UK pigeon owners

[CCUK]

Thanks! Easy peasy!! I'll let you know how I get on!

 

[CCUK]

Job done! Only took a couple of minutes. And mum pigeon only gave me a little slap! No pecking!

Don't tell the wifey but I used one of her cake decorating tools to pull the back toe through!

No.1

No.2
I'll do No.3 tomorrow. I'm not convinced I'm gonna get a No.4 though.

 

[biophiliac]

Too funny your 'toe tool'! ...and clever.

 

[CCUK]

Ringed No.3! And boy am I glad I did it today! It is one big baby! I candled the other egg and it was clear. So it has been removed. So three it is!

the only thing now is should I risk trying to fly one of the males with boomer? I don’t want to lose anymore but should it return to feed the baby?

 

[biophiliac]

Ringed No.3! And boy am I glad I did it today! It is one big baby! I candled the other egg and it was clear. So it has been removed. So three it is! View attachment 1451626 the only thing now is should I risk trying to fly one of the males with boomer? I don’t want to lose anymore but should it return to feed the baby?

Don't fly a bird you can't risk losing. If you lose a parent you'll often end up having to help feed. Babies in the nest did not guarantee the safe return of my hen. Her babies are now 20 days old and beginning to eat seeds.

 

[CCUK]

I'll leave it for the time being then. Boomer seems to be happy out and about. I still live in hope he will come back with her. I guess yours still hasn't returned?

 

[cavemanrich]

Ringed No.3! And boy am I glad I did it today! It is one big baby! I candled the other egg and it was clear. So it has been removed. So three it is!
When there is only one offspring and being fed double duty good crop milk,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, grows faster than when there are 2 to share the nutrition available.

 

[CCUK]

It's 3 days younger than the first two and it's alot bigger. If I didn't have to remove the other egg I would say it probably ate it's sibling!!!

 

[CCUK]

And I've called it Boris because of its hair!!

 

[biophiliac]

Ringed No.3! And boy am I glad I did it today! It is one big baby! I candled the other egg and it was clear. So it has been removed. So three it is! View attachment 1451626 the only thing now is should I risk trying to fly one of the males with boomer? I don’t want to lose anymore but should it return to feed the baby?

May I suggest you handle the youngsters frequently, let them get used to your hand while they are still in the nest and play with them when they come out of the bowl. As adults they won't be afraid and stressed because they have known you their whole life. They still don't like being picked up but don't fight it much. The parents will also habituate to you interacting with the babies and are less and less bothered as time goes by. I think pigeons do a lot of observational learning.

And I've called it Boris because of its hair!!

I think we need a pic.