What You Need to Know Before Getting a Pet Pigeon!!!
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Some things you should know about pet pigeons!
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Also, I will add that pigeons aren’t immediately tame if they’ve never been handled before. Idk if I’m stupid or what but I assumed mine would be tame. He is now as I’ve worked with him and I found that they’re much easier to tame than a budgie in the same situation.
That is also highly dependent on the breed too. Some are way more chill. But like frill back. Forget it. I could get those toneat out of my hand if I had handled them since early after hatch. Never anything like grab them up and put them on my shoulder ya know. No way.
Yeah I got a 1 yr old pigeon from a breeder, and she was in a not so good situation. Never been handled her whole life. She was so terrified of me the first couple days, she just hid in a corner and refused to eat or drink for 2 days straight. I’ve had her for 6 months now and she’s not scared anymore, just mean. Shes been making small improvements but I don’t know if I’ll ever fully get her to be a shoulder bird like I wanted.
But compared to that, i got a tame 3 month old pigeon and Ive had him for 4 days. He’s so sweet and sits on my head, knees and shoulders. Or he’ll lay for hours next to me on my bed. He’ll also eat from my hand and shows absolutely no aggression. In 4 days he’s made more steps than my other bird has in a half a year!
@@shrimp3981 Hopefully she'll come around! and I hope having a second bird will help her as well since she can see him and know it's okay, but at least she's making steps if you continue with having patience
No animal is really tame. They're all afraid of us most of the times. It's gonna definitely take time and effort to build a bond.
Budgies are stupid even if you give your whole damn life for them they will bite you away for their partners anyways
I have a pet pigeon. I rescued him from the ranch where I used to keep my horse. He was an abandoned fledgling with an injured wing. Nursed him back to health and wanted to release him, but he became really tame. He does have a very feisty attitude and tries to breed anything that somewhat resembles a bird. His favorite is pipe insulation 🤨. We love though, I even crate trained him. I move him from a night time cage in our temperature controlled shop to his outside aviary.
I also found a baby pigeon with an injured wing when I was younger, and... All the horrible adults decided I couldn't look after him and took him to the vet where they took him and I never saw him again :(
@@adeleyinfeifei i hope he got a good home, or, just as good, was released back into the wild (unless its a town with rats)
I am currently in a situation where a pigeon with a broken wing is in my backyard, I feed it, but do not know how to care for it, my parents do not have the money for taking it to the vet, and we are moving soon, plus we cannot take the bird with us, and I have gotten so attached even if it has not been named yet, I do not know what to do, we are leaving sooner than it can recover, if it does recover, my dad will actually stay behind to care for it, but I will miss it so much :(
@@F1guRas you should call a wildlife center to care for the bird. it’s usually free to do so
@@adeleyinfeifei exactly why I never took mine to a vet. A really great lady that reached out to me from a pigeon forum, advised me. She had never seen a pigeon so badly scalped that made it. He has one eye and an injured wing but still managed to pop-up and fly a few circles over my home…they are very resilient.
There are some good resources on FB. I can’t remember the name of the pigeon forum I was on initially, but sometimes you get lucky and find a really person that guides you through all of it. For me, I lost my job and was able to take care of these guys who needed round-the-clock care.
I can’t advocate for air purifiers enough! They should be a must to anyone who has a pet, any pet, but even if you don’t have a pet.. you should get one, or more. I have 4 in my house.. but I also have a house full of pets (3 dogs, 7 ferrets, and 2 gliders). But the air purifiers are wonderful to help with allergens, dust, and just help with keeping your indoor air clean.
I have the one that has built in UV sanitation, so it actually sanitizes the air with UV rays along with filtering it through a HEPA filter.
They’re not that expensive.. and last for a long time. Get one!
Where can you Get one?
@@ospauline1123 same here I wanna know!
@@ospauline1123 i got mine of Amazon.
@@mattb4640 the more expensive you go most of the times the more quiet. I have an Idylis and its pretty quiet.
