How to Bond with Your Pet Pigeon 

My pigeon absolutely loves me, he will cuddle up against me, sleep on me, preen me, stuff like that. But the MOMENT he sees my hand he goes into attack mode, it makes it very hard to take him back into his cage when I have to sleep 😅

My first pigeon took the bettter part of a year to bond but he was young when i got him. its worth the patience

pigeons have the cutest eyes and eyelids, angels

I recently bought a dove who was inside a rusty cage without any food or water, she was the only one inside the cage. When I saw her she was trying to get my attention by cooing at me every time I walked by her. Since I always wanted doves and pigeons (I've done reasearch about them before) I couldn't get my eyes off of her and eventually I got her!! :D Now she gets to have a clean cage with food and water, and we're slowly bonding with each other :)

You are a life saver, I just got my pigeon today (his name is Frijole)

Rose is beautiful. I don't have a pidgeon pet but I go to same place every day and put some seeds down for the wild ones every morning. I ambquite popular with them. If I am walking down the street sometimes they will fly directly at me and land nearby obask for food.

I rescued a NYC fledgling pigeon on December 23, 2022. On that day, the temperature dropped from 51° to six degrees. 🥶 I spotted the fledging on the ground and immediately walked passed it.. complaining to the Universe.. why did I see this bird! I went back and pick up the bird..he would of froze to death that day. I kept him cozy in my locked bathroom.. I learned how to feed him via RU-vid. My pigeon now has all his feathers and flies around inside my bathroom. For 8:23 the past 3 weeks.. he’s matured and started cooing and dancing.. but whenever I come near him with my hand or fingers he bites them. So I thank you for your video.. I now realize he’s protecting his territory.. which is the whole bathroom wherever he perches! 😄. He doesn’t like my fingers to come near him. I love ❤this pigeon.. he’s so intelligent! he even jumps into the sink to shower under gentle warm water. Opening up his under armpit wings… it’s so beautiful to watch. He knew this by instinct. I hope to transfer him to a friends pigeon coop.. now that weather will be springtime soon. he will gradually be introduced to the flock.. this way he can fly free in the sky as he was meant to.. and hopefully return to the coop to be fed. I would keep him but I have 5 cats.. and they haven’t seen him.. but one cat accidentally snuck into the bathroom, unbeknownst to me, while I quickly opened the door. Two hours later I hear the door rattling.. I opened it and the cat came out…😮and the bird was just perched calmly on the above the toilet bowl..unfazed.. both the cat and bird! Phew! Lucky bird!

Great advice, you have such an adorable pigeon! She looks so cute and content!

she got them boots with the fur- er... feathers!

I have a rescued wild pigeon and then I bought a dove to keep her company. It's like a Great Dane to a Pekingese! 😂 Bobbie is the rescue and Galen is the dove.

She is so beautiful

Thank you for the great content!! During the lock down a lots of birds that rely on tourism and casual meals were left starving in the city, I have rescued 3 and kept one of them since it was a baby we both bonded and now I watch videos like yours for tips and advice.

This video definitely is a lifesaver as i just rescued an injured racing pigeon today and will likely keep it

I am loving ALL pigeons my whole life! For me they are the most adorable birds!!! I could kiss and cuddle them all day and I adore their sound and also their sound of them flying and landing - it sounds for me like straight from heaven! Many greetings from Germany to you, your family and of course your pigeon! And have a Happy New Year!

Hi ive got a owl pigeon his name is Pablo and his girlfriend wiggles the the pied homer pigeon :)

Beautiful pigeon.

She’s beautiful!

Woohoo! I love pigeons! My family had a pigeon show up in their back yard with their chickens. Now living back with my parents, I am going to be working with my this pigeon who has integrated themselves with the chickens. I am looking forward to working with them.

I just got 3 pigeons a couple days ago(Frankenstein, Sea Bass, and Dracula) and this was so helpful!!

Cool! Thanks for explaining this so well!

Great info!!!!!!!!!!! I have had 3 pigeons come to my front door huddled up over the last 5 weeks. All had injuries under their left wing. I'm caring for them.

I always liked pigeons. Not sure if they liked me though...

Omg thank you! I just got two pigeons yesterday named, Raven and Delta

Great video!

