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Pigeon Eggs
Thu, 2006-02-02 23:59 — vic
Part of my usual morning routine is to chase the pigeons away from my balcony. Yes, it's futile, because they usually return in a minute or two. Ohwell. Anyway, over the last few days I noticed there were more pigeons than usual hanging around here, and they would return faster after I chased them away. Plus, there was almost always one sitting in the flower planter on the ground. Upon closer inspection this morning, I noticed two eggs in there. No wonder the pigeon was always in a rush to come back.
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Feeding the pigeon
I had a injured pigeon, and it diddn't eat or drink so I started asking people what pigeons eat. Soon I found that it like some peach and some soaked breads, but they wont it them while your watching so leave it alone some where quiet and see what happens the next day!!!
discovered a pigeon egg in my planter!
i just discovered an egg in my planter today.what do i do to make sure it does not die? the pigeon seems to get scared whenever i hav a look at it, it moves away as soon as i get closer. so any advice?when will it hatch & what should i do when t hatches? how long will it say in my planter after that?
amiamal killer
how can u be so crul and take the eggs man the mom and dad can die from worring 2 much and i bet you kill animals 2 god i hate u im such an animal lover i will never hurt them im there friends u are such a crule person so dont kill animals anymore got got me punk
found 2 pigeon eggs !!!! and i took em...
NOW that i took the eggs the mother pigeon wont take em back obviously as we all know... so now i gotta take care of em or as my parents/bro say throw them in the bin... i do not want to do that. so please tell me any ideas of how to take care of pigeon eggs.. eg (put them in a box etc etc). ty
pigeons
if you find a pigeon nest it will take about 18 to 22 days old before eggs hatch this will be there home they will not fly away and stay away most times they will come back. they can take care for them selfs after about 4 weeks. what to do if you find a pigeon if pigeon can not fly place it in a box with some strew or wood shavings not to deep. place a small pot of water and some bird seed corn etc bread is not good you can give rice for a few days if thats or you have.make shore bird can see what its eating not to dark in the box. what to do if you find pigeon with ring band on most racing pigons stop off for a few days for a rest bite to eat and drink and want to get back home to wife kids etc.most times you can find the phone number of owner on the pigeon if you open wing you might see a stamp on top of feathers with num or a name and number on leg hope this as been some help to you
pigeon eggs
Hi there just wondering if you came up with anything on how to care for your eggs as my partner moved the nest off his fishing gear the other day to the other side of the balcony and as expected the parents flew away and didnt come back.
Thanks Tara x
ME TOO! Pigeon Eggs
I too was so frustrated with 2 pigeons on my balcony and railing and I would shoo them away. I get a call from my son this afternoon and he lets me know that we have a nest and egg on the balcony in the corner underneath a few stacked chairs! Looks like I am going to be a grandma! Going on line to find out what to do - and I see your comments! Hey that is my story.
What does one do once the egg is hatched....and the baby is able to fly away? I don't want them back - any suggestions?
I got some eggs too!!!
I was decorating my living room and had to put some stuff on my balcony to make space. Included was a large travel bag with wheels on.
Anyway the next day when I went to get the stuff back in I noticed that there were a whole bunch of twigs inside the bag. So I left it.
A few days later I noticed a single egg in there!! Hahaha.. two days after that there were two eggs. Mummy pigeon is sitting on them all the time now and I leave her bread each day. These particular birds are not that timid at all as they don't seem to mind me coming or going from the balcony. They were probably born there themselves and are used to people coming and going.. Can't wait to see the babies.. :)
See pics here.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Xpirex/PigeonEgg?authkey=-nKnyef4xuU
pigeon egg!!!
I found a pigeon eggs on a beach. It was REALLY cold outside and I'm worried it will die. I read one of the articles above and put it in warm water, but I don't know how long to keep it in it or what. I don't know what to do and don't have a clue about bird eggs. Could you help me, please? I really don't want it to die.
help prginos
i have or should i say had 2 pigeons and one die they have eggs in my pot plant the other still sits on there is it able to take care of them by its self?
pigeon eggs
Hi,
About two weeks ago i realised that there was a pigeon nest in my palm tree, we have a cat and unfortunately it killed one of the pigeons, i believe it was the mother as we still have one at the nest during the day, i am woriied that the father wont be able to keepp them alive if they still are alive as the nights are cold, also the nest doesnt look quit stable, but im afraid if i desturb it the father mught not return to it. the father doesnt sit on the eggs but beside them. im not sure what this mean s or wether i should care for them. i read that you were in a similar situation and i was wondering if you had any information that might help me with what i should do. please help!
