Love all your videos - thank you so much. 15 months ago a sparrow hawk attacked a wedding release dove in our garden (this is such a cruel way to make money!). She was very badly injured and we didn't expect her to survive. However, after 3 months she healed despite not having professional help due to avian flu. Your videos have been a Godsend - they gave me the confidence to carry on with Bo's care and now we have a gorgeous companion who adores us as much as we adore her. She loves having baths and enjoys having water poured over her. When watching t.v. she'll sit with me I stroke her and she preens me. I never realised how intelligent and loving pigeons could be. Thank you so much for opening my eyes.
Thank you so much for making these vids! I’m going to put this comment on all of your vids to help boost your videos, but you’ve helped me SO much!!! It’s hard to find sound info on pigeons, and your channel has literally saved my butt when it comes to research. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
Keep the videos coming! It looks like Christmas outside, Talullah is a very lucky bird. Can you train small children with clickers? Or even your workmates?
I just started a weekly release schedule, so there will be one every Friday moving forward! Technically yes, but there are better ways to communicate with humans😂
@@animalpeople880 Friday is a good choice for a release day for your videos. However, what about Saturday? The reason I say that is selfish! I work 9 to 5 and Saturday is one of the two days a week when I am at home and in daylight. I can enjoy the flock of pigeons that come to my balcony in hope of scraps having fallen out of the bird feeders I have for the sparrow and blutit families that somehow have homes in the concrete of the city. The sparrows have a home in the bushes in the courtyard four floors below and I like to see them fit and strong, en-masse, with the whole gang of 12 popping by. I feed the pigeons when I m feeling weak or when there is an elderly bird that isn't part of the flock. It seems that there are these birds, following flocks but not leaving with them, to not be part of the group in the same way. So I try and sneak out food for them. The lone, elderly pigeons. Just the one customer at the moment, a fairly black, feral pigeon, remarkable by 'his' raggedy tail feathers and white spot that is revealed with the opening of the wings. He or she also has the dark beak with none of the pink that the fit, young birds have. Anyway, to feed my appreciation of the outdoor aviary, it would be great for a video of yours to pop up in my notifications. As it is, I won't hold off watching your latest video on a Friday evening, denying myself that Saturday video treat, that I could hold off from in a day. Regarding clickers, we are all tuned in to clickers, albeit electronic ones, with our mobile phones. It is serotonin or some other pleasure (or dread) that we click to, the thrill of knowing what that message or alert is. On our own phones we keep it good, it is not like a work email box that you just hate, we have alerts from friends, family and content creators 'clicking' us. I wonder if a vibrating clicker 'in silent mode' that worked like 'vibrate' on a mobile phone would work with Tallulah. Anyway, happy Christmas and I look forward to the next video. Does Tallulah know it is Christmas?
@@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330 I’m not completely set on the release day, and am still doing research into what the best choice would be. That is an amazingly argued case for Saturday so I’ll definitely give it serious consideration! That’s a lovely bird filled day❤️ I love that you’re becoming friends with a senior pigeon, they are lucky to have someone giving them some food, especially during winter! I doubt she understands Christmas, but she definitely knows something different was going on over the last few days. That’s great to hear, I look forward to sharing more! Happy Christmas to you too!
@@animalpeople880 I'd love to learn more! We just took in a lost white dove. Your videos are so informative, keep them coming! And Tallulah is so sweet 🤍
You made me laugh! Yes you can train people with clickers, it's called NLP and it is being done on a daily basis, even to you, mate! 🤣 I'm saying it in a jesty way, but in fact in all seriousness, it's a solid science that is now a complete standalone, independent of classical psychology, and has its uses in mind control as well as therapeutic usefulness. In NLP one uses "markers" and "anchors" (touch, light flash, numbers, sounds) when inducing subliminal messages, so the concept is a bit different but not unsimilar to using a clicker to give the instructions "weight" and "confirmation" to the instructions that are being given.
