Baby pigeon eating 2

[niamtxiv]

Cool, now i've learned a new technique. hehe

[hawaiidoves]

How is that pigeon today?

[tekalaps08]

what kind of food you are giving?

[veiledvulture]

what r u feeding it?

i have a pair of abandoned baby pigeons..its hard to get the kaytee's formula or any readymade feeding formula in my country..could u suggest something i could prepare at home?

[IchigoDluffy]

hey umm my doves stopped feeding the baby and hes really hungry what do i do??? please reply

[varnonzero]

I like that syringe. I've been feeding mine from a paper cup. I poke a hole in the bottom of it, and they feed out of it like that guy is doing. Looks like he still gets a bunch of crap all over his beak.

[Yogling]

Ahhh a pigeon blob!! So cute

[BabyBirdLover]

In the past two weeks I have rescued two baby bird, One is a dove that's about 3 weeks old and then tonight I got baby pigeon whose probably less than a week old. How do I know when to give the Pigeon seed? Right now I feed it with a syringe when should I introduce another form of feeding to both of them? Help. I have only raise little birds before. Thank you

[SunnyLorraine]

Finally, never saw a baby pigion, always wondered what they looked like. As many as there are around, can't understand why I never see them.

[nanobriga]

I know, you never see the babies! We have a nesting pair on our balcony at work, so we get to watch them grow up every now and then. This one was orphaned.

[craftyard]

@SunnyLorraine You never see baby pigions in the wild because the parents always keep them up in the nest until they're fully grown,

[Rallow]

I used an eye dropper to feed my pigeon The Dinkster.

[TearsOfLov3]

what did you used to feed it?

[Rallow]

At first I fed them a mixture of milk and egg. Lateer I found that Kaytee Hand Feeding Formula is just about the perfect food. You can get it online, or at any good pet store.

[i8ursole]

im just using a syringe my pigeon opens his mouth and i just trigger it in its about 3 weeks old the other baby died 2 days ago was the smaller one but did alright up untill the night before was very sad

[LOLZCPT]

Absolutely, the syringe and balloon method is definitely a winner, but probably not for newborns. For newborns, the baby bottle nipple method is best. I have no idea who originally invented the syringe and balloon method...

[destroyahdes]

Very interesting technique. What is it you are using on the end of the syringe? I just put a video up where I feed my pigeons but I use a regular syringe.

[nanobriga]

I cut off the end of the syringe and put a piece of balloon over the end (with a little X cut into the balloon for the beak to fit into. I'll go check out your video.

[destroyahdes]

Oh that's neat. I never thought of doing something like that. Thanks for responding.

[BenCints]

what and how do you cut the syring with

[nanobriga]

I just used a serrated knife and kind of sawed it off.

[jetz1976]

i hand rear pigeons alot, i do all sorts of wildlife, but i always crop feed with a tube, what is that u r using?

[fnnkybutt]

That's got to be one of the most precious things I've ever seen. Saw the link to your video on the Pigeon Talk forums, looking for information on caring for a baby dove I found. Looks like your idea with the syringe is a winner, I'm going to have to give that a try. Thanks so much for posting, it definitely gave me more confidence in caring for my little baby.

[nanobriga]

Pigeon Talk Forums are great! I'd never had a bird before at all, much less a baby pigeon. I found all my informtion there too! :o)