Post by spider on Apr 27, 2022 0:14:01 GMT
On Friday morning I got a call from the caretaker of the local kids school they had pigeon with what seamed a broken wing could I help all was ok when I didn't know there was a bird with a broken wing but now I knew so I had no choice god bless the teacher and caretaker they had moved her from the school door to a secure area and had found the owner through the rings on it's feet and had been giving her Weetabix and water I arrived in the corner of the enclosure was this small little bird head down and chest almost on the ground I know nothing about birds but this lady was used to being handled and had no problem with me picking her up very gentle I opened out each wing and bird never moved and none of the wings seemed to have any damage she tucked the two wings in perfectly so no broken wing tg I left her where I found her because she was safe I went and done our weeks shopping while I was shopping I was in contact with a rescue center and we had a plan if the owner wasn't going to collect her I was going to get her to them and she would have lived out her days with them I borrowed a large dog crate from my neighbour put a wooden floor in it and went and collected the pigeon who is now looking very sad indeed but again no problems handling her I put her in the crate and left her sitting on a table in our garden she had some food and water but u would think someone turned on a light in her she stood upright and became very alert she seemed to hear the little birds and other pigeons around her I had been talking to the owners and sent a video to them I put her into the garden shed for the night well I do have cats calling so I went to town to feed and as I was feeding the shop.owner called a friend was in our area could be collect the bird sure he could the man was parked in the middle of town he followed me out to ours and away went Susie off to Belfast she was two years old and to small to have made the flight from I think cork home she was taken by mistake and just got exhausted and stopped for a rest and some food but being hand fed she didn't know how to forage for food but she won't be flying again for at least another year but a beautiful bird