What a wonderful lesson! I should watch it several times, mostly because I was doing everything wrong!😁 I would love to see your ideas on housing and feed and feeding schedule. Most kindest regards!❤️
I’m glad you found it helpful! Well, if you weren’t doing something right, noticing that is the first step to rectifying it! I have a pigeons as pets video that discuses most of those subjects, thought my thought on a few finer points have evolved since then. It may have what you’re looking for.💛
As someone who is working with taming and bonding with a nervous bird that wasn't the least bit tame originally and has had bad experiences with hands, this video was absolutely amazing. Thank you for the reminder to take it slow as well, that's so important and so easy to forget!
I understand completely, that’s where I was with Tallulah a year and a half ago. Absolutely, it can be challenging not accidentally pushing them to be where you want, and remember to meet them where they are. The fact that you understand that bodes well for your relationship with your bird. Keep up the good work!💕
@@animalpeople880 Thank you so much for the encouragement, I'm glad to hear from someone who has been in a similar situation. Also, thank you for making these videos in general, I'm absolutely thrilled that you'll be making more of them in the future! 💖
Early morning. Yeah, no kidding. My toes or fingers begin getting "nibbled" at 6am. It is TIME to pet the pigeon. Once one of the dogs wakes up, it's on, and I have to be out of bed, too. It's a WE thing. The seeds and water are out and ready; but we need to WAKE mommy first. Shortly after we have to go out to pee, so all three of us walk the neighborhood. I don't think she pees, but she does fly from stop to stop and keep up with us. Twenty minutes later she's flapping at the door. She doesn't like being caught, she wants the door to be opened so she can fly in. She's trying to groom the dogs, too, but they will have none of it. Her preferred landing pad when I am outside is my head, but my hair is too thin and silky for her to take hold. Sometimes tries to nest in my grey hair while we're napping, she'll reach out and tuck it around herself. Not going to wear a hat with a perch.....lol. Oh, yeah, up up is the very first thing; she'll step on to my hand and hang on, or just jump over it if she doesn't WANT to be handled at the moment. She does not like to be caught outside and manually returned to the house. Open the door, mom!
The hat with a perch is actually not a bad idea, lol. Or maybe a hat in the form of a toilet seat, you can train a bird to do almost anything, except potty training because they don't have control over their sphincter, or was that a rabbit thing, I don't remember, but since they are so small, nature is calling every 5 friggin minutes, so a perch hat with a poop-catching construct would be funny and functional at the same time 🤣. I think I will design one. Anyone interrested in buying the patent? 😝 I did some googling, pigeons can be potty trained actually. Wow, so cool! So it's rats and rabbits that can't control their sphincters...
Thanks, I’m happy to hear that. The perch I got from Amazon. I’m working on compiling a list of links to all the supplies I have in the videos, so not too long from now it will be a little easier to locate
Animals are so bribable, just like kids with candy, because a nice snack or their favorite food always draws their attention and makes them happy (if the rest is also okay of course), so find out what it likes / dislikes, and spoil it at regular / fixed times. If your presence is associated with something it likes, it will want more of it. Never force anything of course. As she explained in this video, get the bird to be comfortable in your presence. If this seems impossible in your case, maybe the bird is continuously stressed out? Does it feel safe when in its cage? If it does not even feel safe in its own cage, then make sure it has a hiding place, under some hanging leaves of a plant or something, a little birdhouse or dark place where it can hide away completely out of sight, the more an animal has possibilities to hide, the safer it will feel, and the bolder it will become, less afraid to explore the outside world.
