Hello all;
I found a pigeon today, he (random gender choice) was wandering around on my university campus. I followed him at a distance for about half an hour, and there were no parents in evidence. I couldn't figure out where the nest might have been, most of the pigeon nests around campus are up waaaay too high for me to get at.
Anyways, I went and got a box from the bookstore, and took him home with me. He's got most of his feathers, but still has some of the yellow fluff sticking out on his head and tail, which is only about an inch long, pretty stubby. He doesn't have flight feathers yet, though he skimmed the ground for about 6 feet when he tried to fly.
I've got him in a budgie cage right now, he's all snuggled up in a towel.
I got him to eat some corn niblets, about 60 pieces. The first few I fed to him, and then he actually started trying to peck them up. Somewhat successfully.
I have raised baby birds before, as my mother bred parrots, but never one with a pointy beak! So much harder to feed!
He doesn't seem to have any injuries, though he was flapping one wing oddly while trying to eat the corn off the ground.
I'll take a picture soon, when he wakes up again, and perhaps someone can give me an idea of how old he is!
I do have 2 pet birds, a budgie and a green-cheeked conure. Unfortunately the only room that I can seal (I have two cats) is the room with my birds in it, but I'm keeping them on opposite sides, and I'll be sure not to touch anything that comes in contact with them after touching the baby.
If anyone has any advice, something I'm not thinking of, I'd be happy to hear it!
Thanks,
JBest
I found a pigeon today, he (random gender choice) was wandering around on my university campus. I followed him at a distance for about half an hour, and there were no parents in evidence. I couldn't figure out where the nest might have been, most of the pigeon nests around campus are up waaaay too high for me to get at.
Anyways, I went and got a box from the bookstore, and took him home with me. He's got most of his feathers, but still has some of the yellow fluff sticking out on his head and tail, which is only about an inch long, pretty stubby. He doesn't have flight feathers yet, though he skimmed the ground for about 6 feet when he tried to fly.
I've got him in a budgie cage right now, he's all snuggled up in a towel.
I got him to eat some corn niblets, about 60 pieces. The first few I fed to him, and then he actually started trying to peck them up. Somewhat successfully.
I have raised baby birds before, as my mother bred parrots, but never one with a pointy beak! So much harder to feed!
He doesn't seem to have any injuries, though he was flapping one wing oddly while trying to eat the corn off the ground.
I'll take a picture soon, when he wakes up again, and perhaps someone can give me an idea of how old he is!
I do have 2 pet birds, a budgie and a green-cheeked conure. Unfortunately the only room that I can seal (I have two cats) is the room with my birds in it, but I'm keeping them on opposite sides, and I'll be sure not to touch anything that comes in contact with them after touching the baby.
If anyone has any advice, something I'm not thinking of, I'd be happy to hear it!
Thanks,
JBest