Same thing happened to me but
Same thing happened to me but now I have two baby chicks living under my bbq cover....yikes!
same story, two years later
Same jokes even...
Don't know how my mom found your blog, but she forwarded your pigeon story to me after having read mine. Check it out at Montreal-la-la
Pigeons - A few tips.
I own 6 homing pigeons, my first ever egg was one I had found in the care home I worked in when I was 18. I accidently scared the hen off, as they werent allowed in the old folks' rooms and as I walked past a table, I notice a small nest with an egg. It was near the end of my shift when I found it and I'd heard about the other staff smashing the eggs when they were found but I didnt have the heart to do that and wrapped the little thing in a dusting cloth to take home! When I got there I emptied my top drawer, laid out a towel and put two lamps in it, along with as thermometer and the little egg itself. I had figured that the pigeon had not been there long, a couple of hours maxium so the little egg was still on its first day of incubation. I turned it often and checked its progress everyday and sure enough on the 6th day I had a look and I could see little outspread veins like a spider. It was very exciting.
On the 17th day I went for the morning check up and there was a small crack near the air pocket at the tip of the egg. I wasnt sure how long it would take the little fella but sure enough 10 hours later, he was out! He grew up to be a fine young pigeon, he was very beautiful and softly cooed to me when he saw me, and his name was Chippy.
Some of your stories are lovely, I must say do not give up on your eggs if you decide to look after some as some are slow to come out, just like with human pregnancy. If you do not like pigeons, do not touch them or their nests, just leave them be as they are not out to hurt anyone.
As for diseases, yes pigeons do carry diseases, but they only catch them from the outdoors that we let feral pigeons live in. New eggs will be harmless to humans, so long as you do not let them come into contact with a feral (street) pigeon.
If you are not sure what to feed your pigeons, I suggest that for squabs (the babies) you feed them crop milk formula. Any avarian milk formula will do, but baby parrot milk formula is the best, as pigeons are close relatives to the parrot. If you cannot get hold of any crop formula or its an emergency feed for a squab, soak some hemp seeds until they are mushy and feed them with tweezers or a pippet. When they are about two weeks old, try to wean them on to hemp seeds solid, and a dish of water.
As for looking after eggs, keep them about 90 - 95 F. Make sure you turn them regularly, but stop this after 15 days.
I wish you all the best of luck with your pigeons!
wood pigeon
We have a family of wood pigeons on our balcony. Delighted. Should I try to feed the parents. They are very used to me as I see them every day. The little ones are days old. The parents are devoted. Can I help them or should I forget about food and water. Thanks
Wow
Pigeons must really like balconies. Me and a friend live in an apartment building in Thailand and both of us ended up with pigeon nests on our balconies. He threw his eggs off the bacony but I couldn't no matter how annoying the parents are. Mom's pretty good with them she's out there night and day unless I need to get something from the balcony and bug her.
GUESS WHAT
PLEASE READ THIS YOU HAVE GOT TO PLEASE
Ok there is a mother pigeon who has laid 2 eggs.
She has layed them in our balcony just right behind our BBQ place.
The way we realised they were there is because me nd my mum was going to clean out the balcony because it had pigeon poop everywhere and all done the walls of the balcony.
My mum pulled out the BBQ place not knowing there was 2 eggs underneath it and found them in a bundle of twigs
Everyday the mum and dad visit the eggs but..................
