Why have all the pigeons at paddington station got deformed feet?

Question

I have noticed a couple of times that the pigeons all have deformed feet. A couple have stumps and a few others have swollen and bleeding feet...

Answer 1

I always thougt it was because they got thier feet trapped in wire or something or got attacked.

But I guess not.

Answer 2

you should see heathrow pigeons corr one of them had a club foot

Answer 3

maybe they got fried trying to roost on the live wires or steped on a live rail ?

Answer 4

the council put lime on buildings to rot there feet so they cant stand or walk. so they have to fly till thy die or starve to death poor buggers

Answer 5

It's the same in most big cities.  But I have to agree about the pest control people putting out lime.  I had heard that before.

Also, some of them may have birth defects caused by pollution.

Answer 6

A large number of city pigeons have deformed feet.  Probably due to infections?

Answer 7

in memory of mark speight