tips on hatching dove eggs

[dragon86]

my brother works for a tree triming service and his boss found 2 eggs that he swears are dove eggs. Since my brother knows ive been hatching lots of chicken, duck and turkeys eggs he decided to bring me the so called dove eggs. I candled them when he brought them to me and they r alive and about half way developed from what i can tell. its been 3 days and there still moving when i candle them. So i was wondering if anyone had any tips on hatching and raising these eggs.

 

[nzpouter]

hatching will be in an incubator, to raise them, you'll probably will need to find a breeder around your area that can foster them under their pairs until it start to feather up... doves/ pigeons chicks are not easy to raise from day old.....

 

[dragon86]

yea forgot to added that the eggs r in the incubator right now.

 

[bock]

I found an abandoned pigeon egg last year in our loft and I put it in the bator with my chicken eggs. The baby hatched, and we fed it baby bird formula from the pet store, but for one reason or another it died.

I think it would be best if you threw the eggs away instead of going through this.

But don't get me wrong, it is not impossible, it just takes a LOT of time, patience, and luck.

 

[dragon86]

well not that im cruel or anything but if i can get them to live then they live and if they die they die but id rather give it a trie and see if i can get them to live and maybe learn something in the process. u never learn anything unless u trie.

 

[dragon86]

well 1 of the doves hatched today tried to feed it but it real didnt eat not sure if this is normal and i need to wait till tomorrow to feed tit since its getting dark or if i should keep tring to feed it

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

if i should keep tring to feed it

It needs to eat every 2-3 hours for the next 3 weeks
That's why no one usually incubates pigeons​