Pigeon Bulletin Board?

[biophiliac]

I want to get another 3-4 to keep her company. He said if I can get them about 3 month old would be best. I need to speak to the RPRA on Monday and find a local club so I can find a breeder. It would be nice to have some from where Boomer came from but I didn't want to push my luck!

Did you know the Queen keeps racing pigeons? Tell this to your wife!

 

[CCUK]

Did you know the Queen keeps racing pigeons? Tell this to your wife!

I do now! I wonder if they released any at the royal wedding today?!

 

[biophiliac]

I do now! I wonder if they released any at the royal wedding today?!

Pigeons make people happy.

 

[biophiliac]

Always something new with pigeons. Today was my first time hand-feeding a baby, 12 days old. I think I managed to fill him up on thawed froz. peas and he's happy for now while I think what else to do.

Since yesterday I noticed his 2 moms were not hanging in the box with him but rather in another previously unoccupied nest box. With an empty crop at 10 this morning I decided I had to do something now. I figured the peas will provide hydration as well as nutrition for the moment. He perked up quite a bit after feeding.

2nd concern - he is vulnerable to attack by another bird when he is by himself...I wonder if I should just bring him inside.
Help me with any thoughts, advice or experience. thanks.
edit - @Hokum Coco Ron, what do you think?

 

[cavemanrich]

You may have to keep feeding until starts to eat on his own.
12 days is pretty young, and I'm wondering why the mom abandoned him??? Maybe you can block off the nesting area where she moved to and she will return to JR. Usually the mom leaves on about day 20 and dad takes over the feeding chores. Mom starts a new clutch of eggs.
You can feed chick starter feed in paste form to liquid form. Lil one does not drink on his own yet, so the need for feed to be wet. Chick starter is pretty complete nutrition. Easy to make into bottle fed/syringe fed mixture.
Wishing ALL to work out for you,,,

 

[biophiliac]

You may have to keep feeding until starts to eat on his own.
12 days is pretty young, and I'm wondering why the mom abandoned him??? Maybe you can block off the nesting area where she moved to and she will return to JR. Usually the mom leaves on about day 20 and dad takes over the feeding chores. Mom starts a new clutch of eggs.
You can feed chick starter feed in paste form to liquid form. Lil one does not drink on his own yet, so the need for feed to be wet. Chick starter is pretty complete nutrition. Easy to make into bottle fed/syringe fed mixture.
Wishing ALL to work out for you,,,

Both his moms are neglecting him. I moved him with his bowl to their new box and they just looked at me like 'this is not what we had in mind when we moved' LOL So I took him back to his original box. and fed him.

 

[CCUK]

Always something new with pigeons. Today was my first time hand-feeding a baby, 12 days old. I think I managed to fill him up on thawed froz. peas and he's happy for now while I think what else to do.

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Since yesterday I noticed his 2 moms were not hanging in the box with him but rather in another previously unoccupied nest box. With an empty crop at 10 this morning I decided I had to do something now. I figured the peas will provide hydration as well as nutrition for the moment. He perked up quite a bit after feeding.

2nd concern - he is vulnerable to attack by another bird when he is by himself...I wonder if I should just bring him inside.
Help me with any thoughts, advice or experience. thanks.

Two moms!

 

[biophiliac]

Two moms!

Yep, there were 3 eggs in the nest. I think I described all that in the Bad Parenting thread.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bad-parents.1240612/page-2#post-19940013

 

[biophiliac]

I think when the first babies were this age I noticed some whole corn kernels in thier crops . I wonder if I could include at least some small seeds in a chicken pellet slurry to feed him?

 

[cavemanrich]

Soak the seeds FIRST to soften.