love the video but I have a question... You said it was good to do the training in the morning before breakfast.. But my birds have food out all the time.. How much an how often do you feed? I am trying to train 2 birds that I hand raised. The parents was killed by a raccoon. The oldest of my birds acts like he is scared of my hands as of the past could days. I am not sure why. Maybe because I pick them up to put them in there cage? I cant let them out all day. I have a cat an a 18 year old dog so it keeps then from being out all day. I have been trying to let them out to fly an get exercise 2 times a day to fly an do w/e.. I give them anywhere from a 1 1/2hrs to 2hrs out at a time. I also hand them food trying to show my hand is ok. He will take the food he just don't want to be picked up. (he also likes to sit on my shoulder an peck my cheek and ears he will even lay down an groom himself on my shoulder so I don't think they are scared of me. he just don't want to be picked up..) any help on food amounts for training or other advice would be greatly appreciated! :D
The videos in the earning a pigeon/doves trust series goes into it more; but in essence most pigeons eat a bit less then 2 tablespoons off food a day. This makes portioned feeding easy as you can start with that(one tablespoon for breakfast one for dinner) and adjust down until they just finish everything. This means they will eat the full verity of seeds (instead of just picking out there favourites and being less healthy as a result) and will provide natural moments between meals (such as before breakfast) where they are hungry and more interested in food/training. Since it’s important never to starve animals to get them to train making use of natural moments when they are more hungry is ideal. Since they don’t have endless access to food in the wild it’s totally find for them to wait a little bit for the next meal. If you use that feeding system before dinner is another good training opportunity, but birds are less energetic at that time of day and less food motivated from having eaten through the day, so it’s not as good as pre-breakfast.
I believe the mouth movement at 0:03 is just a yawn, an incomplete one. At 0:24 she yawns again, this time it's a recognisable yawn because she completes it. Perhaps because her teach is talking too much to suit her taste or because the bird has heard it all before 😉. Yawning is also a sign of comfort by the way... for a bird that is. For a person yawning while listening to me, I'd kick him in the shin to make sure they're less comfortable 🤣.
I had Orchid for 7 years, she was exactly like yours...She slept on my chest everyday for a nap, but the most amazing thing she was on her back...She was my world till 3 days ago..l am so devastated at her loss...l cannot find another one like her anywhere...l would rather adopt and that isnt an option either, Help l dont know what to do or where to turn, any helpful suggestions would be awesome, she was my baby...Thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss. Orchid sounds like she was an amazing bird. It is a wonderful thing when they lay on there back on you, I was so happy the first time Tallulah did that as well. It says a lot about your relationship with Orchid that she trusted you that much❤️. If you can manage it, I highly recommend waiting to get another pigeon. I absolutely understand wanting another so badly it’s turned into a need, but giving yourself time to process her loss is the best thing you can do for you, and your future bird. When we’ve lost someone, especially someone as special as Orchid, it’s impossible not to compare the new addition, no mater how hard we try. No mater how wonderful the new pigeon will be, they won’t be her. It’s hard enough to remain patient and free of expectations with a new addition during normal life, let alone when you lost an established relationship moments before. When you’re ready to get another pigeon there are quite a few ways. If you’re in the US Palomacy and Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue are both great places to adopt from. If you’re in a different country you can contact local animal shelters and let them know you are looking to adopt a pigeon, even though they likely don’t take them in, pigeons are so common they are often contacted about them. Re-homing sites are also good places to look. Lastly joining a local or global rescue group/forum will increase the chances of you learning of a pigeon in need, such as a wedding release, lost/abandoned homer or feral with a severe injury or illness that needs to be taken in. I’d recommend checking your local legislation before taking in a feral, as your countries laws may differ. I live very rurally and ended up finding Tallulah (a rescue) after two years of looking and I drove 7 hours one way to get her, so just know that even if it seams impossible to find a rescue in your area, you can do it if you’re persistent, even if it takes longer then you’d like.
Some species are bred for behaviour, so some species may have very different behaviours and even though behaviour is fairly constant within a certain species, each individual is unique and some individuals are the complete contrary of what's expected from them, so do take in account that each and every animal has its own personality. That said, the methods of training are the same, yes. Just use common sense. Body language across species, as long as they are closely related, is fairly identical, so just pay attention to wether or not your animal, be it a bird or a horse, is comfortable with you or not... the key is reading their body language. For the rest, training is always done using positive feedback, and/or negative feedback. Positive feedback is giving a reward for good behaviour, negative feedback is punishing for bad behaviour. I personally don't like using negative feedback, but if my neighbour's dog would bite me in the butt, I would kick it in the face though. After kicking the owner that is, lol.
