So... I have a rock dove now. Meet Squabble.

[Lacy Duckwing]

There will be a picture overload when they hatch, also super curious what the babies will look like.
I am probably going to be keeping my first babies, but I may hatch out more in the future with Squabble (or one of the actual Seramas if they go broody ) that I'll sell. ^^ I already have some people interested in chicks, and I can branch into selling fertile eggs now too.

To say I only have three hens... The eggs pile up fast!
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Sweet! I can't wait! Same!
Hm, you should of tried putting the Seramas eggs under him. Maybe he wouldn't know there was a difference? Some birds will hatch other birds eggs.

 

[MageofMist]

Sweet! I can't wait! Same!
Hm, you should of tried putting the Seramas eggs under him. Maybe he wouldn't know there was a difference? Some birds will hatch other birds eggs.

Those two eggs under Squabble are Serama eggs. I have no pigeon hens, he was driving me nuts by nest calling all day and night for two days straight, so I shoved some eggs from Dolly under his poofy butt. First set didn't develop at all, so they got swapped out for these which are developing amazingly.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Those two eggs under Squabble are Serama eggs. I have no pigeon hens, he was driving me nuts by nest calling all day and night for two days straight, so I shoved some eggs from Dolly under his poofy butt. First set didn't develop at all, so they got swapped out for these which are developing amazingly.

Oh wow! I must of missed that! Cool!

 

[MageofMist]

Oh wow! I must of missed that! Cool!

I love that Squabble is a very determined brooder as well, though I hope hatching chicks will snap him out of his intense desire to brood for a bit... Though I have seen vids of male ferals digging new nest scrapes for their hens even before their first babies have grown a single feather.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I love that Squabble is a very determined brooder as well, though I hope hatching chicks will snap him out of his intense desire to brood for a bit... Though I have seen vids of male ferals digging new nest scrapes for their hens even before their first babies have grown a single feather.

My hen Maisy was very determined. Yeah, hopefully. Wow! That fast? They should do a study on that, though. Such as, is there not many doves in the area and other elements. Maybe they're trying to preserve their lineage and what not.

 

[MageofMist]

My hen Maisy was very determined. Yeah, hopefully. Wow! That fast? They should do a study on that, though. Such as, is there not many doves in the area and other elements. Maybe they're trying to preserve their lineage and what not.

Well, the cases I seen were of crazy couples who think owl and kestrel nest boxes are good places to raise young, even with the shreiking gremlins leering at them and repeatedly attacking them. Funnily enough with the owls, 99% of the time the parents of the birds of prey get scared off by the pigeon mama or papa and instead just drop in food from the entrance rather than face mrs/mr slappy, whilst the baby owlets try their best to hunt the angry pidge.

It is only when the eggs get damaged do they decide to move out... For a week or two, before returning.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Well, the cases I seen were of crazy couples who think owl and kestrel nest boxes are good places to raise young, even with the shreiking gremlins leering at them and repeatedly attacking them. Funnily enough with the owls, 99% of the time the parents of the birds of prey get scared off by the pigeon mama or papa and instead just drop in food from the entrance rather than face mrs/mr slappy, whilst the baby owlets try their best to hunt the angry pidge.

It is only when the eggs get damaged do they decide to move out... For a week or two, before returning.

Wow, but I can imagine that. I've seen and heard of smaller birds attacking bigger birds due to the nests. I actually had a Blue Jay attack my head because I was near it's chick. It's amazing how much a bird will be able to protect their young.

 

[MageofMist]

Wow, but I can imagine that. I've seen and heard of smaller birds attacking bigger birds due to the nests. I actually had a Blue Jay attack my head because I was near it's chick. It's amazing how much a bird will be able to protect their young.

I just love how brazen they are about it though. They go into nests with owlets still in and think the place is perfect, scrape out a nest and lay an egg whilst repeatedly slapping the owlets. And after being made to leave due to the egg cracking in the scuffles, they returned a couple weeks later literally as the owlets had left the nestbox to fledge, the second the last owl was out, they entered.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I just love how brazen they are about it though. They go into nests with owlets still in and think the place is perfect, scrape out a nest and lay an egg whilst repeatedly slapping the owlets. And after being made to leave due to the egg cracking in the scuffles, they returned a couple weeks later literally as the owlets had left the nestbox to fledge, the second the last owl was out, they entered.

Wow. Amazing!

 

[MageofMist]