pigeons?? got newbie questions(BABY PIC!! pg 15)

[therealsilkiechick]

wow, i will have to look them up to learn about them they r just to beautiful to not explore. where r they native to and also for the Vulturine Guineafowl what is there native land also? do u have to have them imported or special permits to keep them? how on earth did u come to find them let alone to raise them? even if for nothing else i love to learn and birds r my passion so i look forward to learning lots more and searching info on them. email me if u'd like to share info on them and chat about ur animals sometime, would love to hear ur experiences with them.

u have incredible animals all the way around i was amazed looking at ut site and in

just wonderful like looking at a canvas, great photography with incredible stock!!! i was expecting fancy pigeons of some sort but not all that,lol i sat for some time last night looking at all the wonderful pics on ur site. it may not be finished but very well done.

i definately bet they r expensive,lol. would love to see more pics of ur pigeons and doves sometime. i have added ur site to my favorites pigeon folder when my husband is home after while from the hospital i will show him ur site as well. i look forward to seeing what his thoughts of ur site and animals is too. i thank u for shareing ur site and knowledge with all of us here.
mary

 

[Feathered Wings]

Silkie The diamonds with the eggs were already paired when i got them and i hope they go all the way this time.

The other pair are silver and i only have the 2 pair so no extra's to mate them up with. The DUH female has been that way since day one she don't fly down from the perch she falls off.
The male of the pair is always cooing and danceing and she just sits there like DUH so if they don't do something soon i'm going to sell them.

Like you i like my flock to run a certain way and i will give anybody walkin papers.

 

[Willjg]

Hey there,

I was just curious, how young will your pigeons breed? I have a baby Lahore that looks to be pairing off with one of my older Lahore males and I was wondering what the chances were... This young one is about 3 months old now...

Thanks,
Bill.

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[deerman]

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6 month old they are able to breed.Most breeders wait untill they are a year old.

 

[velo99]

Live Action Shot!

 

[Feathered Wings]

WOW!!

Spectacular Pic

 

[therealsilkiechick]

just wanted to update everyone!! the first 2 nests from the first 2 pairs that each had 2 eggs in all were duds and nothing developed. i cracked them all and they were the most adorable looking eggs!! they had the white spot but no rings around it so they were not fertile the bullseye was not complete. so i pitched all them.

the 08 pair has decided to lay again. they r the black female and almond male. these eggs r fertile and veining like crazy so i have 2 good eggs in their new nest!!!

i forgot to mark when she laid them but going by candleing i believe mabe about a week after christmas they should hatch out for them. i'm totally excited for them and can't wait to see the squeakers and meet them!!!

the red/white pair r for sure a pair, the boy is calling but i think they r to young to breed yet his call sounds funny compaired to the other males and he is not as big either. i think they r to young to mate yet.


the other pair the blue and dun bar girl r breeding again but no eggs yet. i'll keep u all posted and take pics when the sqeakers get here. just had to share and let u all know i'll be a new momma soon with baby piggies!!!!

 

[theOEGBman]

Hey Mary,

Sorry to hear about the duds but I hope you get a great hatch with these fertile ones! Sounds like you're having a great time with your pigeons!

 

[poultrykeeper08]

MAybe they are to young ??

I have 5 nests around my barn . Im so mad i had a pair of fantails with a beutafule black and white baby / Fully feathered and in about a week or so it would of fledged . Well i had lost power to my barn one night and when i went out the next morning the poor thing was dead in the nest !!!! with a full crop .

I think the parents were feeding when the lights went out and couldnt see in the dark to fly up to the nest and the baby got to cold ??

 

[therealsilkiechick]

oh yes J, i'm loveing spoiling them and haveing them!! wished i'd of got piggies long ago!!! would never trade them for the world i'm in

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the ones i think r to young to breed r an 08 hatch i think they r about 4-5 mths old going by size and the calls they r immature compaired to the others and also going by how long i've had them. pigeons r to be 6+ mths old before they reach maturity for breeding.

i think the first eggs were not fertilized because the kid's were to loud and scared them and they were not doing the deed as we thought they were. since they were still adjusting to the move and that i believe we interupted them but now they r settled into our home and fineally comfy.

so sorry to hear of ur loss.