@@ospauline1123 you can get them off Amazon..I like the germ guardian brand with the built in UV sanitizer. It sanitizes and filters the air. They’re like $150 for the larger units
As a pigeon owner, this is 100% spot on! Mine is like 4x the size of the sweet baby in your hands and holy COW. I bought two air purifiers and hand vacuums just to attempt to keep up with the mess. It’s all worth it though! Pigeons snuggles are the best. So good to see another pigeon lover out there! 😊
do pigeons really need to be in a pair?
@@shreklover3458 dépend on you. Single pigeons are so much attached to the owner. Pairs don't really interested in human though
have young pigeon i notice it has a few bold spots it comes and goes and it keeps on pecking anyone know why i gave it 2 baths but it keeps on itching its feathers
i like how hes holding the pigeon like a hotdog
Avian Behaviourist 2cents worth:-
DUST:
1 HEPA Filta PER MEDIUM SIZE BIRD in the bird areas . 98% of bird keepers don't have enough running in the house!
Shower them more regularly to lessen the dust. 2 - 3 times a week. Take them in with you helps, 'flock' bathing together is good for them mentally, do them first, then sit them up on the shower rail to drip!
Suction cup shower perches are brilliant, or sprinklers outside in summer on a suitable perch.
Not just providing a bathing bowl 24/7 assuming you have been. If you havent been, start with that first. Add that, and clean it regularly once or twice daily as required. Those terracotta plant pot base things are fantastically good, grippy and suitable, can be set up surrounded by old towels to catch the splash down. Putting it in the centre of the room on a sturdy small table is good, I use a strong plastic camp table. Lacking a terracotta plant base, a lasanga dish or big wide casserole dish is sometimes good, but dont fill it too much past their knees first time if it's a slippery dish. See how they go.
HOW TO DE-EGG:
(You can boil her own eggs and give them back to her if you cant get fakes).
They tend to know they are fakes, but the feel of them under the breast feathers still triggers the right hormones. You can try starting taking them away 1 at a time each day or so after 21 days cycle sitting without causing mental damage, but do it at night. Sometimes the hen bird will 'reset' after no babies appear.
When you take the last egg away, make sure the next morning you have:
• lots of distractions ready,
• new different green feeds,
• hanging a spinach or similar from cotton string to jump and peck,
• meal worms,
• treats,
• bring in brighter lights,
• less nesty spots available,
All things designed to get your broody girl busy and not thinking that her last egg dissappeared in the night. She will be on a hormone downer because of nothing the right shape touching her breast and undercarriage, but it is healthier for her to rejoin the flock than to sit indefinitely losing weight on the nest, but it will take effort from you to distract her from going back into a laying cycle.
Don't let her sit and be depressed - that will just brew another egg. Keep her active. Move things around, take her for a walk, teach her something new using high value treats, deploy cage treats they have to work for, you get the idea.
MEALS:
Don't forget to add liquid Vitamin D to their drinking water, carefully measure the solution, don't poison them by accident OR give them too little.
And I hope you are giving them a wide ranging diet, not seed alone.
Since they are house birds they need it even more, showers, diet, vitamin D supplement.
Loved the video, well done! Really loved the shout out to Bevs Bird Boutique pidgeon pants (Flypers). I love her stuff, I use them on my Seizure Alert macaw, macaws and other flock, and the AA's I train, fantastic creations!!
Fascinating information!
So interesting thank you!
Yeah, please don't get a pigeon expecting a guarantee that it's going to love you immediately. I rescued a pigeon from the streets and she's been extremely aggressive towards me unprovoked, my vet described her as being "like a pit bull". Just like every other animals some have a tendency to be sweet and others are gonna be more aggressive. So be prepared to love and care for a pigeon regardless of their attitude before you get one!!! And don't worry my pidge is happy, and healthy, she just happens to be a cranky baby.
noooo we hate vets with prejudice against certain breeds especially those that are stereotypically linked with certain racial groups 😷😷😷
Nitaavi Larry that was a very nuanced take. I never thought of it like that.
Feral animals are always harder to tame, just like picking up a cat that has lived in the streets all its life is harder than getting one that is used to humans treating it kindly
Out of The Hat I rescued her from the street but she had a band so she was likely raised by humans.
