FAQs

ABOUT PALOMACY

What Is Palomacy?

Who Is Palomacy? Contact Info & More

RESCUE BASICS FOR NEWBIES

What’s the Difference Between Pigeons & Doves?

What to Do (& Not Do) If You Find a Pigeon or Dove

How to Catch a Pigeon (or Dove) in Need of Rescue

Pigeons & Doves Are Not HPAI/Avian Influena Carriers

Do Pigeons Transmit Diseases to People?

Pigeons Don’t Pose Health Hazards

How Do I Hold a Pigeon? (video)

What Does a Leg Band on a Pigeon Mean?

How to Care for a Rescued Pet Pigeon (for Newbies)

How to Welcome a Pigeon Into Your Life

What Is My Pigeon Doing? (video)

CARING FOR PIGEONS & DOVES

How to Welcome Pigeons or Doves into Your Life

How to Build an Aviary for Pigeons or Doves

Why It Is Too Dangerous for Pet Pigeons to Free Fly

Escape! Read This Before an Escape Happens

1o Tips for Finding Your Lost Pigeon

“But I Have Cats” Cats & Dogs & Birds, Oh My!

How to Choose a Cage for Pigeons or Doves

How to Feed Pigeons & Doves

Eggs & Feggs: Hatch Prevention

How to Replace Real Eggs with Fakes to Prevent Breeding (with video)

What are Pigeon Pants and Where Can I Get Some?

The Importance of UV Lighting for Companion Birds

pHarmony: Match Making for Pigeons (& Doves)

DNA Sexing for Birds

What Is Underemployed Pigeon Syndrome?

How to DIY Make a Safe, Easy Aviary

What to Do If You Can’t Keep Your Birds

Some Pigeon & Dove-Friendly Rescues

Why “Dove Releases” Are Cruel

The Truth About “Dove Releases”

Why You Shouldn’t “Release Doves” at Ceremonies

What’s Pigeon Racing?

What Are King Pigeons & Why Do They Need to be Rescued?

What’s Wrong with Roller Pigeons? (Violet’s Journey)

Do Pigeons Grieve? Shimmy & Dallas: A Pigeon Love Story

Racing Pigeon Hanging Around- What Should I Do?

How Do Pigeons’ Feet Get Injured?

I Live Outside the Bay Area- Can I Still Adopt?

Can Pigeons Live With Chickens? Can Doves Live with Pigeons?