Hi there My beloved pet pigeon, Pika, is currently very sick and there are no avian specialists near me (I’m in Wellington, New Zealand). She’s 8.5 years old, very tame, and spends time inside and outside in an aviary. About a week ago a noticed a faint rattle when she breathed, and a couple...

Please help me. I found this pigeon crossing the street the other night. I chased it and it went under a restaurant deck. I came back the next morning to get it at sunup. I noticed that it wouldn't leave. I purchased bird net earlier in the week for catching another pigeon. I am SO GLAD I...

Hi everyone. I have a pigeon that has a drooping left wing. She's inactive and rarely eats. When I feel her crop at the end of the day, I find VERY LITTLE food, but surprisingly I never see her eat. Could the little food be passed to her by her friend? She's only active when her male pigeon...

Hi, all. I have a rescue coming in tonight that MickaCoo was unable to accommodate, so I offered to take it. The bird should be here in a couple of hours -- a woman whom Elizabeth knows has kindly offered to bring it to me. I don't know a thing about this bird yet, except that it showed up...

Hi everybody! We found an adult pigeon with one wing drooping and swollen lower than the other 5 days ago. We have been searching in forums and we found out he has salmonella, his symptoms are as follows: * Lower and swollen left wing, although he stretches both wings and has attempt to fly a...

It's been a while since I've been here, and hello to everyone! Glad to see this forum still going strong! My daughter found an injured pigeon last night at the park and brought it home. I thought maybe some of you would be willing to take a look and help me figure out what I'm dealing with. The...

I have an injured bird, it's a bluejay not a pigeon but I'm having a helluva time finding information. It's a bird we actually raised as an orphan and had released earlier this summer but I'll be dipped if the thing didn't fly into our garage 2 days ago and right smack into some sticky fly tape...

There was a rather cute pigeon waddling outside my work yesterday eating bits and bobs off the floor with a group of other pigeons, i noticed he was hanging his left wings, drooping it close to the floor. I apporoached him, and when i had him in a corner, i made it easy for him to fly away but...

Hello all, I previously posted on here and received great help and advice when I brought in a young woodie that was injured after being run over by a car. That pigeon (Sam), after a long period of recovery and care has become part of our family. A year old now, he's doing great. Two and a...