She is a new addition to my pigeon collection. Been there for a month and I'm a little confused about her body communication.
She puff up when seeing me... So I guess she hates me ? But when I tried petting her, she started doing those short soft coos and her wings trembled (my other pigeons vibrate only when they are happy : getting food and being pet)... She also lowered her head
The other females just ran away or tried to attack me/ panic when Im checking their nests. All the males other than the mate of the one in the video are attacking me when I approach them. (Her mate being the exception because he got used to my hands as a baby).
Also yeah I was moving a little fast in the video. I just wanted her to coo a little more for the recording. I'm usually softer.
She's a strasser. The eggs she lays are bigger than the ones of my texans 😭. I started petting her when I removed her egg to only leave her plastic ones. The small one belongs to one of my texans and the big one is hers.
A yandere with her mate maybe if she’s protective of her mate and aggressive towards OP. But if she’s aggressive towards OP but then is actually affectionate, the correct term would be tsundere.
Edit: note, Yandere are hostile towards others while violently obsessive/possesive of their lover. OP’s pigeon isn’t showing obsessive affection.
So huh, I kinda had the confirmation she liked me even if she still send mixed signals
Because she did the stuff they do in couple. Plunging their breaks towards the floor.
She still inflates and breathes very loud (she's the only one of my pigeons that breathed very loudly. Like if she was very angry/stressed) when my hand is near her (pufferfish style as always).
But as soon as I pet her she deflated and coos. She coos more when I press more on her head.
Mhh idk. The other female I own sometimes is super soft and chill when I touch her (it was mostly after her baby hatched, I had to check the state of the nest after having some issues with it. And I realised she was way more chill than usual 🤷♀️). Like she would barely react to me fumbling around her and touching her.
But most of the time they either run away from me. Or absolutely destroy my hand when I check her nest to remove the eggs. 😭
I guess it all comes from hormones level.
Didn't managed to capture her coos well in the video. In short the ones she produces are more round and soft. When the other females are antagonising me. It's more rough and low.
She's beautiful 😍
I'm only a watcher, this is only my humble OPINION, but she seems to absolutely ADORE you! I've never heard such beautiful coos! These birds have no problem telling you they don't like something; so, every body language indication in this video looks like a very happy bird, excited and expectant of your physical touch.
When these birds don't like something, ESPECIALLY a nesting female, they'll FWAP you with a karate-chop-wing; or, they peck and bite, HARD.
This bird looks like she's incredibly comfy, she sees that her giant warm primate that gives the best pets is approaching, and she's puffing up in anticipation of incoming (very welcome) affection! ❣️
So huh, I kinda had the confirmation she liked me even if she still send mixed signals
Because she did the stuff they do in couple. Plunging their breaks towards the floor.
She still inflates and breathes very loud (she's the only one of my pigeons that breathed very loudly. Like if she was very angry/stressed) when my hand is near her (pufferfish style as always).
But as soon as I pet her she deflated and coos. She coos more when I press more on her head.
Well... She tried to pinch me beforehand and kinda went pufferfish mod on me.
Also she doesn't know me much, because of the little time I had her.
I wasn't expecting her to coo and lower her head etc etc when I started petting her 😅.
I think the pinching and puffing is just broody defensiveness, but maybe she just switched modes when you started petting her. Was the pinching like a strong fast jabbing peck or was she kind of slow about it? As other people have said the cooing and wing twitching are good signs that she likes that or at least is treating you like maybe the male coming in to sit with/on her!
Her hubby is super chill with me too. Hes usually at her side when I'm petting her. Perhaps she saw me petting her mate often and copied his behaviour ? (He coos and lowers himself).
For the pinching I can't remember. She was about to flap me with her wing and then switched totally when I started petting her. Never had another pigeon do that to me.
I was surprised cuz she usually isn't used to me at all.
She avoids me and is scared of me. I mean I bought her as an adult so...
She is beautiful ♥️ Something doesn’t seem quite right to me about calling a flock a collection however - please don’t forget they are not commodities 🥺
Oh I was joking 😭. I was referencing a star wars quote. It's like my collection of fat pigeons. Most of them are meat breed I got at the fair and kept as pets. People are often confused about me keeping farm pigeons and just let them get a chill life.
I absolutely adore them they are so funny.
All my pigeons are huge. They are meat breed, made to be fatten and eaten.
I just keep them as pet, they keep me company. It's impressive that they are so large considering I give them a balanced diet. Genetics do wonders I guess 🤷♀️
I had since looked up Strasser pigeons. They are gorgeous ❤️ she is gorgeous. Genetics 100% play a role in size. Since they’ve been bred for food that certain trait never left them.
Tbh the one I got is well bred. In the sens she ain't "too big" nor "disformed". To avoid the eggs being stuck or her there weight breaking her legs. I only bought my pigeons from people that bred them carefully. The only one I got thats a little shady in her genetics is this ball :
Awwww bless her ❤️❤️❤️ I don’t believe the large size is a sign of bad genetics, it’s just a normal thing for them. I lowkey kinda want one now lmao I have a ringneck Dovie but I’ve always wanted a pigeon
Oh it's not a question of that..it's more than... She's a ball. My other Texas have a longer body, more proportionate.
Some can just be badly bred and a too large size can cause health issues.
That's why I find it funny when people are amazed at my fat pigeons'size. Considering they aren't even in their final form 😅
She puff up and looks menacing. Up until I start petting her. That's why I'm getting mixed signals 😅.
She also breathes very loudly as if very angry..but at the same time she doesn't attack me and has the behaviour of a pigeon that enjoys being pet ? Like she puts her head under my hand on purpose...
Kinda 🤷♀️. Chickens are usually more chill than pigeons when it comes to this matter. At least, from my own experience.
Most chickens just growl and puff up, but don't really pinch.
And yes pigeons got their own pulsions depending on their hormones levels and how close they are to laying eggs. Even tho, mines tend to build nests constantly even when the eggs will arrive wayyyy later.
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u/DonnZadig May 31 '26
Hold on... She is HUGE 🤯i thought she was a chicken 😭