Bird flu / avian flu is an infectious type of influenza that spreads among birds. It does not discriminate between bird species so pigeons can certainly catch it. As well as being...
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Coccidiosis is a fairly common illness in pigeons. It affects the intestines. It is present in most pigeons, but they’ve adapted and have developed an immunity to it. That means that...
How to Recognise a Sick Pigeon – 10 Symptoms To Watch Out For
As a pigeon breeder/owner you become very familiar with your pigeons and their behavior but would you know if one became sick? Would you recognize the signs and know what action to...
The pigeon uses its beak to eat, probe for food, preen, feed its young, courtship and fight. Construction of a Pigeon Beak Beak or bill? In any bird, the bill is the entire mouth structure, and...
Sour crop is a condition suffered by many species of birds including chickens, parrots and pigeons. It is an infection in the crop and as It is a disruption to the digestive process of the bird,...
The cere is a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird through which the nostrils open. It is a defining characteristic that forms one of the criteria in show...