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Greetings! Just two months ago I rescued a pigeon that was attacked by a cat. I found him in my horse's stall and he couldn't fly, so I immediately caught him, and borrowed my friends bucket to put him in.
There is no pigeon friendly rescue near me, so I took him home and treated him as best I could. He had no obvious broken bones, but his legs where badly mauled and infected. I think the infected had gotten into the bones at that point which may have fractured them. His left wing still hurts him even two months later so I think it might have been fractured(would a muscle tear take that long to heal?). Anyway, I dosed him with antibiotics, and he healed up, but since he couldn't fly I decided to keep him and get him a girlfriend.
So now I have a friendly feral pigeon, he stands on my hand and lets me pet him sometimes. My new domestic girl, on the other hand, freaks out easily, I tried letting her fly indoors but it took me at least ten minutes to catch her. By then she has panting and freaked out. I don't think I'll be letting her fly until she gets more tame.
Pidgy pidge is the feral male, and the girl pigeon doesn't have a name yet.
Anyway, as a new pigeon keeper, what words of wisdom do you have for me?

There is no pigeon friendly rescue near me, so I took him home and treated him as best I could. He had no obvious broken bones, but his legs where badly mauled and infected. I think the infected had gotten into the bones at that point which may have fractured them. His left wing still hurts him even two months later so I think it might have been fractured(would a muscle tear take that long to heal?). Anyway, I dosed him with antibiotics, and he healed up, but since he couldn't fly I decided to keep him and get him a girlfriend.

So now I have a friendly feral pigeon, he stands on my hand and lets me pet him sometimes. My new domestic girl, on the other hand, freaks out easily, I tried letting her fly indoors but it took me at least ten minutes to catch her. By then she has panting and freaked out. I don't think I'll be letting her fly until she gets more tame.
Pidgy pidge is the feral male, and the girl pigeon doesn't have a name yet.
Anyway, as a new pigeon keeper, what words of wisdom do you have for me?