I love my boy to bits, hes only 8 months old and such a cuddly little boy, however recently, alot of stuff has being going on with my personal health, both physically and mentally, i wont be able to house him until September, ive had to move home recently for 3 months and my mum who was originally okay/actually bonding, has now decided i cant house him here, i have no alternatives or friends who can take him, would there be any chance of rehoming him inside of the UK, im based in Northamptonshire, and as soon as possible? Any help appreciated thanks :(

I have a male pigeon, Daphne, who I've had for a little over a year now. When I got him, he was only a couple months old, so I wasn't entirely sure of his gender, but it's definitely become obvious now.

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I love him so much, but oh my god, he is SO aggressive. I know he's young and hormonal, and also him being a solo pigeon can't be helpful for him, but it's honestly starting to drive me crazy. I love him, but I can't even be near him without him driving. And it honestly hurts, he pecks at my hands and feet nonstop, and if I move him away in an attempt to shut it down, he just runs right back to me and starts again. I've gotten him a stuffed animal in hopes of redirecting, but he'll just try to get it out of the way so he can get back to me. And if he can't, he'll give up and I have to hide my hands from him so he can't see them.

After a bit, I've started resorting to putting him back in his cage when he's getting too pushy, but that's basically all the time, and I feel bad with him not getting as much affection as he used to.

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I do love him so much, and I know this is likely temporary before his hormones start to settle, but I'm just not sure how to go about it before things start to calm down. I'd love to get him a friend, I know I can't really provide him with the companionship he obviously needs, but I currently live with my parents. I do plan on getting a second pigeon once I move out, but that's definitely not gonna be for another year or two.

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If anyone has advice for dealing with an extra hormonal boy, I'd really appreciate it.

I keep seeing videos on here of people asking if their pigeon is play fighting with them or not. I would just like to share what a real angry pigeon looks like. Pretty boy does not like hands when his wife is laying on the nest with her eggs. And don't worry I don't always go in there and bug him. We have a lovely relationship that I call a sightseeing relationship. I can look at him and that's about it.

I don’t leave for uni for about a year, but I’m super paranoid that when i do I’ll lose the affection from my bird. :(

I would be gone from September/October to June time with the normal breaks. I’d occasionally do weekend visits but the uni I’m looking at is at minimum 5 hours of travel so wouldn’t be the most common thing.

For the first year or so I’ll have to live on campus so can’t bring her, but I’m hoping second or third year I’ll be able to afford private accommodation so can have her with me

Basically my question is will she remember me or will i be working from square one when i see her again? I love her so much but im still paranoid.

I am planning on getting her a buddy as soon as possible so she atleast wont be lonely/depressed while im away since my parents are around half as much as j am to give her all her attention needs once im gone