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Great UPDATES... has me smiling with warm fuzzies!!

After worming all my pigeons, there was a remarkable improvement in George's poops, at last!

Sammy is continuing to improve. He's getting quite big and reacts positively to time spent out of the cage, spending more time upright. Yesterday he flew (in a circle! )up to 5 feet up in the air, and back down again, still in circles! But it was a big step for him! He loves standing in the sunshine, preening.

Hercules is having physio every other day. I'm working blind here, on instinct percent, watching his reactions very closely. Twice so far he actually put a little weight on the injured leg, all too briefly, so I'm not giving up on him.

Pippin is finally growing down feathers, and today she picked up seed for the first time. (I'll post a video tomorrow.) She got so excited about her new-found skills, that this evening she started picking up the peas and corn from my hand and gulping them at an amazing rate!
I'm still not happy with the consistency of her poops, so yesterday she started a course of Synulox. The last poops looked a little better, let's see what tomorrow will bring.

PS. She is convinced that I'm her own personal perch...

Teresa wrote:

After worming all my pigeons, there was a remarkable improvement in George's poops, at last!

Three cheers for George's s.

Teresa wrote:

Sammy is continuing to improve. He's getting quite big and reacts positively to time spent out of the cage, spending more time upright. Yesterday he flew (in a circle! )up to 5 feet up in the air, and back down again, still in circles! But it was a big step for him! He loves standing in the sunshine, preening.

This is wonderful news. Sammy. Keep up the good work sweet boy!!

Teresa wrote:

Hercules is having physio every other day. I'm working blind here, on instinct percent, watching his reactions very closely. Twice so far he actually put a little weight on the injured leg, all too briefly, so I'm not giving up on him.

Your wings fit you to a T, Teresa.
Whether big or little birdie steps, all is worth celebrating. Hercules, you're the man!!

Teresa wrote:

* Pippin is finally growing down feathers, and today she picked up seed for the first time. (I'll post a video tomorrow.)

** She got so excited about her new-found skills, that this evening she started picking up the peas and corn from my hand and gulping them at an amazing rate!

I'm still not happy with the consistency of her poops, so yesterday she started a course of Synulox. The last poops looked a little better, let's see what tomorrow will bring.

PS. *** She is convinced that I'm her own personal perch...

* You go sweet girl.

**

*** That is too cute!

Teresa...I love the update on your feathered housemates...it's all positive news.

It's so cute when they figure out how to pick food up for themselves. ...get so excited..

Teresa sounds like everything is going great for both you & the pijjies!

I get so excited when a handfed baby finially realizes that they can actually eat on their own

I'm sure you don't mind being Pippins personal perch

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

Teresa sounds like everything is going great for both you & the pijjies!

I get so excited when a handfed baby finially realizes that they can actually eat on their own

I'm sure you don't mind being Pippins personal perch

of course we want a picture of that.

Teresa - I am soooooo happy about this good news. Especially Sammy's improvements! Pina has done the same when she started to fly again - flying in funny circles and making a pirouette at the end.

I am very releived to hear these good news. It makes onself jump for joy -

pigeonwriter wrote:

Teresa - I am soooooo happy about this good news. Especially Sammy's improvements! Pina has done the same when she started to fly again - flying in funny circles and making a pirouette at the end.

I am very releived to hear these good news.

It makes onself jump for joy -

Pippin and Sammy exploring together:



In this video, Pippin is on the left, nearer the camera:

Pippin passed the half pound mark over a week ago. She's the easiest pigeon to weigh by far!



She's becoming a pretty girl:



And melted my mother's heart:



Yesterday she learned to peck, just when I was getting sick and tired of showing her how... Here she's going for the mixture of formula and small seeds at top speed:



At dinner time I tried putting her peas and corn in a feeder, and she knew just what to do!

Ah...I love the pictures and videos. The picture of Pippin with your mom is really sweet.
I also love the video of her eating her peas...such enthusiasm.

Your pictures and video are wonderful, Teresa.
I love the one of Pippin on the scale and with your Mom.

Pippin is a real sweetheart!
I tried to take a picture of her perched on my shoulder, but holding the camera at arm's length and shooting blind only produced comic results: half a face, half a bird, out of focus, you name it! In the end, I took her to my daughter's lair and asked her to take a few photos. When she uploads them I'll post them. (Yay, finally something I can put on 'Show us your pigeons'!)

And she's getting a new cage, but it's taking me ages to customise it for her. Couldn't get anything with the bars sufficiently close together to be Pippin-proof AND cat-proof that had a big enough door. So I've been hard at work all day (until 5 am :eek: ), but there's still plenty of work left for tomorrow.

Teresa wrote:

* Pippin is a real sweetheart!

** I tried to take a picture of her perched on my shoulder, but holding the camera at arm's length and shooting blind only produced comic results: half a face, half a bird, out of focus, you name it!

*** In the end, I took her to my daughter's lair and asked her to take a few photos. When she uploads them I'll post them. (Yay, finally something I can put on 'Show us your pigeons'!)

And she's getting a new cage, but it's taking me ages to customise it for her. Couldn't get anything with the bars sufficiently close together to be Pippin-proof AND cat-proof that had a big enough door.
So I've been hard at work all day (until 5 am :eek: ), but there's still plenty of work left for tomorrow.

* She sure is!

** :That\\\'s so f

*** Looking forward to the photo(s).
You need to get some sleep!!

Please do post a photo of Pippin's new home when completed.

I still haven't finished the new cage!

But here are the photos:

First she perched on my shoulder:



Then she hopped on to my head and started preening my hair! So my daughter took several photos in quick succession:

I will, thanks! I also get the giggles looking at that last one, and no, she didn't poop!

Spectacular photos, Teresa.
I give your daughter a rating for her photography.

I agree, the last photo and caption is absolutely priceless.

I love the pink hat in the background.

I had just enjoyed seeing your picture on the other thread and now spotted all these aswell!!


Absolutely priceless. You both take a great picture Teresa and Pippin.

Janet

Had to giggle when I saw your photos! Very funny!

Seems as though no matter what ideas we have pijjies always think theirs are better.

Fancyfeathers wrote:

I love the pink hat in the background.

That hat was the one my daughter recently bought to dress up for Carnaval (Mardi Gras). Here she is wearing it, as she and her friend Claire were getting ready to go out. My daughter dressed up as a female Willy Wonker. I've not idea what Claire was meant to be, but she had wings!