Thanks for all the tips. 😘 I'm currently sucking up all the information I can get like a vacuum cleaner before I actually make a decision with long lasting consequences. I've been living with a bird for the first 23 years of my life, but that one wasn't a pigeon. And my father was actually the 'owner'. Now I'm living on my own and I start to feel like something's missing.

Very much liked this. Subbed. You are a good pigeon mama.

You only have 24000 views which I’m surprised is not more. I’ve had a lot of animals,but you madam are a real trouper. I’ve got my little orphaned 1st pigeon now. It’s wonderful, and so are you. . High 5 🙏🙏👌👍

My pigeon loves watching rose and your videos he also be with me to Tch your videos ❤️❤️❤️

Pigeons also like baths, you can train them to take a bath, I made a video about it. It's faster to make them learn rituals, for exemple before the bath I always do the same stuff, I put the bird in the room, I add some food, and I setup the bath at this moment, when the bird finished the food he'll always go to the bath, first he must reach my shoulder, then cross my arm and reach my hands, then I put my hand slowly near the water to make the bird reach the bottom of the bath with no jump (to avoid the splash), once he is on the water (5cm, about 32°c) I wait until he tastes the water and start to wash himself, at this moment I use my hand to make the water drop on him, the bird will open his wings regulary, once he want to go out I catch him and quickly put it on the floor, there the bird remove the water from his feather, but also get cold, I put it in a blanket and bring it the warmest room of the house, he'll dry out in an hour. Mine enjoy bath every 2 weeks, once again it must be regular, if something broke the process the bird could refuse to take his bath, you can put your hands in the water and make noise (make you hand acts like a pigeons in water), sometimes your bird will follow your hands, but the big problem is the splash, if the bird must jump into the water he won't do it, and the regular human bath or sink are slippery and they hate that, so help them with your hand. In my tuto I grab the bird and put it slowly in the water, but I only do it when I'm sure the bird want to reach the water, it's not the best way. If you scare your bird it will take many more attemps to restore his trust. So be carefull. You can also train your bird to beleive that your hands are other birds, you can make circle with your hands to perform a pigeon dance, you can also show your empty hands from top to bottom when you have no more food, the bird will understand it if you always do it. Repetitions and rituals is how I process, I don't use positive reinforcement with food because pigeons tends to get too fat. You can also breath loudly to tell your bird to look at something, then you point the objet with your finger, he'll understand. The voice works too and the bird can recognize your voice in a familly, but they act like you are singing, that's why I prefer to teach them things without the voice. I also wissle only when I have to catch the bird to put it in the cage, then I put food inside, with this method the bird even jump on the floor and wait me to catch it, it's the ritual for that and he doesnt fear the cage, which is important because he must feel safe inside, for exemple when you have many guests.

Nice pigeon.

thanks beautiful lessons

She is so pretty 🌹

I appreciate your help! I rescued a pigeon thats a juvenile so I hope he bonds well! Second day and he already lets me pet him, hand feed, and he eats and drinks on his own!

Rose is a cool pigeon

Les pigeons sont des êtres spirituels merveilleux, ils sont venus à moi pendant le covid, ils sobt venus chez moi et je les aime

88 feral birds. Daily foot and leg maintance. Lots of string thread and hair elastics wrapped around. They line up every morning to greet me coming to shore off boat. 88 trying to relate to my hands love them I do

You have a most adorable little city turkey. I've never seen a fan tailed pidgeon. I had pigeons visiting and entering my apartment in 2020 when there was no garbage on the city streets and they were so desperate for food. In 2021 as humans went back to work and the garbage returned, the birds were less desparate so they wouldn't enter. Not a one trusts the humans despite being so nutz to give them sunflower nuts and multigrain breads. I thought about capturing one for a pet, but they just rebel and hide their head like they're so terrified I'm going to bite thier head off. We need to be able to get babies so they can not be so afraid and rebelling.

Its funny, I have a feral cat that I’ve “converted”-she’s tame to me, loves me petting her now….anyway, she didn’t know that my feet were part of me either. Or my head. Shes not that crazy about my head resting on her. Hands though, she loves lol. So when I found my pigeon, he’s similar in some ways lol

Thank you for the tips. My son found a fantailed pigeon and I decided to keep him and named him Zen. I have had him since April and he is taking time warming up to us. However I do talk to him and let him walk around while i workout or sew. I am hoping one day Zen will trust me enough to let me hold him.

