Hi there, I have a pair on eggs right now, the egg is scheduled to hatch either today or tomorrow. Today I checked on the egg to see if any hatching had happened yet. I usually do not touch the egg, but today I grabbed it and brought it forward a couple inches to get a better look. I was trying...
Hi there, today I candled one of my eggs that is currently on day 13. I try to avoid candling as I'm worried about overhandling the egg. We had some snow and low temperatures last night so I wanted to check if it had survived. It has veins and an embryo that's about 3/4 inch long I'd say. It...
Hi there, I have a pair of mated pigeons. The female has been laying a clutch every two weeks and they are both very good egg parents, sitting on the eggs constantly. I was hoping for some squabs but none so far after about 4 clutches. No signs of fertilization or any embryos either from what...
Hi there, I have 4 pigeons. All 4 were rescues that were found in the streets. We converted an old chicken coop into a pigeon loft for them. One is a valencian figurata pigeon, one is a German owl pigeon and one is a wedding release pigeon. The last one is a feral pigeon that was injured as a...
Hi there, last Sunday (Nov 10th) my Valencia figurata hen laid her first egg. The father is a German owl. She laid her second egg on Tuesday (Nov 12th.) Both eggs were very nicely formed and strong, which I was very happy about because she is a young hen and I was worried about her becoming egg...