@@literallynobody5451 that's a shame someone just abandoned it :( also you are a hero for adopting!
For people who don't believe pigeons have their own personality, I've had 7 and they all were completely different. Cinnamon was the sweetheart, Spice was also sweet, but picked fights. Dodo was a chunky butt who ate everything, Peep was sweet, but a total bratt and attention hog. Oreo was a scaredy cat that bites, and Grey Grey was the smartest of them all and super cuddly. Also a total lady's man and has one chick and gf, Sophie, a feral. Piper, my newest, is super clingy and sweet hates being held like a potato.
lol. Love the names you gave them.
Omg, they certainly do, just like all living things. My one male LOVES Canadian Peas and I was told by my feed supplier that they don’t usually like them as they are bitter. I have to still hand-feed him them to him and I can tell when he wants them by the sounds he makes. He’s so spoiled. The other male, is a bit challenging but I think he has major PTSD as he was extremely injured when I found him as a baby. He always to get into the others cage and when he does the other one goes wild. They’re both extremely curious. It’s a trip. I never thought I’d have these guys but they rescued me as much as I them.🥰
I've become a sudden mom to 3 pigeons literally 2 weeks ago and the amount of down that surrounds their cage is...incomprehensible. One of them even started laying eggs.
HUH HAHA
Update?
I rescued a baby pigeon and the mess goes down DRASTICALLY if you use a majority or entirely mesh and fabric enclosure instead of just a metal one. All the mess is contained and you can throw it in the washing machine once or twice a week without detergent and it's clean and dry fast. I'm upgrading him to a large mesh dog crate next week because he's outgrowing the fabric carrier I've been using as a surrogate nest box for him and it gives him more space to practice flying since he's not able to to that yet.
Please more pigeon content! I got mine a year ago and during that time it was so hard to find many sources about pigeon care
As a companion breeder I can definitely agree with this stuff. It can also be noted that hand-raised cocks can often have aggression problems, not all birds are like that, but there’s definitely enough for it to be acknowledged as a risk and to know if you are wanting to get a pigeon. Another note is that pigeons have a hard time breathing when on their back! (Their lungs are near their back so pressure on it makes it hard to breathe) ^^ they are extremely fun birds though and it’s always nice to go wrestle with the boys or have my inquisitive hen yank my pant leg while cleaning
A lot of this applies to all birds. I use to have a cockatiel for 18 years and they have a ton of these same issues too. Still loved him so much and had no issues!
Wow, 18 years is a long time with a pet.
@@zewtnot a parrot its not
@@toebiter69 hope my pigeon can be with me for 10 years
People could consider volunteering at a bird nursery in a wildlife sanctuary and specifically ask to help raise the pigeons.
Hand raised pigeons are going to be a lot easier to tame. Granted, the “burrito” method of wrapping adult birds and holding them while petting works too, just make sure not to wrap them tight because they have air sacks.
I would love to volunteer at such a place, but I'm not sure that any exist near me. This place doesn't have a whole lot of pigeons, though I usually see them waddling under overpasses or huddled on streetlamps.
Why would you wrap a bird up? That sounds really cruel. If you spend enough time with birds just being gentle and reassuring, they will grow to trust you. I would escape ASAP from anyone who tried to wrap me up to "pet" me: wouldn't you?
Birds are supposed to be free. If the bird grows to trust you, love you, they will always return to you. If you try to force them to engage with you, they're way more likely to escape. A bit like human relationships. A person who wants to wrap a bird's wings closed shouldn't have a bird. The only reason to do so would be for giving medical treatment.
Bird sanctuary near me won't let you adopt until you volunteer. Kinda great
I love that you’re making pigeon videos for Maddie😍 such a good man
May I ask where you got the art of your profile picture? It’s so cute! :O
Yea there such a good couple😍
@@BoxxedJuicee it’s from Dischord!
For the past year I've been feeding a white pigeon that had a nest on the side of my roof. She would always land on my car when I would come home from work and coo at me, and when I would work in the garden she would flap down to hang out. I started calling her Duchess because of how elegant she looks with her posture and white feathers (plus she has a tendency to be a diva & peck the other birds away so she can use the bird bath alone 😂).
