Pigeon Talk

[biophiliac]

I’ve gotten both of them to take some liquid from a syringe. All my plans for today have now turned to getting these 2 back to full strength. Brick is doing great. Brewer has take a few nibbles too
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Good luck dear! Are their crops empty? They look quite flat? I wonder if some thawed, warm peas would get some quick nutrition in them? I have the peas soaking in warm water so they are nice and wet on the outside as I place the pea in the back of the mouth and close beak. That's just for extra hydration.

 

[WVduckchick]

Good luck dear! Are their crops empty? They look quite flat? I wonder if some thawed, warm peas would get some quick nutrition in them? I have the peas soaking in warm water so they are nice and wet on the outside as I place the pea in the back of the mouth and close beak. That's just for extra hydration.

I do have some peas,so I’ll give it a try

 

[CCUK]

Ok I need advice.

One of Trip/Rocky’s babies died in the night. We got below freezing and Trip wasn’t sleeping on them the past couple nights. The bigger one survived. I have her inside now. About to see if she will take something from a syringe.
I dissolved a bit of feed, I don’t know if they are even eating on their own yet. I have some parakeet feed, chicken feed, but no KayTee baby bird feed. I can get some later, but at 2 weeks old, how much solid should they be eating now? Or still depending on momma milk?

Noooo....

You know the saying “they aren’t dead until they are warm and dead”?? Well it’s a fact.
I just typed that last post, my hubby was holding the one squeaker, keeping it warm, I had laid the “dead” one in a brooder box under a heat lamp. Walked in there to check again, and I’ll be damned, it’s eyes were open!
He is holding them both, they are warming up. Took a little warm feed-water, and was pecking at hubby’s ring, so I put a few seeds in sight.
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Yessss... That is brilliant. A call too close for comfort.

Here they are!

The Runt has been named John Cena

12 is still working on names for his two.

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You either have a real small nephew or that pigeon is MASSIVE! There is definitely an irony about calling it a runt! It looks like they made some nice choices!

I’ve gotten both of them to take some liquid from a syringe. All my plans for today have now turned to getting these 2 back to full strength. Brick is doing great. Brewer has take a few nibbles too
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They look great. You're doing a good job. If you can keep them in with the parents somehow I'm sure they will be fine. If you keep them in and hand feed them you have a pair of olives!

 

[memphis]

Beautiful pigeons....those boys look very proud of their birds! Cute kids! I agree, "runt" is a bit of a tank!!

 

[CacklingRanch]

@WVduckchick they look much better now that they're warm.

The boys are tearing apart an old coop that a tree fell on back during the Hurricane. They're going to use that wood on their lofts.

6 is small but he's no tiny thing. That Runt is about the size of a true sized Leghorn but with more meat on his bones.

 

[WVduckchick]

@WVduckchick they look much better now that they're warm.

The boys are tearing apart an old coop that a tree fell on back during the Hurricane. They're going to use that wood on their lofts.

6 is small but he's no tiny thing. That Runt is about the size of a true sized Leghorn but with more meat on his bones.

I used to breed lavender orpingtons, and always said the roosters were turkey-sized chickens. So I guess you have a chicken-sized Pigeon!

 

[WVduckchick]

I got 4 peas down each squeaker, and will keep working on them all day.

I also pulled the dead egg from under Clyde (he didn’t even object!) his baby is super tiny, omg!

Did an eggtopsy, and it kinda appears to have had a yolk sac infection. It’s more green than it should be, at least for chicks or ducks. @casportpony

Spoiler: Pigeon eggtopsy pics

 

[biophiliac]

got 4 peas down each squeaker

Good news. Not sure how many is enough for them, they are so small. For comparison, I would try for 30 peas but the squeak was at least 2x the weight of yours. I think its best what you did giving a few at first. If they stay down let the crop be your guide. After a couple of times they should be eagerly flapping their wings for more.

 

[CacklingRanch]

That's definitely some sort of infection.

 

[CacklingRanch]

With some guidance from me and sneaky photography from my mother we officially finished tearing apart the old coop. Lunch will be the reward. Depending how exhausted they are from that we may, or may not, begin working on the lofts.