Thanks 😊😊👍

I’m trying my best to bond with my girl. Sadly before now she’s kind of gotten no attention from humans other than people walking into the rescue aviary to put food in. She is very aggressive towards my hands and scared of me but hopefully finding treats she actually likes will help.

Thanks for the tips. Great.

I would love to have a single pigeon and become best friends

Crazy pigeon lady... I love you.

My baby goes crazy on the count of the peanuts

Thank youuu. I just got a new pigeon named cookie

My pigeon girl likes buckwheat. I get her the non-roasted variety. She also lives cabbage.

Lovely

Great video! Thanks for the tips. I love pigeons. I have two rescue pigeons I am currently working with and appreciate all the information I can get.

Great video very informative , your pidgy is so sweet and adorable 😍 I'm definitely going to try your suggestions with my fantails ! Good luck with your pigeon 🤗

Omg I think my pigeon is twin of your . My pigeon has the same eyes, colour and beak . It is really friendly to me and doesn't have a pair .it even has eggs.

i named my pidgeon fluff also i found him on the window and he was stuck so i took him in now he is my pet pidgeon

Thank you so much for the advice! I just rescued a pigeon and I already own a cockatiel and generally they have a pellet diet so I was wondering if seeds are a good diet for pigeons or if pellets will work better

I LOVE IT!!😃😄😃😄

6:12 so true :D

Great 😲

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Pigeon burritos are the best

I use a cat carrier as a way to pop my rescue out of the way when I do cleaning or going outside. First few days I had to scoop him with it, but now he sprints into it cause he knows it’s gonna be an adventure. He’s very hand shy, we didn’t have an amazing start cause I was so focused on keeping him safe and fixing his wing. I also suspect he was hurt by a person. Using the carrier helps move him and build a bond without triggering his anxiety around direct contact

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Love your video, any chance you could let me know where you got the harness from, i have a rescue wood pigeon that i have reared up and cannot find a harness big enough x

I'll be bringing home a very sassy male pigeon that loves attacking hands...I'm hoping he'll learn to trust me one day :(

By my pigeon doesn't find her cage as a territory....she likes only my bed...and poop on it 😭😭😭😭

The ol burrito trick was a lifesaver

I found my pigeon in the parking lot and I hit my neighbor's car and was Dazed so I brought her inside oh, now she freeroms inside my home follows me everywhere I go flying from the rum to Rum even watching me while I sleep. How do I fix her wanting to mate with me? I didn't know I wasn't supposed to put her on the back I didn't even know she was a female but now it's quite apparent

Helloo. Can you tell me, please, what's mean that head bowing and shoulder shaking? My new baby female pigeon Toffee did it once, (Shoulder shaking) while i was talking to her and i do't know how to translate it. Thank you :))

I have a baby mourning dove, she’s very nice her name is paginia

I'm going to get a pigeon some time in the new year. I've kept parrots before but I've always loved pigeons. I want to get a young one from a breeder. I'll probably get a Dutch owl because they're said to have a good temperament. Great video, btw. :)

I brought my pidgy inside when i saw her not able to fly outside of my apartment. I didnt think it was fair for her/him to get killed while she/he is at a disadvantage. She lets me hold her and sits on my shoulder. Shes able to fly a lot better now, not sure if shes recovered. Is it unethical for me to keep her if i provide an adequate enclosure? Im honestly very attached to her and ive learned all (or most) pigeons are domesticated...

That's a nice piegon never seen one in wild

So if your pigeon don’t like your feet, feed it sunflower seeds with your feet?

just got 4 today

Thank you so much for this video! My Chi-Chi is a homing pigeon squab I rescued at 2 weeks. She is now 8 months old and has clearly imprinted on me. She follows me all around and does the same Rose does. We also do the head bobbing and I'll coo at her like you do, people find it so funny! But my problem is that she is not interested in a male pigeon at all! She is always playing nest now and calling me like constantly, but she hasn't laid any eggs yet. I see Rose has eggs? Could I swop out fertile eggs if Chi-Chi starts laying?

