Homes, Sweet Homes!
I've been so busy with pigeons that I hardly know where to start.
The BIG news is that a wonderful family with a gorgeous, gianormous aviary has adopted six king pigeons! Billie & George, Rome & Opal and Willow & Blue struck the king pigeon lottery (literally) and will live out their lives safe, well cared for and loved. Not bad for a bunch of "meat birds".
Other big news- another wonderful family who I've been following up with since February has finished building their pigeon pen and adopted two kings, Martin & Luther, who were strays wandering in the streets until they ended up in the SF city shelter. They too are extremely lucky.
Walter, a king pij rescued from a road in Brisbane almost a year ago and fostered by feral pigeon rescuers until coming to my loft, now has a mate and a forever home. Bless his heart, he broke the spell that the wicked player, Tony Baby, had on my pet pij Rocky and now Walter and Rocky are a couple. Long story but the upshot is that little Rocky now has a proper husband instead of being the girlfriend-on-the-side of her ex, that bad bird, Tony Baby.
And there's Charlie Brown White Socks- an injured feral fledgling pij that was left on the doorstep of my friend (she's a vet tech) and that I was supposed to hand off to another rescuer but instead wound up keeping in my loft until she was ready for release. Prior to releasing, I banded her (#19) so that I could keep track of her but then, worried that she'd catch the band on something or whatnot, I took it off and then, when I released her, she wanted back in and I'm too soft-hearted (and headed) to not let her back in again. So I let her stay a couple more days and then tried again and same thing. Then I let her stay another week and a half and when I released her the third time she was ready to go and went. Until she came back. She's was out on her own for a couple of days and I thought she was going to stay out but then late one afternoon she was hanging out all by herself on an outside cross-beam of my loft and so I caught her (by hand) and brought her back in the loft and she seems pretty pleased to be in there where it's nice and safe and warm and the pantry's stuffed full with pigeon goodies 24/7.
And because I can't stand to see their pitiful limping, I've been catching the pigeons in my backyard flock that have string-bound feet and rehabbing them. First you have to catch them, then get all the string (or hair or netting or whatever they're wrapped up in) out of their feet (and it cuts in deep), then they can sometimes be released immediately but others need to spend time healing (some with homemade orthopedic shoes to help straighten out and increase the functionality of their mangled toes). My friend calls this my "orthopedic ward".
I had a VERY big Sunday and thanks to Mickaboo volunteers and Andy's Pet Shop and a barnyard bird rescuer and the support of SF ACC, I was able to pull 11 (!) birds out of there and into foster or forever homes (5 pigeons, 2 roosters, a hen, 2 quail and a ring-neck pheasant). That's a personal best. (While it looks like I transported them in my trunk, it's really a hatch back.)
And I've got another SF ACC king pij in hospital on my kitchen counter. Actually, he's at the vet right now because even with the spa treatment and supportive care that my kitchen-counter pij get, he was getting worse rather than better and that is a very bad sign. He's a tall, very thin pigeon named Arthur by shelter volunteers and called Art by me (though I've been very tempted to rename him Slim or Tex or High Pockets or something) but Art he is. His white count is normal (9200), he's only mildly anemic (40% packed red blood cell count, should be 44%) but he's very thin at 390 grams when he should weigh at least 600 and possibly as much as 750. And he's not gaining weight despite every opportunity to do so. His diagnosis and long-term outcome are still TBD. We need donations to pay for his vet care. Times are tough, I know. Even a donation of $10 or $15 makes a difference because, when added together, they add up. Please click here to help Art.
And, along with all the great king pigeons available for adoption, there's little Lahookie. She's a wild pigeon taken for a pet as a baby and who is now bonded to people and so unreleasable. She's being fostered by SF ACC Animal Control Officer (and Animal Cops TV star) Ellie Sadler. A tame pet pigeon is one of this world's special joys. If you're in Northern California and interested in adopting Lahookie, contact me at AdoptKings@gmail.com and I'll hook you up.
And there's still more but who has time to tell it?!
Be nice to pigeons. They're good folks.
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My Mother
November 2008 Rescue Updates
Rescue Me
October 2008 Rescue Updates
A Rescue in the Family
September 2008 Rescue Updates
Thank You, Being Helped and Moving Forward
Nicky
True Story
August 2008 Rescue Updates
July 2008 Rescue Updates
Andy's Pet Shop
Rescuers Needed And Found
Baby Pigeons Dill and Tess, Chapter 2
Baby Pigeons Dill and Tess, Chapter 1
June 2008 Rescue Updates
Bird Bath
Saving Spice the Goldfish
May 2008 Rescue Updates
One that can be saved
Wild Goose Chasing
Big Day in the Menagerie
Pigeon Family Values
Pearl
Brave Irina
Sparks & Doll are doing great; Willow is recovering and my Charlie girl has died...
