I just got some baby pigeons on my balcony? Can I touch them and/or the pigeon?

Answer 1

If the mother is caring for them properly and nothing is wrong then I would let them be and watch them from afar. Your presence could agitate the mother. I would only interfere if the mother stopped caring for the young, and even then I would contact a bird rescue group.

The whole touching the baby's and the mother abandoning due to smelling your scent is a myth. It seems this myth is passed on to kids to prevent them from meddling with baby birds, but it is a myth. Plenty of wild baby birds are handled by humans (wildlife biologists) for the purpose of banding them for tracking purposes.

However, I would let them be anyway as to not agitate the mother with your presence.

Answer 2

I wouldn't touch them. Pigeons, even though they may seem calm, are usually very protective. If you touch a baby pigeon, the mother bird may kill/neglect it since it has a different smell on it. The mother pigeon with probably peck you if you try to touch her.....

I;m not sure if this is for pigeons also, but this also is for other types of birds. Be careful, try not to disurb the nest. =]

Answer 3

If they are with their mom and she comes to feed them, leave them alone. You may just put something in the form of a nest for the pigeons to sit in.

Answer 4

No!!! If you mess with them the pigeon mother with peck at you very hard. but if you do and she doesn't know she wont abandon her babies because that's just a mith because birds don't have very good smell and they don't know the difference between a humans scent and a birds scent but its still not good to mess with them.

Answer 5

No, because the mother may disert her babies if she smells your scent on them. Let nature take it's course!!