One of my homing pigeon boys is unwell and I need to catch him to put him in a hospital cage and take him to the vet..
I don't have a net. He is tame, will come up to you about 5 cms away but will not let me touch him. I guess I could wait until night and try just grab him when he can't see me and is reluctant to fly, but if I miss he'll fly and I don't want him flying around in the dark because he'll hurt himself. He's sick enough to need to be caught, but he is still very strong, pretty much like catching a perfectly healthy bird. Any ideas?
I don't have a net. He is tame, will come up to you about 5 cms away but will not let me touch him. I guess I could wait until night and try just grab him when he can't see me and is reluctant to fly, but if I miss he'll fly and I don't want him flying around in the dark because he'll hurt himself. He's sick enough to need to be caught, but he is still very strong, pretty much like catching a perfectly healthy bird. Any ideas?