Lost pigeon lands on a ship

[ally mac]

Hi Rose, I am a member of the Oban Lifeboat crew, we have never saved a pigeon but did rescue a dolphin a few years ago.

 

Al.

[retired]

My father and uncle were fisherman infact my uncle still is, they had several occasions where racing pigeons landed on the boat whilst out at work although that was a bit more local than Japan  

[DOVEScot]

So pigeons dinnae really fly Channel races, they get the ferry ;D ;D ;D

[blueskey]

known of them to land on oil rigs and the boys catching them up and taking them home , know of a man who returnd a doo from the stand by boat and got a reward for it .

[Guest Vic]

CATCH IT! AND COOK IT! IF YOU CAN DO EITHER. LoL

[ship guy]

Hi everyone,

 

Just finished my watch, pigeon is fine, he/she REALLY LIKES MUNG BEANS.

 

How much do I feed it?

 

A little and often, or just pile it on it's plate.

 

Basically it has been fed on cracker biscuits since it came onboard, so last night I just gave it the usual amount of biscuits broken up, and added a bit of dried uncooked rice and also a "half a tot" portion of Mung Beans, it went crazy for the mung beans, picking out each individual one, then the rice was eaten, it left some of the biscuits.

 

It has a deep plastic biscuit box for it's fresh water trimmed down to about 6 cms high.

 

Any more guidance is welcome.

 

Has anyone recognised the ring markings?

 

regards

 

Ship Guy

 

too tired to sort out the photo's right now, I need a kip!

[Guest chrisss]

japanese 2007 bred ,it sounds to me like its doing fine,it might bugger off once with in sight of land again.

[ship guy]

Thanks Chriss,

 

I am concerned that it is weak through lack of sleep, I was on watch from midnight to mid-day, the work I do, I can keep an eye on the pigeon most of the time, I noticed that it is just like a human, whereby, when tired, the eyes start closing, but anything can disrupt that, especially on a ship.

 

I have deliberately not fed the pigeon, to prevent him from expecting food from me, hoping that he will disembark the vessel and go home.

 

But now he comes straight to me, then turns and walks away, then returns to me etc.

 

He first appeared onboard the day after Typhoon "Rammasun", but prior to that we experienced earthquakes at the ships location off Japan, I was on watch when the bad earthquake rocked and shaked the ship that I am on at 01:45 in the morning.

 

May I just take this opportunity to say, I am onboard an extremely sophisticated ship, it is not a fishing boat or container ship, I also know that every person reading this post relies on the work that I am getting paid to do.

 

Why has there been more questions asked of me, than answers given to how I care for the pigeon???????

 

best regards

 

Ship Guy

[ozbrit]

it should be ok with the food your giving it and fresh water like chriss said once your near land again it'll probably fly back home, when are you likely to be near japan next? The earthquake and bad weather is probably the cause for it's little detour to your ship

[DJ]

well done ship guy for looking after the lost pigeon     i would carry on giving it food/water until you dock and as ozbrit says it should then make its own way home    debbie

[Guest the driver]

nakamura ate my dog never mind ate a doo

[jimmy white]

well done indeed ship guy ,, keep feeding the bird rice, amung :)the beans , any grain at all will do , even dried broth  mix   uncooked off course, it must have clean water [unsalted ]  i think you have a wee pal there    hell probably go when he things hes fit enough and ready,,,,,,,,,remember to clean the poop deck :) ,,,,good luck

[gangster]

nakamura ate my dog never mind ate a doo

..what a player he can  eat my dogs anytime !!!!......................but seriously well done looking after the bird as regards so many sceptical questions its human nature.....good luck it will go when its feeling ok i trhink.....