You can make a clicking sound with your mouth too, no need to buy a clicker 😝. Concepts are sound though! Watched several of your videos because I found an exposed youngling today in the streets that looked lost and confused, so I brought him (or her) home because I hate to leave poor defenseless birds out in the open where they are easy prey to cats, dogs, bikes, cars and other dangers. I'll keep and care for it 'till strong enough to fly, then I'll let it choose wether it wants to stay or leave. Once we bonded, I'll leave my balcony door open, so the bird will be free to go and come as it pleases, and this way I won't risk imprinting it, what actually unwittingly happened to the previous pigeon I had rescued, it attacked everybody except me... I got time on my hands, so I'll try to train my little friend, teach him some funny tricks. But first I'll let him get comfortable in his new home, let him know he's safe. He's so ugly lol, as young doves always are. Looks like a Skeks from The Dark Crystal 🤣 so ugly but so cute at the same time. Thanks for your usefull info. Keep up the good work and thnx for sharing! 🖖🏻
OMG when she fluffs up!!! And her little yawns 😍and when she laid down on the perch being sleepy and preening your hand 🥺🥺🥺❤SO CUTE
Right?! She makes it so hard to focus, so cute!😂
Love all your videos - thank you so much. 15 months ago a sparrow hawk attacked a wedding release dove in our garden (this is such a cruel way to make money!). She was very badly injured and we didn't expect her to survive. However, after 3 months she healed despite not having professional help due to avian flu. Your videos have been a Godsend - they gave me the confidence to carry on with Bo's care and now we have a gorgeous companion who adores us as much as we adore her. She loves having baths and enjoys having water poured over her. When watching t.v. she'll sit with me I stroke her and she preens me. I never realised how intelligent and loving pigeons could be. Thank you so much for opening my eyes.
Иден ты прекрасный человек !!! Я каждый день кормлю обычных голубей и в восторге от этих птиц !
Thank you so much for making these vids! I’m going to put this comment on all of your vids to help boost your videos, but you’ve helped me SO much!!! It’s hard to find sound info on pigeons, and your channel has literally saved my butt when it comes to research. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
This is so beautiful! You are amazing and your pigeon is SOOOOO FLUFFY 😭😭😭😭
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Keep the videos coming! It looks like Christmas outside, Talullah is a very lucky bird. Can you train small children with clickers? Or even your workmates?
I just started a weekly release schedule, so there will be one every Friday moving forward! Technically yes, but there are better ways to communicate with humans😂
@@animalpeople880 Friday is a good choice for a release day for your videos. However, what about Saturday?
The reason I say that is selfish! I work 9 to 5 and Saturday is one of the two days a week when I am at home and in daylight. I can enjoy the flock of pigeons that come to my balcony in hope of scraps having fallen out of the bird feeders I have for the sparrow and blutit families that somehow have homes in the concrete of the city. The sparrows have a home in the bushes in the courtyard four floors below and I like to see them fit and strong, en-masse, with the whole gang of 12 popping by.
I feed the pigeons when I m feeling weak or when there is an elderly bird that isn't part of the flock. It seems that there are these birds, following flocks but not leaving with them, to not be part of the group in the same way.
So I try and sneak out food for them. The lone, elderly pigeons. Just the one customer at the moment, a fairly black, feral pigeon, remarkable by 'his' raggedy tail feathers and white spot that is revealed with the opening of the wings. He or she also has the dark beak with none of the pink that the fit, young birds have.
Anyway, to feed my appreciation of the outdoor aviary, it would be great for a video of yours to pop up in my notifications. As it is, I won't hold off watching your latest video on a Friday evening, denying myself that Saturday video treat, that I could hold off from in a day.
