New to Your Home · Birds
Pet Pigeons and Doves
Indoor Care, Flight Suits, and Gentle Companionship
The quiet bird that follows you around like a puppy. 10 lessons on diamond and ringneck doves versus domestic pigeons, flat perches and ground-level housing, the whole-grain diet with grit and oyster shell, pigeon pants and flight suits for a free-roaming house bird, their gentle temperament, courtship and dummy eggs, shallow wading baths, managing pigeon bloom and air quality, canker, PMV and the 30-day quarantine, and safe outdoor time on a harness.
About this course
Pigeons and doves are the most underrated pets I know, and this course is for the person who just brought one home or is thinking about it. Lesson 1 sorts out who you have: a small, skittish diamond or ringneck dove that would rather be watched than held, or a domestic pigeon that bonds like a dog. Lesson 2 fixes the housing most people get wrong, because these are flat-footed ground birds that need shelves and ledges, not round dowels. Lesson 3 is the whole-grain diet with granite grit and oyster shell, and Lesson 4 is pigeon pants and flight suits, the gear that lets a pigeon live loose in your home without ruining the couch. Lesson 5 explains why a soft-beaked, lap-sitting pigeon is such a calm companion. Lesson 6 walks through the bow-coo courtship, the two-egg clutch and swapping in dummy eggs. Lesson 7 is bath time in a shallow basin, Lesson 8 handles pigeon bloom and the air filter you will want, and Lesson 9 covers canker, PMV and the 30-day quarantine every new bird gets. Lesson 10 closes with safe outdoor time on a fitted harness instead of free flight.
What you'll learn
- Doves versus domestic pigeons, and flat shelves and ledges that keep ground-bird feet healthy
- The whole-grain diet with granite grit and oyster shell, and introducing pigeon pants gradually
- Why a soft-beaked pigeon makes a calm lap companion for apartments and quiet homes
- Reading bow-coo courtship, and swapping a two-egg clutch for dummy eggs through the 18-day sit
- Shallow wading baths, air drying, and managing pigeon bloom with a True HEPA filter
- Spotting canker and PMV, running a 30-day quarantine, and harness-only outdoor excursions
Who this is for
People who rescued a feral or lost racing pigeon and want to keep it well; apartment dwellers who want a bird that does not scream or chew; and dove owners who are tired of guessing why their bird's feet are sore.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons