Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

I have ducklings hatching!
Not sure how many yet.. momma isnt thrilled with me messin with em so I'll get a full count when she settles down..
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• They are adorable! And so many?

I got a SQUAB
View attachment 1699291 only one has hatched so far. A day early. The other won't be long hopefully!

I don't think it had been hatched long. I went in to give them some sunflower hearts and Beau came off and there it was!

I think of Boomer as the founder/ matriarch of your loft... so the first heir is born to the Boomer dynasty! Yay!

Is it possible to tube feed a pigeon like we do chickens?

Yes. I haven't done it though.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

• They are adorable! And so many?

I think of Boomer as the founder/ matriarch of your loft... so the first heir is born to the Boomer dynasty! Yay!


Yes. I haven't done it though.

Im still not sure exactly how many are there.. last count was 6..

Boomer Dynasty! Love that!

 

[CCUK]

• They are adorable! And so many?

I think of Boomer as the founder/ matriarch of your loft... so the first heir is born to the Boomer dynasty! Yay!


Yes. I haven't done it though.

I hoped I'd get some from him last year. He has paired with a nice hen, I'm not sure it would be an ideal racing pair but the babies, I'm hoping, will be nice friendly birds.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I hoped I'd get some from him last year. He has paired with a nice hen, I'm not sure it would be an ideal racing pair but the babies, I'm hoping, will be nice friendly birds.

 

[biophiliac]

Got my APA packet in the mail. Think I might be able to get a band on the newest babies? They are like 8 or 9 days old.
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Worth a try, the toe bones should still be soft or rubbery.

You still should be just about be able to do it. Put a little vaseline inside the ring and a little on its back toe. Be careful when you pull the back toe through as it will be tight and the claw will catch the ring.

Agree, I've seen a vid of an even older one banded. It takes a little time to work it over the 'knuckle' but once you can grab the back toe it is flexible enough to pull thru.

 

[biophiliac]

I hoped I'd get some from him last year. He has paired with a nice hen, I'm not sure it would be an ideal racing pair but the babies, I'm hoping, will be nice friendly birds.

Oops, I forgot - he's the patriarch. lol

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Oops, I forgot - he's the patriarch. lol

Me too..

 

[CCUK]

I still can't believe after all this time I thought he was a she!
Still, all well that ends well! I'm just glad I was wrong about Beau too!

 

[Qwerty3159]

She can't eat or drink by herself because she is so uncoordinated but I had been dipping her beak into water and she was sipping it and when I put corn in her mouth she swallowed it.
I'll have to try again tonight and hope she keeps it down.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

She can't eat or drink by herself because she is so uncoordinated but I had been dipping her beak into water and she was sipping it and when I put corn in her mouth she swallowed it.
I'll have to try again tonight and hope she keeps it down.