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Urgent... Found white bird outside, -30 degrees, need advice

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#1 ·
There is a white bird (pigeon I think) outside our house, and it seems like it may be someone's domestic bird. Unless it is just used to being fed.
It lets us walk right up to it and feed it by hand.

It is -30 outside and we are worried about whether this little one can make it on it's own if it is domesticated. Is this a wild winter bird in Manitoba? If not, what can we do to help it?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Pictures to follow shortly.

Thanks
 

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-30 is very cold - too cold for a bird in a weakened state. It is good that the bird is eating. It is a pigeon and most probably is a domestic bird - not feral. It would be good if you could give it shelter - temps above freezing and food and water. Are you feeding it wild bird seed? That would work well.
 
#3 ·
Poor pigeon. He doesn't look like a wild bird. It eat from your hand..this pigeon will not survive by himself outside. Domesticated pigeons do not know how to find food and just one pigeon outside will be in the eye of a predator. Please bring him inside, put him in a pet carrier or box.
Thank you for feeding him.
 
#4 ·
Thanks for your replies. We will bring him inside if we can, but we can't find him right now.
We bought some birdseed and have some scattered on and around the deck. I'm hoping that will attract him back so we can help.

Anything else we can put outside that will encourage the bird to return?
 
#6 ·
The best way to catch him is after dark because they can't see in the dark.
 
#8 ·
my instinct is 2 get a bird cage, put some seeds, tie fishing wire on the door n snatch it before hawks, cats n ice put's birdie 2 sleep ltr.
it's domestic. one never see's white pigeons/doves n the wild. these are called "albino" not white actually. yea plz trap it so u can give it 2 me 4 xmas.

thx u so much!!!
 
#9 · (Edited)
I hope you can save him. He looks like a White King Pigeon - an "eating" type so he may have escaped a farm or something, where he might have ended up on the menu for someone's XMAS dinner.

I'd bring him inside and give him food/water. If you can't keep him, see if an animal rescue place can help find a home for him - or a local pigeon group. He's definitely not a wild bird and he appears to be suffering (probably from cold) in those photos. Keep us posted!

Wild bird seed will be OK for the short-term, as will any "parakeet/budgie" seed mix from the pet store. You could also offer him mashed up hard-boiled egg as a special treat to build his strength up (though this is a rich food that you would not want to give him continuously - it could be a once a month treat - but right now, for this COLD bird, it might help).

I found these places in Manitoba, who might be able to help rehome the pigeon:
http://pigeonfanciers.ca/manitoba.html
http://www.wildlifehaven.ca/
http://www.parrotplace.ca/bird_rescue.htm
http://www.parrotclubofman.ca/
 
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