh yeah, those foot injury conditions from thread/hair/filliments, when 'serious', once debrided, can take quite a while to finish clearing themselves up. I am confident that Trouper will have a good useable Toe on the one Foot there, once all is said and done, and, that is definitely better than no Toes at all. Tumeric ( or any Good Curry Powder so long as it is not too HOT ) would be good for him in this phase, if he'd still eat Seeds having it on them...you can lightly 'glisten' the Seeds with Olive Oil, and any sort of powder will then adhere to them once stirred well... Good for them regardless, for that matter... But, good for aiding circulation and reducing inflammation and cleaning up vascularly distal damage-things... Meant to mention this earlier but somehow never did. Last edited by pdpbison; 12th July 2010 at 10:57 PM. |
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More weird behaviour: what about flapping wings hard(without lifting off of floor) and walking around in a circle, always facing inwards? I first saw this after he bathed, but this is the second or third time I see it when he's dry. Is it more territory behaviour?
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Just exercise...and or something they may do when drying off or wishing to cool off or just feels good to do.
I do not believe it has any direct territorial import. Male Territory claims and announcements will usually be limited to a roost or perch area...but, some Males can extend this to a whole room or a whole House and everyone and everything in it. |
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Watching MR. Squeaks do this is a riot, especially when he's on my kitichen floor! And, yes, can be done after a bath... Love and Hugs Shi |
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When Viktor was helicoptering after his bath, I called it his ''spin cycle''. Had a good laugh.
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