THIS BIT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.................WELL TO ME IT IS
Ok i went out to check on the eggs 5 mins ago apart from it is very cold and dark so i couldn't see the eggs and got worried. I grabbed my torch and had a look at the eggs.I found the mother and got a little fright when i saw her.I thought because i accidental suddenly moved she would have run off...........but no she was not moving when thats what she normally does.I was so close to her,the most closest i have ever been to a pigeon before,and the whole time she just nudged and lookd at me.She nudged over a little more and i could have sworn i saw a teeny little crack in the egg.I had only had the egg for about 4 days.Maybe it got a bit squashed.The mother was really not budging and didnt even bother about me.So i went back out the vranda and i can't wait till tommorrow to see what has happened to them since it will be lighter tommorrow
Pigeon Eggs
OK, here goes a little info for those who care for our feathered friends. If you come out on your balcony one day and you see (1) egg, just let it be. The second egg won't be laid for about 44 hours and during those first 44 hours between the first egg and the second egg the pigeons don't worry too much about staying on the egg. After the second egg is laid, then the parents will start to sit on the eggs earnestly, the dad during the day and the mom during the night. Also once the second egg is laid, whoever is sitting on the egg will (or should) be very protective of them and possibly bat their wing at you or peck at you. They are just trying to be good parents. Side note: If you saw a single egg and took it inside, the second egg will probably not be laid. You can try to incubate the egg but, if it does hatch you do have a distinct problem of trying to reproduce pigeon milk since they are not self sufficient like a baby chicken is when hatched. The mom and dad will notice that there is no more egg and try to get back to the business of making babies again, so... about another 14 days or so before another set of eggs may be laid. Back to the rest, once the second egg is laid, both should hatch on or about the 18th day. The mom and dad will both take turns feeding the young ones and they should be ready to leave the nest in about 30 days. Homing pigeons (Rock Doves) have been serving man for thousands of years. Good Luck!
pigeon eggs
Someone help me. I love animals of all kinds. My brother found a pigeon egg on his balcony. He was going to throw it away. The info I need is =
Temp of the eggs ( I have a light on it now but it does not feel warm )
How many days?
I know how to care for it if it hatches.....
Any suggestions on how to make a nest correctly??????????????????????
Please E mail me at Catalinavicente@yahoo.com
Broken Pigeon Egg
My balcony is home for a pair of pigeon, four months back they laid two eggs, both eggs hatched successfully, a pair was born, in six weeks they took off, they did try to return but the father didn't let them stay there. Again female laid two eggs two days back but today I discovered that one egg was broken, will they abonden the another egg? or female will lay another egg?
pigeon nest in my kitchen!!!
i had gne to my momz place for a few days...n wen i return.....ahhh..pigeon nest in my kitchen..!!as said by most here..parent pigeonz keeps alternatin their shifts to sit on the nest!!they r so damn still..hardly they move!!ther r two eggs in ther..hope they get hatched soon...n fly free!!im worried about any diseases!!
found pigeon lays 2 eggs, what to do????
My husband found a baby pigeon about 6 months ago, and decided to keep it as a pet. Our problem now is, she laid 2 eggs about 3 weeks ago and now we don't know what to do with them???? Should we take them away from her?? Will she continue to lay eggs??HELP!!!!
one pigeon egg dissapeared overnight?
Hi, please help, i'm heartbroken... i've been watching pigeons in an enclosure i made on my balcony, very secure, no egg could have rolled out and no other animals ever come onto the balcony, not that the eggs could have been seen anyways.
One was gone this morning! TOTALLY gone! No egg, no eggshells, non hatchling. i couldn't find even a tiny piece of shell, and i looked on the ground below the balcony for an hour, nothing.
Do pigeons eat their own babies?!!? What could have happened to this egg!? Do they ever transport the eggs or babies to other locations in their beaks like a cat does!?
FYI the other egg looks like it's about to hatch, the father is sitting on it, i can't believe they would have left it alone even 1 minute, for months i have not seen them leave without one of them on it... so what could have happened!!?
Pigeon eggs
I have two pigeon eggs but one is cracked slightly. Will it hatch?
And how do you feed the babies?
pigeon eggs
Pl save making omelette from pigeon eggs. In my balcony,the birds are sitting over eggs for hatching, admire their love for new life and parenthood that I have installed an umbrell for shade. Love to see young and lol in bird life.
Pidgeon eggs please help
Hi, about 5 days ago a pidgeon layed an egg on my balcony, the parents apparently abandoned it but I want to take care of it.
PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME AND TELL ME WHAT TO DO SEND ME AN E MAIL TO
isaactoussier@gmail.com
thank you!