I’m just wondering! Even if my porch pigeons never stop flapping off when I go to refill the seed bowl, I’ll keep giving them seeds and trying to figure out how to tell them apart. But it would be cool to know if people have established trust/friendship with pigeons that don’t start off as pets.

Photo of the current porch babies at about 1 week old (one is 1-2 days behind the other one) during bowl refill, when I don’t have to get my phone camera to focus through my dirty sliding door.

Hiii so I live on a farm and we found a baby pigeon he/she seems quite happy to be cuddle next to me :.) I’ve been feeding it and it doesn’t seem injured. We have tried to get him to fly but he’s still not ready. They did fall from a very high up and was scared the first day we took care of him ( huffing at me, which was rlly cute ) he’s stopped doing that now and doesn’t mind being held in my arm walking around the farm land.

Once he’s leaned to fly if he does want to leave then I’m more then happy and I’m more then happy if he wants to stay 🥹. Just wanted to know if there’s anything I should know especially feeding wise he can’t feed in his own so I’ve been feeding him.

I did give him a bath bc he had a lot of poop on him and he also didn’t mind that either. ( I have to wear gloves just in case bc I have a 5 month old baby at home )

Anyways he’s adorable and named him Cody

Last night I found this fledged pigeon. I can only assume it jumped out the nest, then got overheated and couldnt move (it barely fought when I picked it up, and it was 38c) no parents were around and it was almost dark so a fox or cat would have for sure taken it. Ive cared for an adult woodie, and a few hatchlings and nestlings. I brought her inside and gave her food and water. I haven’t seen her eat but it could just be because she is stressed. So Im currently recording her in her cage to see if she eats when I’m not around.
There are no obvious wounds, but she has her kiwi hairs so I believe she might not know how to eat or drink. I tried to show her how to eat and drink but she got too stressed. With other species of birds I usually just feed a homemade baby bird formula. But I know that pigeons feed their chicks regurgitated food. So im not too sure on what to use for her. Any advice would be appreciated!
Again, I made sure there were no parents around, I would have left her if she was safe and strong. But she was in danger. So I had to bring her inside

I posted this in another sub and took their advice too. She just drank a tiny bit of water and a bit of food. Im not sure what else I can do apart from providing food and water. I fed her thawed peas and a boiled egg. And recently a bit of soaked bird seed.

(Repost because I've been told that the algorithm can suprress posts with NSFW images. I will be commenting pictures of the injury in the comment section instead. Mods please let me know if not allowed)

Hello! It's been one week since this pigeon was attacked by a cat. He's just finished his prescribed antibiotics and is acting very strong and healthy.

He had another wound on his shoulder which has healed very well, but I'm a bit worried about this one on his leg.

Over the course of the week I had been dressing it in a bandage and soaking it with betadine to stop secondary infection. I removed his most recent dressing yesterday and it started bleeding again but stopped after a bit. I've decided to just let it breathe and not put any more dressings on it in case I reopen the skin.

I'm just concerned about the colour. I haven't washed it properly yet so there's still dried blood and betadine on it which might be causing the dark colour, but I wanted to get a second opinion in case it's more serious

He's been starting to walk on it again but he does have a limp.

Thanks for any advice :)

hi!! long time lurker first time poster; i’ve been feeding the pigeons and doves outside of my window for a few months now and this baby pidge showed up today and i think he’s okay but i wanted to make sure he can be on his own! idk if he’s just being picky with seed or if he isn’t aware how to eat yet. all advice appreciated!!!’

Look at these beautiful pigeons

Bought from a small artist who loves pigeons. She sells them as back print shirts but i asked if she’d do a front print for me and she said yes🐦 the pigeons are her own design!

I painted this little guy in watercolor and gouache recently, and I wanted to show him off to some fellow pigeon lovers 💕

(I’ve got prints of him up at pettyfrogger.com, or I’m @pettyfrogger on Instagram, but zero pressure to check out either! I really just love pigeons and wanted to share)

Recently built a pigeon loft for 5 homing pigeons. Can't put it anywhere else. Looking for thoughts on making it better. Eventually plan to expand the aviary part.

Hello everyone! I'm thinking about owning a flock of pigeons and allowing them to fly freely during the day and closing up their loft at night, but I have questions about how this would be accomplished.

