Strang bird looks a bit like pigeon

Rehabbing a concussed bird

Hello, i'm Rabbit and i'm new! Please forgive the following novel while i give some background on Walter. A coworker of mine brought me a window-struck pigeon last Thursday. He'd smacked into a second story window, fallen to the ground, and laid there

darkend down my old bird loft as a trial

got some white plastic sheeting today from work put it over the windows on the old bird loft the windows open slightly to let fresh air in but its made the loft rather dark . just trying it out for this season see what happens if they perform better in

fancy bird show

Please vote in the poll for your favorite bird to win, and remember no voting for your own bird......... BIRD 1 BIRD 2 BIRD 3 BIRD 4 BIRD 5 BIRD 6 BIRD 7 BIRD 8 BIRD 9 BIRD 10

bird doping

Drug scandals in pigeon racing have turned the racehorses of the skies into the cyclists of the clouds A few months ago I found a homing pigeon perched on the battered old bookshelf that stands at the back of our woodshed. The homing pigeon fixed me with

Hello, i have a pigeon eating himself

Hello, i need help, one off my pigeons are pulling his feathers out and making his chest bleed, what do i do? he is a Russian Tumbler

Pigeon Flight and Wing Structure

When assessing pigeons, fanciers almost invariably look at their wings. Just what characteristics of the wing should we be looking at and do they really have any effect on performance? The pigeon uses its wings to stay in the air, move forward and

Ruptured Crop

I have had very little experience of this injury, in both cases the injury was minor and high up in the crop so it mended itself while I gave only sufficient food and fluids to fall below the injury line. This is what Les Stocker has to say on the

Old bird feeding...?

what corn are member feeding their oldbirds on now they are racing, and do they break the cocks down afer racing if they are flying widowhood.....?

Education: Important to Young Bird Training (Part 1 of 2)

As parents, we want the best for our children. We send them to the best schools. We want them to have the best teachers. We buy them the best equipment to learn and study. We spend time and money to provide our children with the best education we can

Possible reasons for pigeon injuries

Fractures A pigeon limping or a leg which may be twisted out of shape should be taken to a wildlife centre or vet who can X-ray and set it. If this is impossible one can use the diagram below as a guide. Fractures in the

Help! My little pigeon is seriously ill!

Hi to all the good-hearted pigeon lovers, I have finally learned how to use this precious site and I'm sending you a message because my 7 week old pigeon Comis is very ill and I don't know what's wrong with him... Some days ago, his little sister Laith

The PMV Thread with Pina, Willy, Jimi and Winnie

The horror continues but in the meanwhile I have no time any more to be in shock. While Willy is improving slowly, eating again and drinking I am confronted with a new horror: Pina has PMV. It started on Tuesday evening. She came home, astonishingly

Another baby....

Recieved a call this morning from an older couple who kept a few pigeons and they have a pair that refuse to care for their newly hatched baby so I was asked to come take it to hand feed. We in fact gave this couple a pair of our Egyptian Swifts so