calming pigeons down.

[Turbo Jeff]

Just wondered what people do to calm there pigeons down,mine are all yearlings and since seperated when i enter the the loft they look on edge.The cocks will all fly out of their boxes and fly around climbing up the wire mesh on door or whats above the boxes,the hens are wild they just want to keep well away from me,is this natural when they have been seperated as they didn't seem as bad when they were all together as young birds.I don't go in the loft shouting or making sudden movements and have never been cruel to them,i or is this a normal thing the birds thinking oh god he's here again whats he upto today, because it is me who picks them up puts them in baskets and chucks em up miles from home and split them up from their partners.Also the droppings on some of the hens have gone loose as though they have a touch of cocci is this the stress of moving sections and been seperated.

[homer]

Just wondered what people do to calm there pigeons down,mine are all yearlings and since seperated when i enter the the loft they look on edge.The cocks will all fly out of their boxes and fly around climbing up the wire mesh on door or whats above the boxes,the hens are wild they just want to keep well away from me,is this natural when they have been seperated as they didn't seem as bad when they were all together as young birds.I don't go in the loft shouting or making sudden movements and have never been cruel to them,i or is this a normal thing the birds thinking oh god he's here again whats he upto today, because it is me who picks them up puts them in baskets and chucks em up miles from home and split them up from their partners.Also the droppings on some of the hens have gone loose as though they have a touch of cocci is this the stress of moving sections and been seperated.

 

ive had problems with the odd 1 or 2 birds but as a rule my birds are steady.

try feeding them once a day (not suggesting you starve them though).

when you enter the shed they will associate you with food and come to you rather than move away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[chickadee]

Just wondered what people do to calm there pigeons down,mine are all yearlings and since seperated when i enter the the loft they look on edge.The cocks will all fly out of their boxes and fly around climbing up the wire mesh on door or whats above the boxes,the hens are wild they just want to keep well away from me,is this natural when they have been seperated as they didn't seem as bad when they were all together as young birds.I don't go in the loft shouting or making sudden movements and have never been cruel to them,i or is this a normal thing the birds thinking oh god he's here again whats he upto today, because it is me who picks them up puts them in baskets and chucks em up miles from home and split them up from their partners.Also the droppings on some of the hens have gone loose as though they have a touch of cocci is this the stress of moving sections and been seperated.

 

I don't seem to have that problem, as all my birds associate me with food and they all like to meet me at the door. in fact quite a few of them land on me so I have some on me head, shoulders hands etc....it must look quite funny really...... ;D ;D ;D

[The White Rapido Man]

 

 

 

1.  If a pigeon can fly away from you with ease.......it will......if you have large flights and high ceilings in the loft the birds will flit about, and effectively go wild.

 

2.  If they are getting harrased by cats or vermin at night...or being frightened while you are not there - this will cause theym to be nervous

 

3. Food  -  one of the way to gain control of your birds if through their food.....keep em hungry for a couple of days........you'll soon see that the wildest of birds will eat out of hand and be handled if its hungry enough  

[DOVEScot]

Birds get used to you, as Chickadee says they assosiate her with food and are quite calm and land on her, they assosiate me with catching them and althogh calm, head for there perches as I never feed them :-/

[Guest shadow]

try cutting the rations for a few days and feed some kind of trear peanuts, hemp or conditioning seed and they will soon calm down but check at night nothing is prowling about

[sammy]

would also try wearing a loft coat or jacket same colour every day

[Guest TAMMY_1]

would also try wearing a loft coat or jacket same colour every day

 

is yours straight ?

[Guest]

would also try wearing a loft coat or jacket same colour every day

 

Good point,I know a fancier who put on a different coat 1 day and the birds went mad!,as already said though high ceilings and the fact the birds arent hungry enough play a large part,if they have room to get away from you then they will,if you study them nclosely you will often find you have 1 or 2 ring leaders that set the rest off,wildness is something I do take into account when considering my pairings,only breed from steady birds.

[chickadee]

 

Good point,I know a fancier who put on a different coat 1 day and the birds went mad!,as already said though high ceilings and the fact the birds arent hungry enough play a large part,if they have room to get away from you then they will,if you study them nclosely you will often find you have 1 or 2 ring leaders that set the rest off,wildness is something I do take into account when considering my pairings,only breed from steady birds.

 

I have three jackets which I wear in the loft, the only time they don't come near me is when i'm wearing gloves...

[Guest]

I think the behaviour reported in these birds does seem strange which with the change in the droppings is a bit worrying, not as a sign of a health problem but as a sign of stress..

 

Whatever the space , feeding, and clothes worn were before this started, they are probably just the same afterwards, so what has changed?

 

Personally think something is troubling them.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

Good point,I know a fancier who put on a different coat 1 day and the birds went mad!,as already said though high ceilings and the fact the birds arent hungry enough play a large part,if they have room to get away from you then they will,if you study them nclosely you will often find you have 1 or 2 ring leaders that set the rest off,wildness is something I do take into account when considering my pairings,only breed from steady birds.

 

good idea .