Regarding clickers, we are all tuned in to clickers, albeit electronic ones, with our mobile phones. It is serotonin or some other pleasure (or dread) that we click to, the thrill of knowing what that message or alert is. On our own phones we keep it good, it is not like a work email box that you just hate, we have alerts from friends, family and content creators 'clicking' us. I wonder if a vibrating clicker 'in silent mode' that worked like 'vibrate' on a mobile phone would work with Tallulah.
Anyway, happy Christmas and I look forward to the next video.
Does Tallulah know it is Christmas?
@@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330 I’m not completely set on the release day, and am still doing research into what the best choice would be. That is an amazingly argued case for Saturday so I’ll definitely give it serious consideration!
That’s a lovely bird filled day❤️ I love that you’re becoming friends with a senior pigeon, they are lucky to have someone giving them some food, especially during winter!
I doubt she understands Christmas, but she definitely knows something different was going on over the last few days.
That’s great to hear, I look forward to sharing more!
Happy Christmas to you too!
@@animalpeople880 I'd love to learn more! We just took in a lost white dove. Your videos are so informative, keep them coming! And Tallulah is so sweet 🤍
You made me laugh! Yes you can train people with clickers, it's called NLP and it is being done on a daily basis, even to you, mate! 🤣 I'm saying it in a jesty way, but in fact in all seriousness, it's a solid science that is now a complete standalone, independent of classical psychology, and has its uses in mind control as well as therapeutic usefulness. In NLP one uses "markers" and "anchors" (touch, light flash, numbers, sounds) when inducing subliminal messages, so the concept is a bit different but not unsimilar to using a clicker to give the instructions "weight" and "confirmation" to the instructions that are being given.
What a wonderful lesson! I should watch it several times, mostly because I was doing everything wrong!😁 I would love to see your ideas on housing and feed and feeding schedule. Most kindest regards!❤️
I’m glad you found it helpful! Well, if you weren’t doing something right, noticing that is the first step to rectifying it! I have a pigeons as pets video that discuses most of those subjects, thought my thought on a few finer points have evolved since then. It may have what you’re looking for.💛
It is really a very wonderful pigeon bird and its view is very beautiful, well done my friend, I will wait for more of your interesting videos
Thank you so much!
As someone who is working with taming and bonding with a nervous bird that wasn't the least bit tame originally and has had bad experiences with hands, this video was absolutely amazing. Thank you for the reminder to take it slow as well, that's so important and so easy to forget!
I understand completely, that’s where I was with Tallulah a year and a half ago. Absolutely, it can be challenging not accidentally pushing them to be where you want, and remember to meet them where they are. The fact that you understand that bodes well for your relationship with your bird. Keep up the good work!💕
@@animalpeople880 Thank you so much for the encouragement, I'm glad to hear from someone who has been in a similar situation. Also, thank you for making these videos in general, I'm absolutely thrilled that you'll be making more of them in the future! 💖
Early morning. Yeah, no kidding. My toes or fingers begin getting "nibbled" at 6am. It is TIME to pet the pigeon. Once one of the dogs wakes up, it's on, and I have to be out of bed, too. It's a WE thing. The seeds and water are out and ready; but we need to WAKE mommy first. Shortly after we have to go out to pee, so all three of us walk the neighborhood. I don't think she pees, but she does fly from stop to stop and keep up with us. Twenty minutes later she's flapping at the door. She doesn't like being caught, she wants the door to be opened so she can fly in. She's trying to groom the dogs, too, but they will have none of it. Her preferred landing pad when I am outside is my head, but my hair is too thin and silky for her to take hold. Sometimes tries to nest in my grey hair while we're napping, she'll reach out and tuck it around herself. Not going to wear a hat with a perch.....lol. Oh, yeah, up up is the very first thing; she'll step on to my hand and hang on, or just jump over it if she doesn't WANT to be handled at the moment. She does not like to be caught outside and manually returned to the house. Open the door, mom!
