Found: Pure White Pigeon, Swindon, Uk

[papa1alpha]

From a member of public living in Swindon, uk and recent member to Pigeon Basics Forum:

I have been adopted by a pure white pigeon with one ring only. It looks like a racing pigeon.

The Bird returns each evening to roost on an outside window sill 3 floors up on a block of flats. The spot is generally sheltered from prevailing winds, the bird has been with me now for over 2 weeks. I have been providing water and dried rice.

 

Any members in Swindon area please contact me through this forum to give me advise as the bird is not leaving and I do not have sufficient knowledge or facilities to care properly for such a beautiful, specialist bird.

[ovy1255]

try posting on pigeon chat as well .

 

[gulkie]

That looks like some sort of stock ring

[THE FIFER]

looks like a fantail cross, dont think its a racer , click on it to enlarge

[papa1alpha]

looks like a fantail cross, dont think its a racer , click on it to enlarge

 

It could be a white fantail as I have compared my pictures of Audrey Hepburn, as I have named her, with those of a fantail on the internet. I have never seen her fantails up on display, but the very large circular eyes are the same and a ruff around the neck that she can puff out and display beautifully. She has only one ring, whereas I think a racer would have two. If the ring is a stock ring, will it give the loft number she is registered?. If she is not a racer then she could be a local loft bird.

 

When she first arrived she eat little and left at 6am to go foraging for food. I watched her feeding on the ground of the sports field on grass meadow weeds and seeds alongside a wild grey pigeon. She would return to roost about 1915hours. This got earlier and earlier and she eat more and drank all the water I put out for her. She left one day, I thought she had flown home, but when she did return she looked hungry and has been getting through 2 to 3 jam jar lids of dried rice daily. She has given up foraging now and seems happy spending many day light hour on her allotted window sill and flights to roof ridge tops. Is this behaviour normal or could she be ill? Is rice enough after more than 2 weeks? should I get some better food in for her?

 

Another picture of Audrey Hepburn attached showing her tail:

[THE FIFER]

its a cross m8, not full fantail,

[Pompey Mick]

It could be a release dove for weddings etc. It looks pretty clean and healthy.

What you must realise that if you continue to supply feed and water it will take up residence permanently and you will end up with a messy windowsill. If you're quite happy with that prospect and enjoy its company then you could supplement the rice with some wild bird seed and peanuts, though it looks very healthy on the rice. Regular cleaning of the windowsill would be required to keep things healthy.

[DOVEScot]

From a member of public living in Swindon, uk and recent member to Pigeon Basics Forum:

I have been adopted by a pure white pigeon with one ring only. It looks like a racing pigeon.

The Bird returns each evening to roost on an outside window sill 3 floors up on a block of flats. The spot is generally sheltered from prevailing winds, the bird has been with me now for over 2 weeks. I have been providing water and dried rice.

 

Any members in Swindon area please contact me through this forum to give me advise as the bird is not leaving and I do not have sufficient knowledge or facilities to care properly for such a beautiful, specialist bird.

 

It looks like a youngster, it could have been used as a dove release bird and lost it's way or a youngster from a dovecote, try and get more information off it's ring if you can

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

if you have a garden try feeding it down there put a box or a cage of some sort and keep moveing the feed closer to to the trap ,feed it only once or twice a day so it will be hungry next time you feed and eventually it will go in for a feed have a stick with some string on pull it to let it closes pigeon caught All the best mark

[papa1alpha]

It looks like a youngster, it could have been used as a dove release bird and lost it's way or a youngster from a dovecote, try and get more information off it's ring if you can

 

The information on the Ring is "DPL [12] 011" see photos attached 011 out of sight.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

The information on the Ring is "DPL [12] 011" see photos attached 011 out of sight.

 

 

 

I cannot find anything even in show pigeons with DPL it could be DP lofts, it looks really clean so it has been looked after, sorry I could not be anymore help

 

I put DOVEScot rings on mine so I get them back, this is a young Logan I have

[papa1alpha]

I cannot find anything even in show pigeons with DPL it could be DP lofts, it looks really clean so it has been looked after, sorry I could not be anymore help

 

I put DOVEScot rings on mine so I get them back, this is a young Logan I have

 

I have informed the relevant Royal Society and Associations but they also have no records for this ring. However I have it confirmed now from a professional Dove Release company that it is a young male (Rock) not a Logan as we first thought. Consequently it has been offered a good home in the midlands if I am able to catch and transport it.

[billt]

Well done, Thanks for your effort, from the Racing Pigeon fraternity

[ALF]

Well done, Thanks for your effort, from the Racing Pigeon fraternity

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[IanO]

Good on you M8

[Guest homestead]

Thanks

[DOVEScot]

Well done, I hope you catch it, washing basket, stick and a long piece of string, place food under it and pull the string when it is under the basket.

 

All pigeons are rock doves, just like cats and dogs they have been selectively bred to achieve things for humans, whether it be high class racing stock or mutant fancy breeds. The one you have is a bred for Dovecotes and dove release selectively bred to be pure white

 

This is a runt bred for the table in france for high yield of meat, notice the size next to the racer, I selectively bred to get them pure white

 

Edited July 1, 2013 by DOVEScot