I got mine yesterday from a guy who kept them. I don’t know where to start. I left him alone for the night and now I’m letting him fly around my room. But he’s scared of me and I’m having to grab/ move him off of things that I’m realizing aren’t safe. I don’t wanna regress

Is there a video on all the things to feed your pigeon.. she cannot fly..Her left wing slightly sticks out from her body and she has a scab under her wing where her armpit would be any suggestions my vet here in town will not see her

I'm a pigeon breeder. The best way to get a pideon to bond with you is to take it out of the nest just as it starts to feather out. You will have to hand feed it, (not easy) until it can feed itself. This takes about two weeks. Keep it away from other birds, and carry it around with you as frequently as you can.

I've got a question. I have a female pigeon that I keep indoors(she's scared of going out). She's been with me for 3 months. I think she's 7 months old. Recently she has started tail sweeping at me. Does this mean that she needs a mate? She has also started random pecking tantrums if I ignore her for more 10 to 15 seconds.

when your outside for more than a day when you come back will he still constider you your partner ?

There is a pigeon at this place i volunteer at and he will peck and slap people with his wing's is that a sign of aggression or something else if so how can i earn his trust?

I’m in California and we aren’t allowed to have pigeons kept in our home. I found one pinned down by two huge hawks. They beat up his beak pretty well. Not sure if his wing is fractured but he spreads his wings out and fly hops. I’ve had him for a week. I’ve isolated him into a storage container with holes, seeds and water. He won’t eat or drink so I had to force feed him with a syringe. I took him outside my backyard but hopped over the fence. Still can’t fly. There are no avian vets around me. What should I do. I have no idea how to care for a pigeon and resource are very limited. Someone please help in completely helpless.

Hello! So I’m the taming process I’m supporting to grab it with a towel and pet it? I wanna if I’m doing it right bc I got him just 2 days ago (I haven’t done it yet) and I wanna make sure I don’t ruin anything

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Will make pigeons be harder to tame than females?

hi so we got a pigeon today but it has a bokein wig what do we do?

I have a question is a 90x75x45 cm cage ok for 2 turtledoves? They are living in a smaller cage rn I asked my sister do order one so I wanna be known if it's ok or not my sister said they like to fly around and my cage is to small Update:the cage camee Another update:I got 3 wood perches for them and I actually touched one of them

your sweet

i found a baby pigeon now shes 7 weeks old but it keeps on pecking and Scratching its feathers. I tried some stuff on Amazon To kill any bugs or lice , but it still keeps on pecking on its feathers It's losing some of its Hair. on its neck and head I already gave it 5 baths What can I do? i feel bad i don't wanna trow her out

Their nails are so sharp any advice? I hardly carry it for that reason

Mine is a rescue male and while he sits near me and coos, he runs any time I try to touch him. He also won't let me hold him although sometimes he sits on my shoulder. When he was younger, he would sit on me and let he hand feed him, etc. He's also out of his cage almost all day, basically having free range of the house. I think he hates me although I could be wrong about this, can anybody give me some pointers?

Wait does this work for doves? I found an injured (wild) dove who will never be able to fly again, so before we hand her off to professionals, I want to start socializing her.

My pigeon is scared and hates her cage. She had some trauma of a small cage in the store I bought her from. I am trying to get her to like her cage. It's 3 feet. Update:she's gotten so used to her cage now she only gets out for a few hours. 😅

My family has 2 pigeons that live outside in a cage. Personally would adore having a little pigeon friend that follows me around and i could pet and all that buuut... They're too terrified of me and we can't even let them outside because the main reason we accepted them from our neighbor was to prevent them from getting killed by the infestation of cats from our other neighbor. Mind you there was a whole FLOCK of pigeons but they were all murdered by cats so we simply wanted to keep them alive. Quite sad...

Can you tell me about the best pigeon treats please

Hi! I want to get a pigeon, I want to ask that if I’m gonna hand feed the baby pigeon, do I bond with my pigeon? And If I hand feed my pigeon, do it fly away outside or I can just walk free with my pigeon?

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I have 2 pigeons but they don't interact with each others. Will,I believe able to tame one of those pigeons. The one I want to tame is female.

I got over 200 pigeons

Love pigeons always have even though most people I know loath them unfortunately.

Ty my pigeons are scared of me I’ll try my best

i also have 3 pigeons but they attack each other :(