The hat with a perch is actually not a bad idea, lol. Or maybe a hat in the form of a toilet seat, you can train a bird to do almost anything, except potty training because they don't have control over their sphincter, or was that a rabbit thing, I don't remember, but since they are so small, nature is calling every 5 friggin minutes, so a perch hat with a poop-catching construct would be funny and functional at the same time 🤣. I think I will design one. Anyone interrested in buying the patent? 😝
I did some googling, pigeons can be potty trained actually. Wow, so cool! So it's rats and rabbits that can't control their sphincters...
Great video, thanks 👍
where did you get that perch? awesome video! it was really informational.
Thanks, I’m happy to hear that. The perch I got from Amazon. I’m working on compiling a list of links to all the supplies I have in the videos, so not too long from now it will be a little easier to locate
Thank you very much for this video ! I wanted to train mine like that I think this is absolutely amazing. ❤️
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Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy it
Can you potty train them?
Wow! That's amazing. I've taken care of my dove right from infancy but it's not use to me.
Thanks! It’s never to late to work on your relationship if you’re willing, able and feel like there’s room for improvement.
Animals are so bribable, just like kids with candy, because a nice snack or their favorite food always draws their attention and makes them happy (if the rest is also okay of course), so find out what it likes / dislikes, and spoil it at regular / fixed times. If your presence is associated with something it likes, it will want more of it. Never force anything of course. As she explained in this video, get the bird to be comfortable in your presence. If this seems impossible in your case, maybe the bird is continuously stressed out? Does it feel safe when in its cage? If it does not even feel safe in its own cage, then make sure it has a hiding place, under some hanging leaves of a plant or something, a little birdhouse or dark place where it can hide away completely out of sight, the more an animal has possibilities to hide, the safer it will feel, and the bolder it will become, less afraid to explore the outside world.
I just need a full video of your pigeon being fluffy
You show text for a second only 😅
Every time I rewind and pause to read.
Please leave it displayed for a few seconds at least.
love the video but I have a question... You said it was good to do the training in the morning before breakfast.. But my birds have food out all the time.. How much an how often do you feed? I am trying to train 2 birds that I hand raised. The parents was killed by a raccoon. The oldest of my birds acts like he is scared of my hands as of the past could days. I am not sure why. Maybe because I pick them up to put them in there cage? I cant let them out all day. I have a cat an a 18 year old dog so it keeps then from being out all day. I have been trying to let them out to fly an get exercise 2 times a day to fly an do w/e.. I give them anywhere from a 1 1/2hrs to 2hrs out at a time. I also hand them food trying to show my hand is ok. He will take the food he just don't want to be picked up. (he also likes to sit on my shoulder an peck my cheek and ears he will even lay down an groom himself on my shoulder so I don't think they are scared of me. he just don't want to be picked up..) any help on food amounts for training or other advice would be greatly appreciated! :D
The videos in the earning a pigeon/doves trust series goes into it more; but in essence most pigeons eat a bit less then 2 tablespoons off food a day. This makes portioned feeding easy as you can start with that(one tablespoon for breakfast one for dinner) and adjust down until they just finish everything. This means they will eat the full verity of seeds (instead of just picking out there favourites and being less healthy as a result) and will provide natural moments between meals (such as before breakfast) where they are hungry and more interested in food/training. Since it’s important never to starve animals to get them to train making use of natural moments when they are more hungry is ideal. Since they don’t have endless access to food in the wild it’s totally find for them to wait a little bit for the next meal. If you use that feeding system before dinner is another good training opportunity, but birds are less energetic at that time of day and less food motivated from having eaten through the day, so it’s not as good as pre-breakfast.
@@animalpeople880 Thank you so much for the reply! :D I will give this a try! Also going to check out the other video! thanks again!
What's the little mouth open at 0:03 mean, if anything? My pigeon does that sometimes and I have no idea why.
I believe the mouth movement at 0:03 is just a yawn, an incomplete one. At 0:24 she yawns again, this time it's a recognisable yawn because she completes it. Perhaps because her teach is talking too much to suit her taste or because the bird has heard it all before 😉. Yawning is also a sign of comfort by the way... for a bird that is. For a person yawning while listening to me, I'd kick him in the shin to make sure they're less comfortable 🤣.
