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Pecking
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 4:25 pm
by Jidano3
Found one of my squeakers with a bloody head and alone in the corner of my loft. I have only had birds for a year or so and never had this happen. Whats going on? My goodness, between the dog snatching them and now this pigeon bullying....lol....what next?
Re: Pecking
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:18 pm
by ezzy333
Pigeons are territorial and without a doubt you have a cock that felt threatened and tried to drive the youngster away. Happens very often if they are crowded but occasionally it is just a cock that wants to be boss.
Re: Pecking
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:41 pm
by oldbeek
I have a cock in a loft all to their own. It has pecked his own chicks to death twice this year. The hen is a great mother. She starts new eggs 15 days after hatch of the last birds. Do pigeons mate for life? Can I just shoot the cock and let her find a new mate.
Re: Pecking
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:44 pm
by ezzy333
oldbeek wrote:I have a cock in a loft all to their own. It has pecked his own chicks to death twice this year. The hen is a great mother. She starts new eggs 15 days after hatch of the last birds. Do pigeons mate for life? Can I just shoot the cock and let her find a new mate.
They do mate for life but you can re-mate them so go ahead and shoot the cock.