When this winter rolled around, I started to notice how much she would struggle on stormy nights - battered by the wind and rained on. All she could do was perch on the side and try and stay upright.
So I went out and bought her a brand new homemade aviary made out of ceder wood which was empty, built ramps and platforms for her with a "penthouse" built into the ceiling. She has only been in it 4 days, and as a wild pigeon you can imagine how she reacted to being caged at first & it broke my heart. But now I go outside to feed her and she coo's at me & she isn't as nervous because she is more settled in.
I've been texting with a professional who owns hundreds of different species of birds, and she wants me to bring Duchess to her to determine what breed she is so we can choose a suitable mate, because she has flown solo up until this point so I think she needs some socialization with other pigeons. Spring is just starting, so I'm hoping to extend the family!
After she has been in the aviary for a month I'm definitely going to let her out, because she has known the wild most of her life it wouldn't be right to take that freedom from her, and thankfully I don't have any predators in my area. I've never even thought to bring her inside, although she spent 1 night in my laundry in a carrier. Whenever I get too close or try and grab her she resists & gets nervous, so I guess its just going to take time for us to build that bond under these new circumstances.
She has laid one egg since she has been in the aviary, and I just removed it while I was cleaning it & Duchess was in the carrier - that won't have any serious negative effects will it?
Did you release Duchess? And how did it go, is she still around? Thanks!
@@RyoHazuki1 Sure did. I released her and she would come back & the aviary was definitely her home.
But now I have moved her inside and she lives in my living room! 😁
She lives in the cabinet at the bottom of my TV unit, at night I close the doors and hang a curtain over the glass so she can sleep soundly. I let her out in the mornings and she follows me to the back door, and she goes out to poop then comes straight back inside.
I love having her inside, and now that Autumn is here and its getting cold she just hangs out & nests in her cabinet all day
I am helping a neighbor feeding their pigeons and stumbled into your website. Thank you for being so honest about the pros and cons about keeping a pigeon pet so that a person can make an informative and responsible decision to whether he is suitable to care for one instead of later discarding their pets once something more serious crops up. I am a pet owner of cats and know the challenges a new pet owner as I have been through one.
I've had parrots for 35 plus years. My first rescue pigeon came to me just under 5 years ago. I've built an aviary and shelter for what is now a Flock of 24 rescue/adopted pigeons. I love my parrots but I often wonder if I'd started with a pigeon, would I even have got 'into' parrots at all. I love all birds but the pigeons are quite special and not as 'demanding' as a Cockatoo, CAG or Amazon. Wonderful pet birds that are even suitable for Apartment or Condo Living...which the larger parrots are not. They are not destructive, like parrots with that hook bill. Thank you for promoting pigeons as pets.....there are so many Domestics needing a good home.
I can’t believe you missed an opportunity to say “thank you Cooper for your Cooper-ration” hah
also I absolutely love how he just stays in the hand and doesn’t mind being shaken lightly in front of the camera, he’s so tame what
I love my pigeon (american house seagull) Freya. She is a jerk but i love her so much 😂💜
I found a pigeon that was injured and brought her in home and nursed her back to health and with time she was so sweet and lovable and came to me when i called her and followed me around. After about a year and half i found out she was egg bound and just passed away a week ago and i am so heartbroken i can barely get out of bed or function so that is a real thing and i don’t know if i want to deal with that possibility from another female! i loved her so much and miss her so much!
So sorry to hear about that. I have a female pigeon and it really scares me to think that she might egg bound one day. Really hope mine will stay healthy.
Please make a pigeon care guide! I would love to see a video on that :)
DAS A UNIT
Tyler: expect expensive vet bills
Me: so they are rats with wings
Their vibrating in your arms. It's adorable!
Your adorable
Thanks for pointing out the dust! I do have asthma, and while it is not intense, I have no issues with it for most of the year, it is safe to assume constant bird dust would affect it. Too bad, pigeons are so cute!
air purifiers may help!
