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White Ring Neck Dove and White Homing Pigeon Rescue |
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Occasionally you may find a white ring neck dove or white homing pigeon in need of help. We are here to help.
Some families use white ring neck doves to release at weddings or funerals to save money. White ring neck doves weigh about 1/4 of a pound. They do not have a homing instinct and cannot find their way home. When they are released outdoors they do not know what to do. They cannot fly well. They may starve, fall pray to hawks, cats, or be hit by cars. Therefore, white ring neck doves should not be released outdoors.
White homing pigeons are much bigger and stronger. They weight about one pound. Their wing span is about two feet from wingtip to wingtip. You can easily hold a ring neck dove in one hand, but you need two hands to hold a white homing pigeon.
White homing pigeons have a homing instinct and can be trained to return home. Occasionally, however, a young pigeon in training may get lost.
If you find a white ringneck dove or white homing pigeon in need of your help, please do the following:
1) Put it in a box with holes or cage away from cats and dogs. Give clean water and seeds from the nearest petshop or bird shop.
2) If it has a bird band, try to trace its owner in the Internet. Search under "pigeon bird bands".
3) Nurse the bird back to health and, if it is a white homing pigeon, release it so that it can find its way home to its owner and family.
4) If you decide not to keep the dove or pigeon, try to place it with relatives and friends near you.
5) If you have a large number of birds, try to parcel them out to friends, relatives, bird shops or pet shops, and humane societies. Be ready to offer a cash gift for the care of the birds to businesses and humane societies as an incentive for them to take the birds.
May the Lord bless all your good deeds!
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