domestic pigeon

The other day my boyfriend and I found a pigeon in our little town that we believe to be domesticated. It's white with brown markings, an orange beak, and red-ish legs. It's not banded. When we saw it outside it was walking into store fronts and standing still in the middle of pathways which...

I wonder if anyone has experienced this scenario before or can advise me. There have been a couple of pigeons hanging around our chook yard for a couple of years now, sometimes even roosting in the chicken house. One is a native Australian crested pigeon, the other looks like a domestic...

Hello Pigeon Friends: In early May of 2017 I found a nest inside one of my university laboratories - apparently a window was left open and the parents found a nice home for their eggs. They made a nest out of wires and other strange unnatural stuff from the room. I left the nest alone since...

Im looking for bands for my Modenas. Ive emailed the Modena club in the US and never got a response. I really only need 4-6 bands since i only have a few birds.

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, so please let me know if I'm doing something wrong--I don't mean to if I am! My husband works at a wildlife rehab center in NYC, and through that job we've both gotten involved with dove and pigeon care. Right now we have one permanent resident, a very pale...

Hello everyone. I'm not sure if this is the "correct" way to do this thread, but here goes. Almost over a year ago, I decided to take in a pigeon from my volunteer place, a wildlife rehabilitation center, and keep him as a pet. He was very sweet to me once he got comfortable with me, but after...

I work for a Humane Society in Alabama and we have a thrift store attached to our building. Our thrift store worker found a stack of boxes by the back door yesterday morning and when he opened one a pigeon flew out. We thought it was funny and laughed about it yesterday but this morning the...

is there a difference in eggs size in feral pigeons, racers and homers~? some of my pigeons (feral racer crossbreed) have a little bit smaller eggs and some of them have bigger eggs~ could it also be bigger pigeons have bigger eggs and smaller pigeons have smaller eggs? or maybe these just...

I posted this earlier in another thread and it was suggested that I repost in a new thread, so that more people might be able to help :) Hi I am new here, and I am clueless about taking care of a bird that is staying with me for awhile. thanks beth