Tambong
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I have my Netherland dwarf/lionhead mix Churro for 6 years now. He's very happy and healthy. He has run of the house when supervised. But when we're out he's on the balcony. It's a large balcony with a 1 story hutch (ground floor and 1st floor)
He doesn't use it much because he prefers staying out and enjoy the view and smells of the neighbourhood. We leave the hutch open so he can go in and out whenever he pleases.
While this is great for some reason birds mainly pigeons and crows have taken notice for the past years. We have no idea how since I thought bird nostrils are so small and unlike mammals can't open or close their nostrils they would never smell his food. Or maybe they just say a rabbit living on the balcony and figured there must be food somewhere keeping him alive.
My mother discovered two eggs in the sleeping cabinet one hatched don't know if the other one needs more time. The chick looked quite big and well fed but had some wounds I suspect from a crow or a rat trying to attack it. I don't think Churro attacked the chick since he's never been aggressive only one time he swatted his paw at a few mice not leaving his bowl alone.
But since pigeons mature rather fast should we let nature run her course, leave them be and wait for them to move out ? Churro isn't really bothered as he prefers to sleep outside on the balcony anyway.
He doesn't use it much because he prefers staying out and enjoy the view and smells of the neighbourhood. We leave the hutch open so he can go in and out whenever he pleases.
While this is great for some reason birds mainly pigeons and crows have taken notice for the past years. We have no idea how since I thought bird nostrils are so small and unlike mammals can't open or close their nostrils they would never smell his food. Or maybe they just say a rabbit living on the balcony and figured there must be food somewhere keeping him alive.
My mother discovered two eggs in the sleeping cabinet one hatched don't know if the other one needs more time. The chick looked quite big and well fed but had some wounds I suspect from a crow or a rat trying to attack it. I don't think Churro attacked the chick since he's never been aggressive only one time he swatted his paw at a few mice not leaving his bowl alone.
But since pigeons mature rather fast should we let nature run her course, leave them be and wait for them to move out ? Churro isn't really bothered as he prefers to sleep outside on the balcony anyway.
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. Had a pigeon nest in the attic once.