I had Orchid for 7 years, she was exactly like yours...She slept on my chest everyday for a nap, but the most amazing thing she was on her back...She was my world till 3 days ago..l am so devastated at her loss...l cannot find another one like her anywhere...l would rather adopt and that isnt an option either, Help l dont know what to do or where to turn, any helpful suggestions would be awesome, she was my baby...Thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss. Orchid sounds like she was an amazing bird.
It is a wonderful thing when they lay on there back on you, I was so happy the first time Tallulah did that as well. It says a lot about your relationship with Orchid that she trusted you that much❤️.
If you can manage it, I highly recommend waiting to get another pigeon. I absolutely understand wanting another so badly it’s turned into a need, but giving yourself time to process her loss is the best thing you can do for you, and your future bird. When we’ve lost someone, especially someone as special as Orchid, it’s impossible not to compare the new addition, no mater how hard we try. No mater how wonderful the new pigeon will be, they won’t be her. It’s hard enough to remain patient and free of expectations with a new addition during normal life, let alone when you lost an established relationship moments before.
When you’re ready to get another pigeon there are quite a few ways. If you’re in the US Palomacy and Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue are both great places to adopt from. If you’re in a different country you can contact local animal shelters and let them know you are looking to adopt a pigeon, even though they likely don’t take them in, pigeons are so common they are often contacted about them. Re-homing sites are also good places to look.
Lastly joining a local or global rescue group/forum will increase the chances of you learning of a pigeon in need, such as a wedding release, lost/abandoned homer or feral with a severe injury or illness that needs to be taken in. I’d recommend checking your local legislation before taking in a feral, as your countries laws may differ.
I live very rurally and ended up finding Tallulah (a rescue) after two years of looking and I drove 7 hours one way to get her, so just know that even if it seams impossible to find a rescue in your area, you can do it if you’re persistent, even if it takes longer then you’d like.
Both Palomacy and Canadian pigeon and dove rescue groups on Facebook have global members and often have birds in need of homes.
I have a hungarian giant house pigeon, is the process the same?
Some species are bred for behaviour, so some species may have very different behaviours and even though behaviour is fairly constant within a certain species, each individual is unique and some individuals are the complete contrary of what's expected from them, so do take in account that each and every animal has its own personality. That said, the methods of training are the same, yes. Just use common sense. Body language across species, as long as they are closely related, is fairly identical, so just pay attention to wether or not your animal, be it a bird or a horse, is comfortable with you or not... the key is reading their body language.
For the rest, training is always done using positive feedback, and/or negative feedback. Positive feedback is giving a reward for good behaviour, negative feedback is punishing for bad behaviour. I personally don't like using negative feedback, but if my neighbour's dog would bite me in the butt, I would kick it in the face though. After kicking the owner that is, lol.
You can make a clicking sound with your mouth too, no need to buy a clicker 😝. Concepts are sound though! Watched several of your videos because I found an exposed youngling today in the streets that looked lost and confused, so I brought him (or her) home because I hate to leave poor defenseless birds out in the open where they are easy prey to cats, dogs, bikes, cars and other dangers. I'll keep and care for it 'till strong enough to fly, then I'll let it choose wether it wants to stay or leave. Once we bonded, I'll leave my balcony door open, so the bird will be free to go and come as it pleases, and this way I won't risk imprinting it, what actually unwittingly happened to the previous pigeon I had rescued, it attacked everybody except me... I got time on my hands, so I'll try to train my little friend, teach him some funny tricks. But first I'll let him get comfortable in his new home, let him know he's safe. He's so ugly lol, as young doves always are. Looks like a Skeks from The Dark Crystal 🤣 so ugly but so cute at the same time. Thanks for your usefull info. Keep up the good work and thnx for sharing! 🖖🏻
hi where are you from?
you are pretty 🥰❤️🌹👆🏻👌🏻🥰
Indeed. And you are sweet & caring, which makes you even more desirable 😉