2005年10月24日 · One pigeon ailment i learned about is bumblefoot, a foot injury or infection that that afflicts feral pigeons. I have taken to looking at the feet of local pigeons , and am disturbed by the number of pigeons that are missing toes, have a deformed foot, or a …

2002年2月21日 · A pigeon will get its foot caught in something and try to fly, but flop over and hang by the foot that is caught. Given enough time, the pigeon will actually break free, leaving the foot behind. This is a possibility out there in the wild.

2005年4月24日 · I have one pigeon who had to have both feet amputated at different times, the second one because the femoral artery severed after he had knocked his foot and it became infected. The vet that did those amputations did such a good job that Danny is as comfortable as if he had two undamaged feet and he controls a prime nesting site in my aviary.

2009年5月17日 · As babies their legs and feet are normally flesh colored, then once they get older, they turn red-ish. Birds with black feet have the dirty gene. Makes the bird a darker color overall. Some birds' feet lighten up a bit once they get a little older, and others keep that jet black on the top of their toes and front of the legs.

2009年6月19日 · Sometimes borderline nestling/juveniles fall from above and injure their foot/feet. As adults, they can get stuck on glue traps and hurt their foot, they get string foot injuries as mentioned, and they also can get local bacterial infections in their feet. Like us, they can also have a traumatic injury to one or both feet.

2003年3月3日 · I think usually if a feral pigeon has feathers on their feet it probably crossed with a domesticated, or fancy type of pigeon. Usually cross`s are groused, not full muffed. And is rare in feral pigeons. As far as what breed it is would be hard to say. There`s alot out there. Unless it was a pure fancy breed. Hope this help`s some. Pat

2005年9月14日 · A satinette is a breed of domestic pigeon, there are many breeds of domestic pigeons...over 200 of them. Many of them also have varrying amounts of feathers on their feet/legs. All domestic pigeons have their roots in the ancestral rock dove or wild pigeon.

2013年12月10日 · hairs caught in the feet. if your hair touches her feet, or pests. sometimes also, when their down is growing in after moulting at the sides of the tail. you can help by gently rubbing her there, if she will allow it!!! (some are posessive about their tail bases!!!)

2011年7月13日 · only way i catch pigeons that tangled their feet.. i throw lil food.. and once they in reach of my hand i snap him.. i usually carry cutticle cutter with me.. and it makes it pretty easy to cut thry anything.. and u can hold him just about any way.. once they feel u messing with their feet.. they calm down and wait good luck

2024年6月21日 · Hi, so my sister rescued this pigeon and it has really bad stringfoot to the point where there are lumpy wounds on his feet. Vets in my area tend to not treat pigeons and wildlife rescue won't take him because he's not a native bird. It looks too severe to be able to cut through and we don't want to risk it either.