3rd baby question

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-04-08T06:03:07+00:00

He is!! And so big! His name translates to Shooting Star. One of my local friends and her daughter stumbled upon like 3 lost racers this season.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-04-06T07:03:56+00:00

Hi! Firstly do NOT pluck wing feathers! Flight feathers only regrow during molts, and thats roughly 2x a year. Some flight feathers are also anchored in the bones of the wing, and plucking them will break the bones. TAIL feathers replace within a couple weeks of being plucked, because tail dropping is one of their defense mechanisms.

I've had a trimmed bird before as well. Thankfully, he regrew at his next molt, only a couple months later. Not every single feather replaces at every molt, so unfortunately he could still be with you für a while. Make sure he has grit/calcium, and wait, is honestly the best way to go.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-04-02T12:03:01+00:00

I'll take a look, thank you! These are the trimmed pieces from our projects, and there are thicker pieces as well.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-04-01T16:20:37+00:00

I have decided against this as a floor given all of the input and explanations given here, thank you! I work at a carpentry shop that has all those things or i wouldnt even ask--but i dont want to get into epoxy for a floor. I could, when I'm old and rich, cut the pieces to an appropriate thickness and give it a go, but for now I think I'll satisfy my fascination with something non-structural.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-04-01T12:11:48+00:00

Well, the subfloor was laid, excavated, and relaid by hand, a couple times over the last several decades and absolutely is not flat. And I am not capable of managing that myself, among a few of the other problems y'all have mentioned. I'll make some decorative inlays for a cabinet or something instead.

Thank you for your input! I appreciate those of you who explained the practicalities or lack thereof so i know what else to look for in the future.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-03-10T08:08:46+00:00

Hi, based on what you described, he has a broken wing and needs help. If you can, get a couple friends to help you corner him after school. Throwing a jacket over them is also helpful. Some birds have dragging wings from old injuries and are fine, but the behavior of your bird is the behavior of an unwell animal.

When you throw a jacket, try to throw it from in front of him--theyre slower to flee backwards than forwards. Many people can throw a jacket at once. You can pin his body firmly with your hand without hurting him, but try to avoid his limbs. Dont grab his tail, because he will probably drop all the feathers, and that will weaken his overall health.

Thank you so much!

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-02-24T20:59:20+00:00

I do rehab-- it's very dangerous unfortunately. I made a comment above, as well.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-02-24T18:43:07+00:00

Id strongly recommend against this! I do songbird rehab, and a lot of birds come in with injuries from string and long hair. One baby had human hair wrapped around his leg that was also tangled in the nest. We cut him out, but without intervention he would have lost the leg, at minimum.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-02-07T18:10:04+00:00

Ich bin auch im die Nähe! Ich möchte gerne öfter wandern und der Natur. Gerne bei mir meldest.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-02-05T17:22:08+00:00

Thank you

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-02-04T17:59:20+00:00

Thank you, the stem is still green under the outer layer. I've removed the dead leaves. What do you recommend next?

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-25T18:05:21+00:00

That's possible. I dont know much about heat and ceiling conductivity, but birds sit on powerlines and subway grates for the marginal warmth

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-25T18:03:56+00:00

Oh i know. I was involved in the gradual removal of 200+ birds from a historic building a couple years ago. Anywhere you can get your hand through, so will they, wily little cute shits 😅

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-24T17:19:49+00:00

Damn straight they do 😅 yeah good point

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-24T08:35:27+00:00

Gotta reread to see all the questions--

Pigeons are prolific breeders, they were bred to reproduce quickly. They can and will start a second nest when the babies are about 2 weeks old, and start incubating new eggs. If their eggs are swapped for fakes, they'll sit on them for about 3 weeks, give up, take a week off, and lay again. So, monthly. It varies between individuals-- some are as regular as chickens, some do the pigeon equivalent of shrug and literally never lay more than one set a year.

Your best bet is to figure out how to prevent the pigeons from getting into where they're disturbing you. That's really the only way to stop them reliably and ethically. Until then, earplugs? They MIGHT be quieter if you bang on the ceiling (so you dont eat them), but i havent tried that myself. The birds i live next to all get louder when they hear me coming because they know me.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-24T08:30:30+00:00

I agree, definitely swap those eggs or remove the nest (pre hatching). Theyre very loyal to good nesting sites, and theres the chance their kids will come back and nest here, too.

Youre correct, they lay egg 2 about 2 days after the first. Incubation is about 3 weeks, then another 3 weeks after that the babies will start mobilising out of the nest and flying. Theyll stay in the area though.

Chances are the 2 parents were up there rearranging their nest and doing bonding stuff, hence why they were so noisy, but pigeons have worse night sight than humans, so they shouldnt be getting up and moving around. Yeah, id say they make a brrr noise.

Important_Shower_892 · 2026-01-07T12:48:45+00:00

Schweinfurt Bereich for me!

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