Hey guys.
I recently found an abandoned pigeon near my work. I originally saw him in the morning, and kept an eye on him for about 8 hours. The parents never came back to feed him (and there weren't actually any pigeons in the area). Seeing that it was going to be about -5 degrees overnight (celcius), I decided to bring him home. I brought him into the shop at around 8 PM (It's now 2 in the morning).
I haven't actually seen him feed for a while (he's been sleeping). I tossed in a bit of damp bread and he seemed to peck at it and swallow it (though I can't be sure). And he's ignored the small bowl of water I placed with him.
Basically what I need to know is if he's old enough to feed himself yet, or if I'm going to have to find a syringe and feed him?
Also, if I do have to feed him, how often should I feed him, and what and how much?
Either way, I've attached some pictures to make it easier for anyone who has any advice.
The last picture is actually the (very recent) present it left while crawling around my desk, for anyone who can actually tell someting from the colour of the droppings. He's now resting on a warm towel on the sofa.
Either way, I don't have any pigeon feed, but I do have budgie/parakeet feed (the ingredients listed are canary grass seeds, white prosso millet, oat groats, and mineral oil). Would this be OK to feed him? And if he doesn't eat it himself can I feed this to him?
Thanks in advance for any help! Really appreciated.
P.S. As far as behaviour goes, he does climb onto my hand when I extend it (which I find odd) and when he's on, he does flap his wings about quite a bit but never really tries to take off. And he's also preening himself.
I recently found an abandoned pigeon near my work. I originally saw him in the morning, and kept an eye on him for about 8 hours. The parents never came back to feed him (and there weren't actually any pigeons in the area). Seeing that it was going to be about -5 degrees overnight (celcius), I decided to bring him home. I brought him into the shop at around 8 PM (It's now 2 in the morning).
I haven't actually seen him feed for a while (he's been sleeping). I tossed in a bit of damp bread and he seemed to peck at it and swallow it (though I can't be sure). And he's ignored the small bowl of water I placed with him.
Basically what I need to know is if he's old enough to feed himself yet, or if I'm going to have to find a syringe and feed him?
Also, if I do have to feed him, how often should I feed him, and what and how much?
Either way, I've attached some pictures to make it easier for anyone who has any advice.
The last picture is actually the (very recent) present it left while crawling around my desk, for anyone who can actually tell someting from the colour of the droppings. He's now resting on a warm towel on the sofa.
Either way, I don't have any pigeon feed, but I do have budgie/parakeet feed (the ingredients listed are canary grass seeds, white prosso millet, oat groats, and mineral oil). Would this be OK to feed him? And if he doesn't eat it himself can I feed this to him?
Thanks in advance for any help! Really appreciated.
P.S. As far as behaviour goes, he does climb onto my hand when I extend it (which I find odd) and when he's on, he does flap his wings about quite a bit but never really tries to take off. And he's also preening himself.
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