New member with Pigeon questions.

[adrikeen]

Glad you joined our flock! Pull up a roost!!!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
@biophiliac can you offer some advice?

 

[biophiliac]

I rescued two pigeons from the school where I work. They both seem young, but both still have pinfeathers everywhere below the neck. I have had the for two and a half weeks and there has been no change. They eat and drink like there are no problems. My bird experience with chickens and others has been limited, but I never have seen pinfeathers stay with a bird this long. Does anyone have any ideas?

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
@biophiliac can you offer some advice?

Can you post a photo of them to get a better idea of their age? They may be too young to be feeding themselves entirely on their own. Until they are completely feathered I would be feeding them a mixture of chicken pellets mixed with water and ground up in a blender to the consistency of ketchup. You have to make a special device to feed so the bird can stick his beak in and suck down the mixture. ...

 

[biophiliac]

This bird about 12 days old was abandoned by his parents.

I had to feed him by hand for another 10days or so.

 

[biophiliac]

@mikeryan thank you for helping theses birds!

 

[mikeryan]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining the community!

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining the community!

is there anyway you could call me? 614-557-2

Can you post a photo of them to get a better idea of their age? They may be too young to be feeding themselves entirely on their own. Until they are completely feathered I would be feeding them a mixture of chicken pellets mixed with water and ground up in a blender to the consistency of ketchup. You have to make a special device to feed so the bird can stick his beak in and suck down the mixture. ...

thank you so much my wife will send me a photo later today I will post it then

 

[biophiliac]

is there anyway you could call me? 614-557-2

thank you so much my wife will send me a photo later today I will post it then

I will watch for it.

 

[mikeryan]

I will watch for it.

 

[mikeryan]

They both have looked like this for 2.5 weeks, should be out of pinfeathers by now I would think...

 

[biophiliac]

They both have looked like this for 2.5 weeks, should be out of pinfeathers by now I would think...

I agree they should be more developed by now. I suspect they are not getting enough nourishment...it takes a lot of protein to grow feathers.

@sourland @Hokum Coco -What do you think?