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Hello everyone, I am after some advice. About three months ago I lost my job so I have been at home in my top floor apartment a lot, and because I am a bird lover I bought a bird bath and some sunflower seeds and put some out on my balcony to see if I could attract some birds. Almost...

I got Pepper a nest and 2 fake eggs. He wanted me to warm them at first but later relented and hopped on and has been faithfully keeping them warm. I had some questions if anyone could help out. Should I avoid taking him away from the nest now that I placed the fake eggs? Since he is a single...

The pigeons in front of the house laid 2 eggs and sat on it diligently for the past 18 days and we have been observing them with delight but to our shock today they werent sitting on there eggs and have been getting on other ledges and one of pigeons brought a stick to build there too but it's...

I have recently hatched my first ringneck dove chick (yay!) but the doves seem to have taken all of the bedding out of their nest! I tried to put more bedding in their cage for them to use, but they don't seem really interested in it. They are taking care of the chick just fine but I am worried...

there is a nest of ferals just outside my house, they were taking care of their babies, when suddenly, one day, i saw this third adult pigeon with them. all three were adults, they all had red eyes, and the baby pigeons were also in the corner. the three adults aren't fighting though, they are...

I wasn't sure what topics to put this in, but my two young pigeons that hatched in June aren't realising there are nesting boxes to sleep in. I raised them inside as their mum died a few days after hatching, other than that they've had days spent outside. They've never been left in there...

Hi, so I’m confused on the sex if my pigeon. She was DNA tested as female, but knowing those can be wrong, I’m now confused lol. She acts like a female and a male. She is the only pigeon. She will get down ready to be mounted when wanting the mate like female, but is vocal and drags her tail...

A pigeon couple decided to nest in a large pot on our balcony and lay a couple eggs. Only one egg hatched, and at this point the fledgling is three weeks old, and the parents leave them alone most of the day and just come back to feed them. After a month and a half of using the pot their poo...

Hi there, I like in S.C. I have a pillar outside my home under the roof hip near the front door that is now home to a nest. I guess the same pigeon's came last year but I do not remember there being a chick. I found a broken egg outside today. However, the bird is still there. So a couple...

First post here. Want to learn how to prepare the enclosure for hatching. I have had my 5 doves from youngsters, to exploring and returning home. Fun to experience how they explored their outdoors in wider and wider ranges. I have successfully raised wild birds from closed eyes to fully free in...

Hullo everyone! Very new pigeon parent here, so I am still learning normal pigeon behaviors and what to expect from them. I have been trying to read all the material I can find, but a lot of it is generalized and doesn't describe every tiny detail. So I got a pair of pigeons a little over a...

For the past 8 months my partner and I have been looking after two gorgeous, tame, but un-releasable pigeons. They are happy and have a large home. The opportunity has come up to look after another pigeon in need of somewhere to live, but we don't want to upset the dynamic our two already have...

Guys/Gals I have about 20 homers and a few tumblers. The tumblers are mated. My question is how do I know what birds are ready to mate. i am starting to notice who the males are by the puffy fish walk.... and noise.. my loft is in 2 sections. Larger flying bird section and smaller breeding...

I just got into the hobby of raising homing pigeons and my birds are starting to show interest in pairing up, so I am currently getting them paired up. Anyways, when do hens begin to lay eggs? Its January so I know its early lol, just curious. Its been really warm lately and im thinking the...

I've noticed that since mating and building a nest my male tumblers head is a little sparse in feathers, can see his pink skin in places. Would the female perhaps do this to line her nest? I have to admit that I hadn't given them nest material as they'd only mated a few days ago but I have now...

I've been keeping a pigeon for a friend of mine while she's out of town for the summer and I've had him for a month. He started out biting me all the time, but just recently he decided to be friends with me. Well, yesterday he started trying to gather nesting material, and today he started...

I read a big distributor of sanitary nest bowls have suspended their sales of this product due to complaints of high mortallity in young birds. The company said they are suspending till further research can be done to determine if the nest bowls are the cause, this applies to the product...

I am new to raising homing pigeons and was hoping someone can provide me with some answers. I recently built a loft to house my homing pigeons. The loft has 12 nest boxes and is split in the middle (6 boxes per side). I have a dual watering container that can be accessed on each side of the...

I have a few pigeons in my coop and its getting too crowded, i have a pair that had eggs and they soon hatch. Is it safe to move her nesting bowl to a different cage? if i move her and her mate would she still sit on her eggs?

Hello everyone! I've been watching a pair of feral pigeons nesting on my balcony for about a month or two now. They have just laid another clutch of eggs, but I haven't seen the male in a couple of days and suspect that the female has been sitting the nest by herself. Is there any way to know...