Eggs are hatching!

[Thepigeonguy]

so I went to feed my pigeons and one of the eggs is hatching! I’m really excited because I haven’t gotten any babies from these birds yet. The other egg probably won’t hatch as I believe it’s day 20 for it bus still hoping . Normally I wouldn’t want winter babies but we had a really warm, snow melting streak... and the birds got busy. Then it got cold again so I thought well they can try...
here’s the baby

 

[Thepigeonguy]

Btw I did not mean to attach those files. And those are turkish takla, of the mardin variety. So super rare and expensive. Which means not a ton of information about them.

 

[Hokum Coco]

The other egg probably won’t hatch

I am happy for you backyard buddy. Do not loose hope yet on the other egg I have had eggs hatch as late as day 23.

 

[biophiliac]

Btw I did not mean to attach those files. And those are turkish takla, of the mardin variety. So super rare and expensive. Which means not a ton of information about them.

Wow! So I looked up your mardin turkish takla ... those are some incredible acrobats. Especially the 'helicopter' maneuver !

https://9tube.me/watch?v=vdr3201tH6g

There is quite a bit on the turkish takla, less about the mardin variety specifically.

 

[biophiliac]

Btw I did not mean to attach those files. And those are turkish takla, of the mardin variety. So super rare and expensive. Which means not a ton of information about them.

What breed are the parents of the baby?

 

[Thepigeonguy]

Turkish takla. And I’m really excited to fly the babie(s) because I’m do NOT want to lose the parents. Thanks for the encouragement hokum coco, I’m hoping the cold might be a factor.

 

[Thepigeonguy]

Unfortunately, when I went to feed them this morning I found the 2nd egg rolled out of the nest. The really sad part is that the baby had been trying to hatch. I picked the egg open and found a fully developed( by which I mean helpless) baby. The fist is how I found it and second is after opening. If there are more than 2 pictures it was an accident.

 

[Hokum Coco]

I found the 2nd egg rolled out of the nest.

Now you know why pigeon fanciers use nest bowls. In my case I use this 10" dog bowl I can pick up at the Dollar Store.

 

[Thepigeonguy]

Yeah I will get some of those... the thing is I was not expecting eggs at all and didn’t want to move them. 1 question, does providing a nest bowl encourage adult birds to lay? And if it does you probably remove them in the winter? Thanks for the advice, beating myself up about not thinking of that. I’m the positive side though, it’s warming up considerably here so that’s nice for the squab( is that a meat bird only term? Cause I’m not eating this one)

 

[Hokum Coco]

does providing a nest bowl encourage adult birds to lay?

I do not know the answer to that question. Some times the parents will lay outside the bowl. I always put the eggs inside the bowl. It gives the best results.