Shpuntichka and Goosechka (original) (Uzbekistan) (2024) Painting by Elodie M. Richard

SEVEN

I also have seven other pigeons living with me – they cannot be released into the wild because they have PMV in remission. They were all rescued at different times during the winter of 2023-2024. When I picked them up from the street, they couldn't fly (they would take off, spin in circles, and fall down – their coordination was impaired), and they couldn't eat on their own – they couldn't peck at the seeds properly. So they all went through a period when I fed them until they could eat on their own.
Treatment, rest, food, and time did their job – now they are all independent pigeons: they can bathe, groom themselves, and eat on their own. But unfortunately, they still can't fly. Moreover, I can't release them because PMV symptoms can worsen with any stress, hunger, cold, etc. So now they are also my pets.
Since I live in a small apartment, I have made a dresser with compartments for them – it looks very much like a pigeon hotel:)

« Shpuntichka has gained a lot of weight with me and has become a real sweet bun. Moreover, she formed a pair with Goosechka, the second pigeon. They are the most loving pair I have ever seen – they are so tender with each other. At first, they didn’t quite understand what to do with the eggs that appeared.

But by the third time, they seemed to figure it out and started incubating them (I replace the eggs with fake ones because there are already so many pigeons outside that no one cares for, and I think it’s wrong to raise new birds under such conditions). I believe Goosechka is a girl and Shpuntichka is a boy. «

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