the rescue report: Potential Pigeon Pets

FOSTERS AND ADOPTERS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Originally published in the Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue Newsletter

Domestic pigeons are unreleasable to the wild and face being killed (as "surplus") in animal shelters. But pigeons make fantastic pets! MickaCoo placed 333 with adopters in 2011 alone. Pigeons can live inside or outdoors (year-round). They are gentle, quiet and smart. They have great interpersonal skills and are very social with and loyal to their closest friends.

MickaCoo Pigeon & Dove Rescue has a wide variety of birds in need of homes (usually around 80) and we work closely with each potential adopter to identify just the right match for all involved. Here is a small sampling of the potential pigeon pets available for your consideration.

SINGLE WHITE FEMALE ISO FOREVER RELATIONSHIP

Olivia is a lovely one-year old, tame king pigeon hen who is more comfortable with people than with birds. She’s very sweet and expressive and would love to spend her time with a special person. Single pigeons dobest if their person is retired, works from home or can take them to work. Pigeons are calm and easy going, can wear pants (includes diaper plus harness) and are incredibly charming companions. UPDATE: After one week of putting up with only a human for a mate, Olivia had enough and (wisely I think) married my widowed pet pigeon Walter so she is no longer available for adoption but we have lots and lots more just as special that are. EY

SPECIAL NEEDS COUPLE SEEKING HOME FOR TWO

Pearl & Leo are a bonded pair. Leo is a homing pigeon that got lost and was lucky enough to wind up in a city shelter. Pearl is a king pigeon (raised for squab and also rescued from a shelter) with a neck-twisting neurological disorder called torticollis. She is an incredibly good sport and never complains and Leo is very patient with her disability. While Pearl’s neck-twist is only present about 30% of the time, it makes her vulnerable to bullying in a flock. She and Leo would be very happy to live either inside or outdoors in a nice little home for two. These two are very funny and romantic characters who make their foster mom laugh everyday.

FANCY FOURSOME

Robbie & Stanley and Lulu & Ed are mated pairs of West of England Tumblers. They are gentle and fancily feathered little birds that get along well together in their small foster aviary at Andy’s (100%) Rescue Pet Shop but who need a forever home. They would do great in an outside aviary or sharing a sunroom indoors.

GORGEOUS FLOCK

MickaCoo has several gorgeous flocks of rescued pigeons in need of a life-saving aviary home. One flock of six king pigeons is in particularly urgent need of adoption as their foster aviary is closing down. It isn’t hard(nor expensive) to create a beautiful, safe and very charming aviary for these lovely birds. No heat or electricity is required and it is well within the abilities of the average Do It Yourselfer. And MickaCoo will help! We will help you to design and sometimes even build it. (Volunteers often join in to help on building day.) Adopters love their aviaries and rave about how much pleasure they get for so little effort. If you or somebody you know wouldenjoy having a life-saving and gorgeous backyard aviary, please contact Elizabeth at AdoptKings@gmail.com for more information.