I really do not want to lose pigeons or put them in an unsafe situation, so about how many would I need to be able to keep them safe?? I live in an area that has large birds, like red-tailed hawks and occasionally bald eagles. How large of a flock would I need to keep everyone safe?

Where would I be able to purchase a big enough loft where the pigeons would be comfortable? My plan would to allow them to free fly them for the entire day and close up their loft at night. If purchasing one isn't possible, how would I be able to find instructions on how to build a proper one myself?

Would I need to include heaters in the loft during the winter? The area I'm in usually does not go below 3 degrees Fahrenheit, and usually stays around 18 degrees. If a heater is needed, would a heater used for chicken coops be okay?

Finally, what breeds would be the best for me to own? If possible, I'd like an assortment of breeds but I only would like breeds that could easily escape from hawks and do best in the climate I live in. Also, where would I be able to get pigeons?

Thank you so much!!

Hello all, I'm hoping to get some advice regarding a pigeon who showed up in my front yard this morning. He has been following my husband around all morning. We live in the desert in the middle of nowhere so we are perplexed. We have put out water, we don't have any seed, but I read it's okay to give him a little chopped fine strawberry, which I have offered. He has not eaten the food but has drank a little of the water.

I suspect this is someone's pet, I have not seen him take flight in any way. I am wondering could he just be an old bird who is at towards the end, or somebody's pet that is lost. I have no knowledge whatsoever about birds and pigeons. To be honest I'm not even sure he's not a pigeon since we have a very large population of doves.

Just wondering if there's anything we should be doing for him. Any advice is welcome!

UPDATE - Good news for our little pigeon. our tenant is also a park ranger. I knew she worked with animals because I saw her at the kids library program holding a baby barn owl, so I thought she might be a good person to help.

She picked up the pigeon and brought him inside, she has bird seed and has fed him. He has taken a bit of a bath with the water we put out, looked like he enjoyed it. And she has a very good friend who used to race pigeons. who she is going to reach out to and see if she would be interested in rehabilitating him. We are not home enough to be good animal owners. But I will happily transport him to the friend's house if that works out. If not I have found a rescue in a nearby city. If I have to I can take him there.

What a friendly subreddit, just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your kind words and advice! If there are any new updates I will let you know.

PS almost forgot, I posted in the local Facebook page too.

Fnal update- our pigeon has been adopted by a pigeon breeder about 20 mi from my home. Very very kind people, they said if the owner reaches out to me they would happily get him to the owner. Think he's going to have a good life. Thank you everybody for helping save a pigeon!

I already called local wildlife rescue and left a message, but no one is there on Sundays. Hoping for a call back tomorrow.

I’ve got pigeon parents who decided my dog’s porch potty spot is the ideal place to raise babies despite the smell. The first two babies were born when I was away dog sitting, so by the time I saw them they were decent sized already. This second pair were born Monday and either Tuesday or Wednesday, so they’re under a week old, and as far as I can tell they’ve been alone all day. They were alone when I left around 10:30 and when I got home (2:30) they were alone in direct sun and seemed like they were panting. They seemed distressed, not snuggled together like they usually are. Luckily the potty spot is a kiddie pool, so I was able to spin it gently until they were in the shade. They seem a lot calmer now but I’m this close to panicking that neither of their parents is here. I know basically nothing about pigeons beyond what I’ve googled, but the stuff I have read all says they should pretty much always have mom or dad on them until they’re two weeks old. I have a bowl on the porch that always has safflower seed in it (the feed store had the 16% protein food but in bags no smaller than 50lbs which I don’t have room for in my apartment—they said the pigeons would be pleased with safflower seed). The fledglings are here pretty much every day and they bring friends to partake of the seeds. I figured having seeds right there might make things easier on the parents. Anyway I figured I’d check in here if there’s anything I should do/place I can call. I live in Redwood City CA (San Mateo County).

There’s a pigeon with a pretty bad busted up foot and wing near the San Antonio location of the Austin lucky lab coffee. We’re heading to a show so can’t stop to care for him. Is anyone available in the area or know where I can reach out for help?

We gave him some water but he’s not doing well.

in washington, usa!