Freaking PIGEON PANTS! if there's no other reason to get a pigeon haha Cooper is awesome :)
I love that you talked about the taking them outside. I live right next to an empty grain silo. We get a LOT of birds of prey. Vultures, hawks, falcons, etc. I just got a cockatiel and I wanted to take him outside in a harness, but realized it would probably be incredibly risky to take him outside anywhere near my home.
Good video. My King pigeon just turned 5. I've had her almost 5 years. Jimmy laid eyes 2 months after I got her. She rides on my Harley and flys back to the shop when she is tried of riding. She lives at the shop with is a furniture restoration shop. She interacts with my son when I'm gone and one of of the other guys. She is always pestering me and now that I've introduced her to pigeons on UA-cam she really bothers me when I'm at my desk till I put on video. I took a little video of her listening to you talk about how smart pigeons are and it's little funny, her expressions with you in the background talking and you bird in your shirt. Thanks
Your editing style has me rolling!! 🤣👌👏🐦🦜
Pidgeons don't always come back home. Many a folk have lost a very valuable pidgeon when it got out.
Maybe because they should be kept in a way that doesn't put them at risk of escaping and dying somewhere out there.
@@nicoach1817 yeaaaa..... the point I was making.......
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I found mine out on the street (same bird as my profile pic) and Squabble is a sweetheart, I can't hold Squabble the same way you hold Cooper (yet), but Squabble lets me lift him/her up, eats out of my hands, and enjoys having beak holds and scritches. I have looked after injured racers and sick pigeons before, but never really had one for long term before now as a pet. It is because of Squabble that I came across your videos!
I love pigeons honestly ❤️
They really are the BEST pets 🕊
Thank you so much for making videos about the pros and the cons of pigeon husbandry. I am seriously considering getting one, or if better for thr bird, a mate. But I am wanting a bird bestie ! This helps a lot ! So-Thank You So Much !!! Jomama 🧡🙏🏻
I’m fostering a pigeon rn ! 💖 so sweet we been hanging out all day x
We just rescued a baby pigeon and we have decided to keep him. Your videos have given me stuff to consider when setting up his cage and stuff. I knowbthe video is older but thanks for putting all this info out there.
I absolutely love pigeons theyre so sweet and beautiful. I'd have the hardest time though, I have cats and im sure one would be fine with pigeons but the other is a badass hunter and has brought me the most impossible birds to catch that I have to take away. He's naughty.
How do you put pigeon pants on? Your pigeon is so docile!
Pigeon are very frail animals. Theyre not hard to hold down so for my pigeon whos still not very comfortable with being held and hates his poop pants what i do is i make sure i hold him against my body gently, and then i loop the shoulder straps around his head first. After that i bring the poop pants down against his stomach and grab one strap and pick up a wing gently and move it to his back and do the same for the other side and connect the velcros. Once the diaper aspect is on and secured to his back and whole body ill bring the should straps down to the velcro peices on the back to secure the whole thing. I hope that wasnt confusing. I feel its be easier to visually explain lol
OH MY!! ....
Hes a white pigeon.
STUNNING❗
He's adorable!! ❤
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And I know very well about "THE SASS❗"..... haha.
I have a MALE green & turquoise, Peach Faced "Love bird."
He's VERY SASSY. But it doesn't bother me.
His cage is open most of the time. He comes and goes.
(Except at 2 pm. Nap time.)
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They are very easily trained. He will make a point of flying DIRECTLY TO POOP IN HIS USUAL PLACE. 🤗
(Small poops too. BONUS!)
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I rescued him 4 years ago.
He's such a happy bird now.
And so am I. 💕🐦💘
Firstttttt haha, also I would love a pet pigeon, currently I only have a leo but I think pigeons are so cute! Although I do have a LOT of pet allergies and that is definitely something holding me back from getting such a commitment of a pet...
2nd
Hold pigeon gentle like marshmallow 🥰🥰
PLEASE drop the pigeon cage set up (maybe a care video?) I am BEGGING Cooper is so precious thank you for sharing more pigeon info!!!
