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Wendy (formerly Wendell)
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UPDATE: Turns out Wendell is a Wendy and she is available with her mate, Johnny Pijj, at Andy's Pet Shop. Hello there. I'm Wendell and they tell me I'm quite a clever pigeon. You see, I was kept standing on a wire-bottom cage for so long that my feet became cut and infected. Well, my person wasn't helping me so I had to set off on my own and I went to the Bay Area Bird Hospital and introduced myself. They were a little surprised because I guess birds don't usually arrive unaccompanied but what choice did I have? Luckily they kindly fit me into their schedule and have been caring for me ever since. My condition, called "bumble foot" has been treated and is almost healed. Now I need a new home. One with proper flooring for a pigeon- that bumble foot hurt! So, if you'd like to make friends with a smart, independent king pigeon named Wendell, that's me! Here's what Wendell's friends at the Bay Area Bird Hospital say about him- "He's SUCH a wonderful, inquisitive, and social bird. He loves talking with us, and walking around the hospital. I just really want him to have the best home ever, where he will get lots of attention. :) Also, his feet are healing well and he should need minimal follow-up, which the hospital will cover." And here's an update from the staff at BABH: "Wendell is doing well, just got his last bandage off today & although his left foot isn't as perfect looking as his right, he doesn't appear to be in any pain & is walking just fine! we generally seem to feel he's a male, simply because of his bass-y cooing & general demeanor, but we're not exactly 'king pigeon' experts (yet) :) We all seem to feel he's got excellent pet potential ~ he's VERY curious about the goings-on in the hospital, loves to sneak out & spy on us all, & when he's spotted & 'caught in the act' he struts his little feathered patoot full speed back to his 'roosting' box in our staff lounge. He's still a little shy of hands, but has come a loooong way in terms of trusting us & lets us pick him up without the wing-slap or beak attack now. With just a little more time, patience & gentle interaction, I have no doubt he might not mind hands at all & even seek them out one day. He's actually quite 'box-trained' in general ~ we gave him a nice box open in the front, with a blanket draped over one side for pigeon-privacy ~ when it's time to go to his night-time cage, we 'herd' him into his box (currently on the staff lounge floor) & he sits in there contentedly while we carry him to his shor-line, cooing all the while. He's quite content in his box & will return there often, kind of like his 'safe-base' where all is well & he can relax. Something akin to a dog who is crate-trained! His biggest charm by far (aside from his hide-n-seek games) is his love of conversation! He looooves to be cooed to & coos in return ~ although we can't quite decipher all his pigeon-speak yet, he is most definitely forming actual pigeon sentences with different inflections & tones... it's quite amazing what a language he has! i never knew! We're so used to Psittacines around here that he's been a great guru in terms of teaching us the Way of Pigeon. all that aside, he definitely loves company in many forms ~ and is curious about most critters that walk through our hospital doors, so i think he might possibly be content in an aviary setting as well... BUT he's got so much pet potential, i know we'd all love to see him in that type of setting moreso ~ he loves to explore & wander, and would probably be quite entertaining in an indoor house environment (pigeon-pants anyone?!) :) He is definitely a pigeon who needs at least *some* "out-time" daily to be completely happy in life ~ whether that's in a large aviary with other pigeons, or in a room of his own with some 'house-exploration' time every day. I would definitely avoid any type of wire cage bottom for him though so as not to exacerbate his foot issues any further in the future." Please visit www.RescueReport.org for more info or contact Elizabeth at AdoptKings@gmail.com
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