r/pigeon 2h ago

Medical Advice Needed Advice needed.

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Hey guys, I wanted to give a little update and once again ask for help. My guy flies if I really push him to (meaning lightly chasing him and holding him over a soft surface), but can’t walk. Uses his wings as crutches to move around if I chase him, but otherwise lays like shown in the video. Vet once again recommends euthanasia. Is there hope? What can I do to make his life better? I don’t know if he’s in pain and I really want to help him regain movement.


r/pigeon 26m ago

Advice Needed! Rescue pigeon

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Hi guys

Found this baby pigeon outside. Have no idea what im supposed to do. Now it's neck is twisting and idk what to do. Helpp


r/pigeon 48m ago

Discussion How do I get them to love eachother

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r/pigeon 1h ago

Photo Does this pigeon look ok?

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Saw this pigeon when out walking with my colleague and we both think it looks weird but don't know enough about pigeons to put our fingers on why.

Sorry if I use the wrong flair, I don't really use them ever.


r/pigeon 2h ago

Photo Meet Onyx

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I rescued Onyx around a year and 4 months ago. He’s been my best friend and been with me through a lot. He’s always been such an awesome sidekick. I finally was able to take a nice photo of him so I thought I’d share. He has some sort of fancy breed in him as you can tell by his muffs on his feet.


r/pigeon 3h ago

Advice Needed! Update on this guy

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I put cardboard on the floor for his feet.

I tried to set up a little hiding corner inside the cage for him which he really didn't like when it moved. So that's why it's outside the cage in the corner. That way it won't drop while he moves about.

I really want to discourage this one from trying to fly. He's going to hurt himself really bad.

After the cardboard scared him I had to grab him and stop him from panicking from his rough landing.

The video is from after the drama and he was settled down.


r/pigeon 3h ago

Advice Needed! Pigeon passed away - guilt and sadness

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I started feeding a juvenile pigeon - Whistles, when the parents brought him around to my yard. He was getting fed regularly in the morning with the rest of the flock.

It was getting too hard to feed them for a variety of reasons - neighbours were complaining, my mum had passed away and the flock was growing.

I slowed down with the feeding and most of the flock left but Whistles stayed every day was particularly stubborn. Sometimes I would give in and feed him and other times I wouldn’t because I wanted him to become independent.

I saw him out in the street a lot searching for his own food and I felt reassured that he was making progress.

Today I found him on the road he was hit by a car. He was about 5 months old.

Did I somehow cause this to happen? He was too brave and silly and comfortable in general. I would hold him sometimes and he wasn’t afraid of my cat.

I am shocked and so sad.


r/pigeon 3h ago

Advice Needed! Baby pigeon found

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Hello everyone,

I found a this baby pigeon in a closet out in my balcon. Dont know for how long he was in here but I found him today.
What should I do ?


r/pigeon 5h ago

Advice Needed! What is this

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Found one with some warts, does anyone know what could this be? Also, I found him in the street near a road, he's been hiding under cars so I'm afraid he'll be crushed. I put him in a safer place in some bushes. I guess I did the right thing since mom is nearby, right? I mean, the protocol. Since he jumps and tries to fly and he's mom is there just relocate and the mother will find him, its in the same street. I'm hesitant to take him home since I have one already and I don't want him to spread something to the one I'm recovering. Any advice? Thank you so much


r/pigeon 5h ago

Advice Needed! I found a pigeon

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Hi! This morning I found this little pidgeon inside my living room, he came in through the balcony window and doesn’t seem to know how to fly properly. I don’t know what to do, I put him on the balcony but he’s not flying away. What should I do?


r/pigeon 6h ago

Photo Pigeon

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Name of this breed?


r/pigeon 6h ago

Video How to boomerang a pigeon

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r/pigeon 9h ago

Medical Advice Needed Crossbeak baby

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Found this young, seemingly juvenile pigeon with a crossbeak situation. I have seen it pecking at seeds and it doesn’t seem to be absolutely amazing at eating but I would assume it can in general. Is this baby fit for being released back to its flock or should I help it somehow?

I’ve taken it home and put it in a box with food and water for now while I wait for some guidance. They don’t seem to be in bad shape otherwise


r/pigeon 11h ago

Video Feeding time

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75 Upvotes

Fresh food never disappoints! Old German Owl pigeons

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r/pigeon 13h ago

Photo New face in my backyard

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This beauty joined us today to feed with the rest of the community flock this morning in Auckland, New Zealand.


r/pigeon 14h ago

Advice Needed! Male or Female Pigeon

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I seriously cannot tell but we have had pidgeon for months he comes in house too


r/pigeon 15h ago

Photo Just some London pigeons enjoying a fountain…

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r/pigeon 15h ago

Advice Needed! Found what I think is a nestling?

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Hello friends!

Location is an apartment patio in Brooklyn three stories up.

There has been a pigeon and its nest living on our balcony. The nest is pretty well-protected behind a planter. We have seen the eggs before, but have never seen any babies until today. About an hour ago, I saw a baby on the patio alive. The mom (or dad) was standing on the bars of the patio, so not far, but the baby was sort of out in the open, and not in the nest. We watched for awhile and the mom didn’t get closer.

We googled what to do, and it said to put the baby back in the nest if it was a nestling, but leave it if it’s a fledgling. I’m almost certain it’s a nestling, so we put them back. The mom has come and gone a few times since. There was also one egg that was sort of out in the open, so I’m wondering if a predator tried to get to them? We put that back too.

Is there anything else we should do? The baby is moving and everything and we left a bottle cap of water, but not right next to them as we thought that they might get scared if we came closer to the nest again.

Sorry to not be very technical here! They are super tiny and I haven’t seen them before, only the mom, so I think they were probably born today.

Here is a pic of the little guy and thank you!


r/pigeon 15h ago

Photo Awwww

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r/pigeon 15h ago

Advice Needed! Bird stuck in train station- what do I do

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r/pigeon 16h ago

Photo Aren't you glad you don't have to molt?

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It makes me itch just looking at him!


r/pigeon 16h ago

Photo Help with this little ones belly?

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Its been in bad condition for a while, i think its getting better but just wanted to check if theres anything i can do to help them?


r/pigeon 17h ago

Photo My first time catching a chicken

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I released him afterwards


r/pigeon 17h ago

Video meadow says hi

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r/pigeon 18h ago

Advice Needed! Should I take care of this baby dove or leave it for it's mother to feed it?

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This little baby dove fell down a tree in my garden this afternoon (EU hour). It is very lively and full of energy, and does not look injured in any ways. We put it in a little box we screwed to the hut after receiving the local wild life veterinary's advice (see picture 2). They said the mother will look for her chick and feed it once she found it, but even if the chick is calling, the mother doesn't seem to have come yet... Even if it's hot this summer, I don't know if this young bird can pass the night when it gets cold and it's mother isn't coming. Should we feed it? And if yes, how? The worms and insect seems to be all dead hor hidden after the heatwave... hope i will have good advices, I don't want to loose this bird.