snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 Hello. My name is Shirley. I hope you all don't mind me joning his forum as I am not a "pigeon fancier" I am just hoping that someone might be able to help me with a wild pigeon problem My partner is a builder and in the process of knocking down a building he discovered a pigeon nest. The mother flew away and anyway there was no where safe to put the 2 young ones so he brought them home to me! They were very young - only the early sign of feathers - and I fed them with a syringe and they have survived. They are lovely birds and although we have now set them free they do not want to go away. We love them to bits and they are quite tame - will fly down on our heads and sit with us in the garden. However they also insist on coming into the kitchen and the garden is getting to be a sight with the droppings Besides, it is not exactly hygenic with them constantly sitting on the top of our kitchen cupboards. Then we noticed another pigeon on our roof and have decided enough is enough they will have to go. So we have stopped feeding them hoping they will look for food elsewhere but they haven't gone. Much as we love having them around they really will have to go! Does anyone know of a kinder way we can get them to move on other than starving them? We did try taking them some miles away, but of course they were back before we were!
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 wild pigeons there are not , as soon as you fostered them hand fed them you became mother and by hand feeding you have indeed tamed them , shame you dont want to keep them as pets
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 firstly welcome to the site now wild birds are by nature wild so in a short time forget were there bread is buttered and if left alone will soon go looking for pastures greener they may call back now and again but will then stop leave no food for them they will go cheers
snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Posted September 27, 2008 blimy that was a quick reply! we would love to keep them as pets but don't want to keep them cooped up. As soon as the back dooer is opened for the dog in the morning they are in and keep persisting to come in after being shooed out again and again and the mess is terrible. We also don't want any more pigeons around which is what was starting to happen. That is why we thought it best if they could be persuaded to move elswhere
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 if they werent hand fed they wouldnt be tame if they had a shed to go into they would be happier there thinking they will go away you are mistaken there already homing to your home , if you dont feed them they'll find food elsewhere but they'll return as your house is home
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 are they wild pigeons or ferel ones
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 cos if they are feral they wont go wild ones will ferals wont
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 chris there was once wild as soon as hand fed they become domesticated no matter what breed of birds they are there now domesticated , have you ever hand reared a bird chris ?
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 does someone with no teeth suck eggs yes last thing thrush this year plenty pigeons collar dove all have gone even magpy i wish had stayed he was a real catictor everyone loved him but women changed nhim and he went
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 well when you rear a pigeon they become very attached and perch on your hand hair as they associate you with food and think that your there parent , they have been taken away so you can safely say they have homing abilitys , no loft to fly to a house i doubt they ever go unless a cat or hawk kills them , they just mess if locked out but wouldnt if in there own home ( shed pigeon loft ).
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 as they were taken from building must be feral so stop giving them food they will go and find it elsewere
snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Posted September 27, 2008 (Why did my post come up twice?) anyway - I am not sure what you mean by feral - they are the sort you find around towns
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 and oldfellow how maney racers you reared that when put in loft sooon forget who fed them it dont take um long
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 (Why did my post come up twice?) anyway - I am not sure what you mean by feral - they are the sort you find around towns yes feral from raceing pigeons got lost so oldfellow correct will have instink to home to you unless starved or cats sort them out
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 i have a racer now that jumps all over me everytime i go in to feed him so what your trying to prove ? he knows he dont after compete for food off my hand , i have had racers that in past i have hand fed when i was younger used to fight with me everytime was a cock he was 10 years old before he went
snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Posted September 27, 2008 as they were taken from building must be feral so stop giving them food they will go and find it elsewere We have not fed them for about a week now. before we stopped feeding them they would fly away for hours - now they are constantly inthe garden and one looks like it is losing feathers from its neck
vics1950 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 the birds now look to you as parents they will not go elsewhere for food unless you train them to
carlsberg Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 its only moulting it is natural for them to do this
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 loosing feathers from its neck is called moulting this is natural , yes if you dont feed them they will naturaly find food via scavenging and will hit your neigbours bird tables then return to HOME to roost
snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Posted September 27, 2008 yes feral from raceing pigeons got lost so oldfellow correct will have instink to home to you unless starved or cats sort them out we have a cat - the pigeons chase it away
OLDYELLOW Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 loosing feathers from its neck is called moulting this is natural , yes if you dont feed them they will naturaly find food via scavenging and will hit your neigbours bird tables then return to HOME to roost
carlsberg Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 we have a cat - the pigeons chase it away must be a pussy cat then lol :)
ChrisMaidment08 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 i have a racer now that jumps all over me everytime i go in to feed him so what your trying to prove ? he knows he dont after compete for food off my hand , i have had racers that in past i have hand fed when i was younger used to fight with me everytime was a cock he was 10 years old before he went im not trying to prove anything but if youer hand feeding youer birds then they will keep coming to you but you stop they will stop coming to you??
ALF Posted September 27, 2008 Report Posted September 27, 2008 must be a pussy cat then lol :) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE STUCK WITH YOUR NEW FRIENDS I'M AFRAID snugasabugxxx ;) ;)
snugasabugxxx Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Posted September 27, 2008 yes feral from raceing pigeons got lost so oldfellow correct will have instink to home to you unless starved or cats sort them out we have a cat - the pigeons chase it away
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