The downsides aren't that bad imo. Looking forward to watching the video about the good side
Since having my own pigeon, I’ve only seen the good sides. Having my Nutella has been a joy. :)
my relative raised racing pigeons and they were great pets to him. they were kept outside in a roost in Canada. they would fly above the house in circles and would forage to supplement their provided diet. they were not protected from predators though. mostly their numbers kept predators away but he also kept a dog in the yard to keep cats away and such. he would sit on the deck and coo at them and his favorites would come sit with him and nibble food.
i love birds! my opa used to keep pigeons,they were so cute.i really want budgies
Just rescued a racing pigeon. I found it's owner, he took his damn time getting back to me. He was in another state and wouldn't come until three days later. The bird died and he had the nerve to ask me to burry it.
What's the best thing to feed them? Can you make a care video?
I have a pet pigeon and I feed her a pigeon seed mix! The Kaytee Pigeon and dove mix is pretty good but you can get 50lbs bags of mix from chewy that I actually prefer because they last a lot longer and have more peas in them which my pidge really enjoys :) you also need to make sure you’re supplying them with grit since that helps the digest food
Plus a really good treat for them is safflower seeds!
I’ll have you know that the blue whale is a flawless pet: my blue whale only needs a bottle of water to live in and is fed a diet of Tostitos pizza rolls and is kept in my basement…if you would like a blue whale care guide like the comment
I'm al about sperm whales! Sorry!
They’re great pets but some people confuse them as being low maintenance pets that only need a tiny tank... They need at least 10 gallons
@@Ben-vl5ew ah, that is a valid point you make and also keeping one in a fish bowl is animal cruelty! They never mention that at petco's! (Bastards!)
I'm personally looking into getting a humpback whale or a giant manta ray! 🐋💕
Sir love you your my inspiration
Im your number 1 fan Tyler ruggie
My pigeons are so cute and smart...they know exactly what you are saying and they ask me for certain foods like when they want eggs they come in a row...like wake up lady and give me eggs
For real?
You’re cuuute af. I’m talking about the bird (jk) but maybe… uh anywhom
Do pigeons have similar temperament to chickens? I have a budgie and I love her a lot, but I’d prefer a house pet more like my chickens. Chill, friendly, easily tamed, and friendly with the other birds. I’m not planning on getting any more pets any time soon, so I’m just wondering if I would like a pet dove.
im guessing some of them are, and others are grumpy birbs!
@@clyde-or-monty true
Haven’t had chicken before, but my Nutella is adorable and tame!
I’ve had a bunch of rescues and most haven’t been super social (other than 1/3 baby ringneck doves) but they loved each other and liked me well enough to have eggs several times in my livingroom so… :)
Pigeons are cute. I didn't know they can wear pants LOL
Of course they can! Even parrots wear them!
If you look up bird diapers you can get them sized from chicken to pidgeon. Lol. It is pretty crazy. People like taking their birds with them.
I have wicker baskets hanging in the roof for them. Filled with old fabrick. They love to sit in them and then the poo is in the baskets. If they get right food the poo is not wet.
Thank you for the information!! We just adopted a rescue and he is absolutely wonderful!!
Found mine in the woods and decided to keep it!he is awsome and smart ,but,keep biting my toes,fingers,ears!
0:00 "Why is owner shaking me so much?"
9:08 "Finally he put me down!"
14:45 "WHY?!?"
15:45 "Get ready for me to tell you my secret revenge plans"
15:49 *tells you about secret plans to poop on Tyler's car*
Ive had my pigeon since November! Now I see why my livingroom gets sooo dusty. I will definitely look into an air purifier thank you. Does your pigeon like its poop pants? Mine hates it. For a while he had no interest in leaving his cage and my bf wanted me to release my pigeon since he was a homing pigeon so he thought he was wild (and ive explained many time he simply would not survive in the wild), so we made a bet that my pigeon loves his cage and wont leave so we opened our door and opened his cage and an hour went by and my pigeon didnt care to even get out the cage which i knew was going to happen. Now hes getting more curious about being out but spends a lot of time pecking at his pants. I tried to adjust them to be more comfortable for his but he just hates having them on but i want him to be able to enjoy being out of the cage more often. Any suggestions?
