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I am certain its a male female pair, we've removed the sandbath and are waiting until we give them a larger area before adding in a water bath (plus they are inside and that could prove to be a mess for our floors right now!)
Is my pigeon cage set up properly? :(
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This is the way pigeons raise their young..
Both parents feed/nurse their young. At about day 20, female starts laying eggs and sitting in nest again. Male (Daddy) keeps feeding young ones until weaned.
At about 1 month,(most)pigeons are not really totally grown, but large as adults and can fly.
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I have read into them as they hatch, grow and fledge but I had no idea that the momma will make another nest and lay more eggs, thats crazy.
jesussaves01
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- Apr 11, 2017
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Does anybody on here know how and when to wean a pigeon? I have had this wood pigeon Since April 3, and I've been feeding it Kaytee Exact Hand Feeding Baby Bird Solution. He's been fed this ever since we had him and I'm up to about 60mL of solution per day. However, I have some problems. He is starting to learn how to fly, and that means he is going to soon have to eat and drink on his own. However, he doesn't like water, refuses to drink it from the syringe that I've been feeding him with, and has trouble eating the bird seed that I am giving him. The bird seed I'm trying to feed him now is pictured below. He picks at it but isn't able to eat much of it. Does anybody have any advice? I heard off of YouTube from a man who breeds pidgeons that a good time to start the weaning process is when the feathers under the wings of the pigeon are fully developed. Right now, he has more than he did before, but there is still skin showing.
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IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A NEW PIGEON, and not one of your babies born to your rollers. Is that correct? If that is so, than it is normal for pigeon to develop slowly. Was not fed the very rich feed that crop milk from pigeons contain. After the crop milk depletes in a mama pigeon, the baby is fed regurgitated seeds. These seeds are softened with pigeons saliva. The seed mixture in picture is a good blend of seeds but intended for a grown bird. The seeds are hard. Try giving a mix of small seeds and provide a water dish for water at will. It would also be a good idea to have some grit available. Pigeon will pick it up at random on their own. You can also try offering chicken starter crumbles. No grit needed to digest those. Remember that a hand fed pigeons fed by humans will develop slower than one raised by parents. Keep doing what you are doing, meaning trying your best, and eventually lil guy will be adult.
jesussaves01
In the Brooder
- Apr 11, 2017
- 6
- 1
- 13
IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A NEW PIGEON, and not one of your babies born to your rollers. Is that correct? If that is so, than it is normal for pigeon to develop slowly. Was not fed the very rich feed that crop milk from pigeons contain. After the crop milk depletes in a mama pigeon, the baby is fed regurgitated seeds. These seeds are softened with pigeons saliva. The seed mixture in picture is a good blend of seeds but intended for a grown bird. The seeds are hard. Try giving a mix of small seeds and provide a water dish for water at will. It would also be a good idea to have some grit available. Pigeon will pick it up at random on their own. You can also try offering chicken starter crumbles. No grit needed to digest those. Remember that a hand fed pigeons fed by humans will develop slower than one raised by parents. Keep doing what you are doing, meaning trying your best, and eventually lil guy will be adult.
Awesome! Thank you very much for helping me out.
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