I've handled mine from day one, just for a little bit each day. but only really had it out for an hour or two (to hang out with me) once it was about 16 days old :)
My little Peany-Baneener is getting big, on day 9 or so and so far he's all white! Does anyone here know ANYTHING about pigeon colours? I though the mom might be an ashred or something but she has black/dark brown flecks in her neck. Besides her neck she is pretty much all white (minus a few...
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on his nose then Lol, He's already quadrupled his size! It's also an excuse for me to harass this baby everyday and cuddle him, hopefully he'll be hand tame by the time he's an adult and I can use him for showmanship ;)
He's getting so big! I'm taking a picture every day so I can do a comparison in a month ;)
Does anyone who raises blues or blue spreads know when their beak starts to darken? He's about 4 days old and its still pink so I'm crossing my fingers that it'll stay pink or reddish brown for an almond LOL
Birmingham Roller Family!
Mimzy is the white one, she's the momma and an almond, or what I call an almond necked white.
Zach is the blue one, he's the daddy and a blue spread "with white primaries" and some white on his ankles.
The babies name is "Peany Baneener" as in Peanutbutter Banana and...
The baby hatched exactly on time! The other egg didn't develop (or quite VERY early so we took it away) but the one baby is very tiny! The momma has been doing a wonderful job of sitting on it and is so happy! She actually let me pick up the baby for a few pictures, I'll find and post them later...
Everyone else I know calls them ugly but for some reason I just look at them and my heart melts! Not sure what it is but I just love these little naked babies!!
I'm hoping to get them to lay me some eggs to also get some adorable babies like yours!! <3 They're so precious :D I am hoping for an almond and a black baby out of them! :)