One thing that's important to know is that when it comes to Daniel Stern, the first thing that comes to mind with his character Marvin pigeons is him screaming bloody murder
I love your pigeons! I would love to get a couple some day! But my allergies are sooo badddd already😂😫
I have severe allergies and have a pigeon. I know we might not be allergic to the same thing but an air purifier pretty much solve everything.
Love how its a hand bird
I like how he’s just holding the pigeon like a banana- like ligit he looked like a little white baby banana! 💛🤍
Thank fuck I'm not your pigeon...or his.
So my pigeons have a coop outside and I don't interact with them constantly, however they still come back to me when I let them out to stretch their wings. At least the ones who know how to fly come back. The three squabs I have don't quite know everything that my adult birds know, but I have been able to handle them a lot to hopefully get them used to being handled. It's been very fun having the squabs because I can work them a little more that what the adults will let me do.
I love feathers 🪶 so I’m fine
These two are adorable. This is super informative thank u!
Well shoot lol.. I'm probably allergic too the dust haha. I want a bird so bad.. but I'm allergic to almost everything
I appreciate them so much! Beautiful little creatures their unappreciated here in the uk
I have been looking for a bird that isn't as loud or demanding as a parrot. These sound like great birds even hearing the cons.
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I use to be homeless up untill january this year. I use to sit out side home bargains begging everyday. everyday fgor 12 moth a brown pigeon would come sit with me everyday and share food i got of customers. She once came with an broken egg stuck to her bottom, so i caught her and removed the shell. I am now in recovery and live in a lovely home. but that little pigeon got me through the covid lockdown and she was so inelligent, Just after 2 weeks i saw her in the main city of Wakefield, I saw a pigeon the same color as my pal, so i shouted and to my amazment, it was my pal. she flew out of the pack and wobbled running straight towards me lol xx
I’m planning on getting a pigeon in February. It’s been something I’ve really wanted for ages. I’ve always wanted to own a pigeon. It’s just been a lifetime goal of mine. Just one question. Would i have to keep them in a different room from my budgies? Like, at night I know I do, but during the day when I’m supervising them, is it okay for them to be in the same room?
Guess you’ve gotten your pigeon already. Think it should be fine to keep them together.
I love Cooper and Little Bird, but I know I'm allergic to cockatiels, so a lovebird is a lot better choice for me. My lovebird is just excessively well-behaved, so I'm lucky.
WOW then you’re a lucky one 🤣
@@mondraymondo I really am, he's just a sweetheart and has no right to be!
So the losing feathers thing doesn't bother me too much. I'm friends with the high-school art teacher and he loves using feathers on pottery when firing them.
TNX :)
Thank you sooo much for making such a good con’s video really helpful for me. I like how you explained everything really well.
'if it's not a cat or a dog you'll need to expect expensive vet bills.'
Me: *looks at my isopods* 😂
My birds are LOUD as they are both males. I love them though and they are both rescues.
Do they fight at all? I have one male pigeon and I really want another one of these days but I don’t wanna make my current one jealous or mad.
@@choonleiniyo hi there, yes, actually I have to keep them separated. I have two cages on top of each other. The first one I found and was very baldly scalped. It’s a notable he survived. He has one eye and is a bit smaller. The other I found about a year later, is robust and very loving. I think the first one has PTSD. I always need to keep them separated as they will try and peck each other… At first, I thought the second one was a female when he was younger but he’s a male. Possessive and jealous if I pay attention to the other. He always tries to get into the other’s cage. I’ve had them about 10 years already. I let them out separately and that works fine:)
@@jkrenz77 I see, thank you. Good thing your first pigeon survived, poor guy. I will refrain from getting another because I let mine out of his cage all day and put him in there at night, so I dont think he’d appreciate changes haha.
My pigeon perches about the house in the same high spots where I have bird towels set down . I don’t like the idea of diapers on my bird.
I love how he’s holding it like a house phone
Do you? thank fuck I'm not your pigeon!
@@happydillpickle i don’t even have a pigeon. And it’s a joke..
@@Randomyoutubecommenter I actually thought it was a plastic toy pigeon in the thumbnail... and then realized it was actually a real pigeon trapped in a vetinary device for vaccines and medical procedures and I felt so sorry for the little guy...
