I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.
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I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.How do I look after him for the night? I've put him in a box with a towel and given him some water in a clear bowl and some wholemeal bread. Not sure what else to do with him. Is this sufficient until the royal pigeon racing assocation (I reported him on their website) get back to me and find his owner? Is it a problem he hasn't eaten or drank anything since he came in a few hours ago? Anything I should look out for?
All the vets round here are closed and I'm not sure what else to do.
Anyone know anything about birds/pigeons?
Thanks
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.Yeah I might pop to the pet store tomorrow and pick up some proper bird food...(Original post by irina793)
I'm sorry, i have no idea, I just wanted to say: THAT"S SOOO COOL!!! ^^ you should try giving it some seeds I think.. -
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.If you want to blow up the bird's stomach, then sure. I don't think that's what the OP wants. There's a reason that confetti is thrown at weddings instead of rice in these modern times.(Original post by sapatel96)
if you have popcorn or rice around your house, that could work if you dont have seeds
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.This is actually a common myth (spread even more due to old episode of the Simpsons), that is wrong, cooked rice is fine for all birds (with no added salt) and uncooked rice is good for some species(Original post by Flyteryder)
If you want to blow up the bird's stomach, then sure. I don't think that's what the OP wants. There's a reason that confetti is thrown at weddings instead of rice in these modern times.
here's some factual info for you, and the OP
http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpin...ood/index.aspx
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.Pigeon Pudding -A Hearty Winter Dish! By Hammergun
This is very similar to Steak and Kidney Pudding.
Pastry Ingredients
6 oz suet, finely grated / chopped
1 lb flour
Good pinch salt
Water
Method: I prefer to use fresh suet from my butcher as it has the best taste. You can always grate lots of fresh suet in one go and freeze it for another day. (use Atora instead if you are too lazy). If using fresh suet, remove all sinews and grate finely. Mix suet with the flour and salt, then mix in enough water to make a suitable pastry dough. Roll out to about ¼ inch thick.
Pudding Ingredients
1 lb rump steak, diced (or another diced pigeon)
Three or four pigeons, diced and de-boned
Yolks of four hard boiled eggs
1 oz butter
Small onion, very finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed (optional)
1 cupful of rich gravy
Worcestershire Sauce to taste
Salt and Pepper
Herbs (optional)
Mushrooms (optional)
Method: Fry the onion in some butter until soft. Line a large pudding basin with the suet pastry. In a separate bowl, mix the non-meat ingredients and onion together, then stir in the meat.
Put these into the pudding bowl, then put a layer of the suet pastry on top and seal round the edges so that the pastry is just below the top of the basin. Cut a piece of tin foil and place over the top of the basin, securing it tightly with string just below the basin lip.
Place in a large covered casserole containing water and put this all in the oven for 2 ½ hours. (Works best in an Aga). Serve with potatoes roasted in the rest of the suet.
Otherwise, place the basin in a pan of water and bring to the boil and cover. Cook for 2 ½ hours.
If you are fortunate enough to have a pressure cooker, you can instead put the covered pudding basin in your pressure cooker with two pints of water in the bottom and cook under full pressure for half an hour.
Note: if you have an Aga with a slow oven, you can put the basin straight into this and don't need to bother with the above cooking methods
Thatll look after him for the night. Enjoy your dinner
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.(Original post by A Mysterious Lord)
Maybe it was just making a pit stop.
A Penelope Pitstop?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLSIU9BG41U
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.LOOOL I know someone who threw rice because confetti 'wasn't biodegradable'(Original post by Flyteryder)
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.Rice (providing there's no copious amounts of salt in it) is perfectly fine, see my earlier post on this myth(Original post by TheHansa)
LOOOL I know someone who threw rice because confetti 'wasn't biodegradable'
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Re: I found a racing pigeon sleeping in my living room.I'd love to see that too!!!!!!!!!!(Original post by plimsolls)
aw. can we have a pic?
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