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

[Lacy Duckwing]

Aww... It has been awhile! Wait, broody? I thought only hens go broody?

 

[MageofMist]

Aww... It has been awhile! Wait, broody? I thought only hens go broody?

Male pigeons also go broody, it isn't uncommon for gay couples of male pigeons to adopt the eggs and squabs of other pigeons with a high success rate. He was building his nest and doing the pancake-wing-twitchy thing with loud 'grrroooough' noises males do to get a hen-dove to lay eggs in his nest for two days straight, even at night, after which I gave him what he wanted, eggs. First one egg, then the second the day afterwards like a hen-dove would. He took to them instantly, and is now lovingly sitting on them, turning them and guarding them.

 

[MageofMist]

Aww... It has been awhile! Wait, broody? I thought only hens go broody?

It is actually rather common for male pigeons and doves (especially bonded to their human) to go broody and most give them fake eggs.

Elmo is far clumiser in his first attempts to brood compared to Squabble who just plopped himself atop them like a pro first try...

 

[MageofMist]

The first set of eggs I gave Squabble were duds, even when cracked open there wasn't even a single vein.
Squabble was still determined to sit though, so I slipped two new eggs under him 3 days ago and candled them last night... There's development in one of the eggs! I don't have a pic of the little heart developing, since I use my phone torch as a candler. So here's Squabble sitting and getting some good scritches when off the nest to eat, drink and poop.

Edit: Got a pic by getting a camera involved, just gotta upload it onto my PC.
Edit 2: The egg!

 

[MageofMist]

So, around 15-17 days left!

 

[MageofMist]

Broody boi:

 

[nchls school]

Incubation period for pigeons is 17-18 days. Your babies will hatch sooner than you think. Count 18 days from when you put the eggs under him and the squabs will hatch that day or a day sooner. During our really hot weather my pigeons have been hatching a day sooner than expected. Of course, I'm old and may have counted wrong.

 

[MageofMist]

Incubation period for pigeons is 17-18 days. Your babies will hatch sooner than you think. Count 18 days from when you put the eggs under him and the squabs will hatch that day or a day sooner. During our really hot weather my pigeons have been hatching a day sooner than expected. Of course, I'm old and may have counted wrong.

They are serama chicken eggs ^^ Though with the size and colour, they do look like pigeon eggs!
Seramas have a 19-20 day incubation, though I am also counting the extra day of 21 as a possibility. Seramas usually hatch earlier than larger breeds, and with the rate they are developing, I think they might hatch sooner than later.

 

[nchls school]

They are serama chicken eggs ^^ Though with the size and colour, they do look like pigeon eggs!
Seramas have a 19-20 day incubation, though I am also counting the extra day of 21 as a possibility. Seramas usually hatch earlier than larger breeds, and with the rate they are developing, I think they might hatch sooner than later.

Sorry-a late arrival to the thread. I raise serama bantams and you are correct on the incubation period. Funny, I have been considering having my pigeons hatch serama as I have enough pigeons flying around the yard. My soft-hearted wife thinks that would be awful, so I've left the pigeon eggs so far.

 

[cheekyarentyou]

It’s name is Squabble. Found this little guy looking all lost and alone in town and my lord, Squabble rivals Scrappy in tameness and daftness.

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Thought it was sick... It is perfectly healthy. Thought it couldn’t fly... It flew around the living room and my bedroom. It is just too sweet and docile for it’s own good. Squabble isn’t even afraid of the cat, so thank goodness I picked him up before a city cat or fox ate him!

It was still spooked by a piece of paper though, so Squabble isn’t completely fearless. My dad says it was clearly someone’s “muppet bird” due to how sweet and social Squabble is, and it is also far too clean to be a feral city bird, even for here where there isn’t much traffic, but has no rings or stamps for ID.
I did a health check, the butt is clear and not caked up, poops are surprisingly healthy for a city pigeon, feathers are in good shape and clean with no visible signs of parasites, eyes are bright and clear and there no discharges anywhere or any yellow gunk around the eyes/in the throat. Feet had a little poop on, but that was easily fixed with a warm, damp cloth.

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OMG!! love it!!! I had a pigeon growing up that I found in a similar way but she was an adult. She was amazing!!!!!