@@Randomyoutubecommenter The pigeon who currently lives with me would whack me so hard with his wings and peck me in the face if I did that to him...(put him in a vetinary bird restrainer). So far, he reserves that behaviour for the cat if she gets too close...
@@happydillpickle lol that’s funny
He is so still in your hands, he looked like some kind of bird award statue or smthg! He was as stiff as the Maltese Falcon.
FUN FACT: pigeons can be potty trained like dogs and cats
how? I thought birds didn't have very much control over their bowel movements.
@@MrSleep-yz5zo they don't, it's much shorter, but you can encourage them to go for special spots in your home where they can do that. So they can be trained if there are plenty of these spots
I have approximately 50 pigeons and I can't imagine having them in the house. They are extremely dirty. I have to vacuum and scrape the loft every day. If your pigeon doesn't go out it definitely needs to be supplemented with vitamin d. I would also suggest you provide a bath for the pigeon at least once a week. You can add white vinegar to the water or purchase special pigeon bath salts. This will cut down on dust. Pigeons love going in a bath pan of approximately 3 inches of water. Foy's pet supplies has absolutely anything you need for your pigeon and the can answer any questions and help with health advice.
They are awesome! Just watchout they produce lots of dander.
Just holding the baby life a football ❤❤❤
My friend just gave me 3 homing pigeon eggs, which I find so crazy as I never had birds before nor thought of having some! So this video was very helpful!
I live in a condo and have a large outside balcony, so i was planning on having them as an outside bird, in which they can come inside every now and then. I wonder when they grow up, if i can take them around town as they are homing birds so they will know how to get home? Thankfully, where I live, there is no predators. As I live on a highrise. Plus, there are no predator birds.
I've watched this twice just because of the "absolute unit" loving the sarcasm 😂👍
Huh.. I like watching parrot videos because they're silly and fun, but I don't think I'd ever own a parrot because they're overwhelming a lot of the time (especially the big ones). I'm glad I found the pidgeon side of UA-cam, pidgeons seem much more chill.
One of our family friend who we always buy fish from gave me a pigeon today 😊😊😊😊❤
"No Madalyn, I don't have my own pigeon pants.", Also, shout out to this guy warning about the dust - that settled my curiosity immediately due to allergies :(
Vet bills are expensive for any pet. Several years ago my dog got very sick. I ended up spending $4500 for three a three day two night stay at the emergency vet, and batteries of tests, only to never get a diagnosis. Thankfully he did get better, and never had the same issue again. But still... $4500!!! I'd pay it again if he needed it, but it is good for pet owners to know ahead of time, that surprise bills like that can happen. Have a savings account, or dedicated credit card for stuff like this, no matter what kind of pet you have.
HI Tyler, I just found a pigeon on my backyard. It seems like it’s hurt maybe? Not sure what to do? I watched some videos on how to take care of a pigeon. I got a box and put towels and water and oatmeal for now. I tried to give him water with a spoon but he didn’t drink it. I’m stressing, picked him up and didn’t see any wounds.
Tyler, since Desmond the giant flemished rabbit passed away, are you going to get olive a friend?
I own a dove. Her name's Scholastica. I need those pigeon pants!
I got an interest of getting a pet pigeon from a character named rob lucci
when they are homed yes they will stay, also if you move all there poop into one place they will pooop there
If I ever get a pet, I think I'd get one of these fluffy cuties, I even got the names picked out, if male its name will be Booker, if female it'll be named Hilda. as much as i love the idea of having a pet, its a huge responsibility so until im finically and mentally ready il hold off, but hey maybe sometime in the future who knows?
Alright Tyler, my mon says we can get a dove but not a pigeon...i know they’re very similar but what are some key differences between the 2 as pets?
Well, a thing with doves is... they ALMOST always NEED another dove because of them being so social... (just wanted to let you know)
Why not a pigeon
There’s actually nothing different between them really, pigeons and doves refer to birds all in the same family
I found a pigeon on the street with a hole in its back and a broken wing it was from a kestrel/hawk attacked it and it’s still alive and it has no tail feathers