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  1. Pet Pigeons And Doves
    Hey Everyone, Adopted a pair of albino ringneck doves this Saturday. They came from a local wildlife center where they were housed with 8-10 other doves. Anyway, these doves are not really used to human contact from what I can tell. They were put in a space looking out a large window and put...
  2. Wild or 'Feral' Pigeons
    Hi A couple of pigeons have been rousting in my balcony for the past few months. I just left them alone because they weren't bothering me. I wasn't really thinking of a long term set-up, but yesterday I discovered an egg and twig nest on the ground. I have a small balcony on the 5th floor with a...
  3. I found a pigeon or dove - now what?
    I found a pigeon 2 weeks ago and the vet told me she was 2 weeks already, so I guess I have a 4 week old pigeon in my hands. I have been feeding it baby cereal with water, which is what the vet recommended, but I'm switching now to peas and apple and water... Anyway, while feeding it baby...
  4. Products and Equipment
    Hey everyone I'm new to pigeon keeping and I am curious about the type of chemicals that I would need to clean my coop. What kind of chemicals does everyone here use? I'd really appreciate the help.
  5. General Discussions
    Hi, new to pigeons and wanting to build a low maintenance loft. Appreciate opinions on this loft interior at http://www.duivenoverlast.nl/pigeonloft.htm. Particularly will pigeons want to breed in this Stefan gross style housing interior?
  6. General Discussions
    Hello everyone. I am just getting started with pigeons and I would like to know if you can clean the nest bowls and boxes while the eggs are being sat on or do you wait until after they hatch?
  7. General Discussions
    I am living nextdoor to a person keeping racing pigeons. However the flies are breeding their with such intensity that I can nolonger open my windows in my house. I visited several neighbours to see if they have fly problems. They all have severe problems. Investigating further away from the...
  8. General Discussions
    HELP: Proper Cleaning with New Pair and Egg Hey there! This is actually my first time ever in a forum and making a thread, so I apologize if its not in the right forum or something. I'm also new with pigeons so yea. So I bought a pair of blue bar satinettes about a week ago and the breeder I...
  9. General Discussions
    Hello everyone, I have a question for anyone who might know the answer. I recently found a wild pigeon who had a broken leg, and a really bad case of bird lice. So, I took him home and have been taking care of him for a few months now. He no longer has bird lice, and can walk on his broken leg...
  10. General Discussions
    Hi everyone I was wondering Can I make my own disinfectant To clean there feeders and drinkers And at the moment I am using bleach with water to Clean it is this ok? Thanks wait to her replays.
  11. Pet Pigeons And Doves
    Pigeons in apartments and cleanliness? We've had Angie for about 2 months, our first pigeon, and are still getting used to keeping a pet bird. We tried a few different places in the house to keep the cage [kitchen (bad idea), hall near our bedroom (kept us awake at night)] then wound up in the...
  12. General Discussions
    Hi, I wasn't sure where to post this question...I have a pigeon who can't fly and now that it is getting cold I have a cage inside that he stays in. On the floor of the cage I have a piece of linoleum. I clean twice a day. I have a question about disinfectants. Would it be okay to disinfect once...
  13. Loft Designs
    What should I use to make my nestboxes sanitary and easy to clean? A special kind of plywood or wood shelving construction? Paint or waterproofing coating? What is the best way to make an easy-care wood nestbox? Thanks!
  14. General Discussions
    hey hows everyone doing, ive notice twice one of my pigeons had these brown bug looks like mites, how can i clean him?
  15. Sick or Injured Pigeon and Dove Discussions
    Hi everyone, A few days ago I found a pigeon sitting on the sidewalk near my apartment in San Francisco that was able to run but not able to fly. I managed to catch it and brought it inside my apartment. I've helped pigeons in the past (mostly babies who fell out of their nests too early), and...
  16. Archive - Pet Pigeons And Doves
    Chauncey and Clyde have been sitting on their dummy/wooden eggs for 21 days now. This morning, I noticed the vocalizing and mating behaviors starting up again. But Chauncey is still sitting on her eggs in the nest box. She did spend a few extra minutes off the nest today -- more than she has in...
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