Pigeon Talk

[WVduckchick]

The egg that I rescued hatched this morning! The other was trying, I had to help, the hen (Brick) had pecked it open (maybe she opened the first one too?) and the membrane was stuck down one side of the squab. I peeled it loose, then saw a little navel blood. But later I checked, and it seemed fine, sitting upright under momma. So we’ll see!
And I also noticed, Bugsy has laid another egg!

** Edit, the maid (me) will be doing housecleaning soon. **

 

[memphis]

Awww...so cute! Congrats to Brick!

 

[memphis]

Serin....I need an Olive fix! What has she been doing??

 

[tacothechicken]

Suspected this may happen but the remaining chicke who's a full day older hit it's growth spurt and out competed the 2nd remaining chick and Soup and Wallace chose to obviously feed the larger baby. So now I'm hand feeding the younger and then we're in the midst of moving so now cages needed to be moved and S&W are anxious about having to get back on the nest after they got moved out twice today and again 2 more times tommorow! Hoping they sit back on the baby, I seperated Wallace earlier in a carrier so he could brood/feed the baby in the warm house today without taking up space. Hopefully I can rear the runt and they'll keep the fatty although I did suspect having 3 chicks suddenly when they'd only hatched a single chick and not successfully raised it was probably gonna cause issue, but I let them try and now I know, hopefully post moving well finally be settled and the birds won't be as stressed as currently, we have alot of shit to get done in 3 weeks before a 3 day drive across country to our new place ☹ I'm already ready to die so I'm sure even the pigeons are stressed with all the havoc

 

[tacothechicken]

Wondering if maybe I can assign them nightshift with the runt and then do day feedings myself so I don't stress as much, I know they'll take the baby but it just loses the food competition due to their own chick now 3xs it's size. Luckily it got enough of a kick start from them that it'll happily fill it's crop on squab substitute so I don't think feeding will be an issue at least!

 

[tacothechicken]

Although I've noticed unlike the baby I hatched and started myself, this chick has yet to produce solid poop :/ just liquids it's around 12 hrs at least and the last baby pooped minutes post its first meal. Maybe cause it's been taking in proper crop milk so it uses it a up to grow? Don't know if maybe this is a biological issue, maybe why C&C didn't want it post hatch inspection :/

 

[biophiliac]

Suspected this may happen but the remaining chicke who's a full day older hit it's growth spurt and out competed the 2nd remaining chick and Soup and Wallace chose to obviously feed the larger baby. So now I'm hand feeding the younger and then we're in the midst of moving so now cages needed to be moved and S&W are anxious about having to get back on the nest after they got moved out twice today and again 2 more times tommorow! Hoping they sit back on the baby, I seperated Wallace earlier in a carrier so he could brood/feed the baby in the warm house today without taking up space. Hopefully I can rear the runt and they'll keep the fatty although I did suspect having 3 chicks suddenly when they'd only hatched a single chick and not successfully raised it was probably gonna cause issue, but I let them try and now I know, hopefully post moving well finally be settled and the birds won't be as stressed as currently, we have alot of shit to get done in 3 weeks before a 3 day drive across country to our new place ☹ I'm already ready to die so I'm sure even the pigeons are stressed with all the havoc

Don't worry so much for them. You've got this!

 

[biophiliac]

Wondering if maybe I can assign them nightshift with the runt and then do day feedings myself so I don't stress as much, I know they'll take the baby but it just loses the food competition due to their own chick now 3xs it's size. Luckily it got enough of a kick start from them that it'll happily fill it's crop on squab substitute so I don't think feeding will be an issue at least!

I have done this. Keeping the babies inside during the day for feeding and warmth, then letting the parents brood them overnite.

 

[biophiliac]

Warning! Completely off topic.
@Pyxis have you seen these??!
I was awestruck by this bird.

 

[sourland]

I have done this. Keeping the babies inside during the day for feeding and warmth, then letting the parents brood them overnite.

Another thing that works sometimes is to take the dominant squab inside during the day leaving the smaller to get fed, and then returning the larger in the afternoon . When I did this I would always feed about 20 minutes before reintroduction - that way the smaller squab generally had a full crop.