Pigeon with a broken wing

[john_p]

OH has picked up a pigeon off the road which appaently has a broken wing

It's now apparently in a cardboard box in her office, lol

Pigeon pie definitely not on the menu. Where can she take it, local vet?

We're about 20 miles from Tiggywinkles but that's a bit far

[Rouleur]

I'm a bit late I know, but a vet would just put it down...

[Jasandjules]

Local animal rescue centre - that's where we take all our acquired rabbits/pigeons/hedgehogs....

[Longwool]

I'm sorry you wont like this but it is a Pigeon! Best thing would have been put it out of its misery when you picked it up.

[MKnight702]

Don't bother to pluck & dress it. Just lie on its back, pince the skin and insert a knife, then peel back the skin to expose the breast. Using a sharp knife slice down parallel with the brest bone and slice off one breast joint then the other. Takes a couple of minutes.

Then fry in a little butter, salt and pepper. YUMM..

(Probably not what you wanted to hear, but it's by far the best thing to do)

[-Pete-]

Can you get together with this guy?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Seriously, Pigeon are legally considered vermin, and the kindest thing to do is hit it over the head with a spade. It can't be 'repaired', so to speak. Or throw it out into a field and let the foxes do it for you.

[Pothole]

job half done, watch from 4.10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-6YVuw-PcA

[Willy Nilly]

wood pigeon or ferral, they are vermin. Wring its fking neck

[racing green]

Definately put it back outside and let nature take its course. Pigeons are not endangered and this will provide a meal for another of natures creatures. Don't let sentiment get in the way, there are thousands more where they came from!

[pacman1]

OP, I have a very nice pastry recipe I could post, should you consider a pie.

[AshBaldry]

Dear god.......what is the world coming to!

[-Pete-]

AshBaldry said:

Dear god.......what is the world coming to!

Why, what would you do with an injured Pigeon?

[Willy Nilly]

2 blokes at work shot over 1000 last summer. They still nailed the peas. I have heard of over 4000 being "dealt with" last summer on one farm

[okgo]

-Pete- said:

hy, what would you do with an injured Pigeon?

Hit it with a big enough something and hurled it to the side of the road like I've done to many pigeon, fox, anything else that is suffering and only going to die slower.

Women, they're all wimps.

[thinfourth2]

Have wife would be the same no way would she let me talk about pigeon pie


She knows they are far nice flash fried with a nice salad

[pacman1]

OP, we need an update!

[john_p]

pacman1 said:

OP, we need an update!

OH bought it home from work in a box, it wasn't looking too hurt apart from a slightly swollen beak and unwillingness to fly anywhere, so off we trekked to Tiggywinkles where pigeon-thing was taken in by a bored student type who probably knocked it on the head as soon as we'd gone.

Made OH buy dinner on the way back as punishment

[pacman1]

john_p said:

pacman1 said:

OP, we need an update!

OH bought it home from work in a box, it wasn't looking too hurt apart from a slightly swollen beak and unwillingness to fly anywhere, so off we trekked to Tiggywinkles where pigeon-thing was taken in by a bored student type who probably knocked it on the head as soon as we'd gone.

Made OH buy dinner on the way back as punishment

A result then!

[Scraggles]

if squeamish, leave in box, drive over box with car a couple of times, found they have a loud pop sound when they die...

pigeons are known as flying rats for a reason

[john_p]

I'm not a fluffy bunny brigader by any means, but I wouldn't kill something just because I didn't like it. Live and let live.

also it's more food for the Red Kites eventually