Sparks is home and Doll is better
Unusual (and unwelcome) drama
First in-house injury
Coyote
The hawk that played oppossum
Gurumina: First king that I really met
King Pigeons
Elephant seal pup
The baby bird that trusted me
Monkey
First blog
The BIG news is that a wonderful family with a gorgeous, gianormous aviary has adopted six king pigeons! Billie & George, Rome & Opal and Willow & Blue struck the king pigeon lottery (literally) and will live out their lives safe, well cared for and loved. Not bad for a bunch of "meat birds".
Other big news- another wonderful family who I've been following up with since February has finished building their pigeon pen and adopted two kings, Martin & Luther, who were strays wandering in the streets until they ended up in the SF city shelter. They too are extremely lucky.
Walter, a king pij rescued from a road in Brisbane almost a year ago and fostered by feral pigeon rescuers until coming to my loft, now has a mate and a forever home. Bless his heart, he broke the spell that the wicked player, Tony Baby, had on my pet pij Rocky and now Walter and Rocky are a couple. Long story but the upshot is that little Rocky now has a proper husband instead of being the girlfriend-on-the-side of her ex, that bad bird, Tony Baby.
And there's Charlie Brown White Socks- an injured feral fledgling pij that was left on the doorstep of my friend (she's a vet tech) and that I was supposed to hand off to another rescuer but instead wound up keeping in my loft until she was ready for release. Prior to releasing, I banded her (#19) so that I could keep track of her but then, worried that she'd catch the band on something or whatnot, I took it off and then, when I released her, she wanted back in and I'm too soft-hearted (and headed) to not let her back in again. So I let her stay a couple more days and then tried again and same thing. Then I let her stay another week and a half and when I released her the third time she was ready to go and went. Until she came back. She's was out on her own for a couple of days and I thought she was going to stay out but then late one afternoon she was hanging out all by herself on an outside cross-beam of my loft and so I caught her (by hand) and brought her back in the loft and she seems pretty pleased to be in there where it's nice and safe and warm and the pantry's stuffed full with pigeon goodies 24/7.
And because I can't stand to see their pitiful limping, I've been catching the pigeons in my backyard flock that have string-bound feet and rehabbing them. First you have to catch them, then get all the string (or hair or netting or whatever they're wrapped up in) out of their feet (and it cuts in deep), then they can sometimes be released immediately but others need to spend time healing (some with homemade orthopedic shoes to help straighten out and increase the functionality of their mangled toes). My friend calls this my "orthopedic ward".
I had a VERY big Sunday and thanks to Mickaboo volunteers and Andy's Pet Shop and a barnyard bird rescuer and the support of SF ACC, I was able to pull 11 (!) birds out of there and into foster or forever homes (5 pigeons, 2 roosters, a hen, 2 quail and a ring-neck pheasant). That's a personal best. (While it looks like I transported them in my trunk, it's really a hatch back.)
And I've got another SF ACC king pij in hospital on my kitchen counter. Actually, he's at the vet right now because even with the spa treatment and supportive care that my kitchen-counter pij get, he was getting worse rather than better and that is a very bad sign. He's a tall, very thin pigeon named Arthur by shelter volunteers and called Art by me (though I've been very tempted to rename him Slim or Tex or High Pockets or something) but Art he is. His white count is normal (9200), he's only mildly anemic (40% packed red blood cell count, should be 44%) but he's very thin at 390 grams when he should weigh at least 600 and possibly as much as 750. And he's not gaining weight despite every opportunity to do so. His diagnosis and long-term outcome are still TBD. We need donations to pay for his vet care. Times are tough, I know. Even a donation of $10 or $15 makes a difference because, when added together, they add up. Please click here to help Art.
And, along with all the great king pigeons available for adoption, there's little Lahookie. She's a wild pigeon taken for a pet as a baby and who is now bonded to people and so unreleasable. She's being fostered by SF ACC Animal Control Officer (and Animal Cops TV star) Ellie Sadler. A tame pet pigeon is one of this world's special joys. If you're in Northern California and interested in adopting Lahookie, contact me at AdoptKings@gmail.com and I'll hook you up.
And there's still more but who has time to tell it?!
Be nice to pigeons. They're good folks.
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