another "i found this bird" question :)

[mogwai]

alright, been lurking here a few days. My daughter found a pigeon (or is it a dove?) while at a horse riding clinic. The bird had falls into the middle of the arena and seemed somewhat helpless, so she brought it home.

We have been using our vitamix and blending up chik-starter feed (we have chickens also) and my daughter has been feeding the baby 3 or more times per day until the baby birds crop seems full.

Lately, the bird seems to be eating more and more and we are worried that we may not be feeding her enough. Her crop gets really full, but the bird still peeps as it if's still hungry...we've also been giving it water as well...which it seems to drink by itself.

We are just a bit worried and wondering if we are doing things right...here is a picture. I can't seem to tell from the racing-pigeons pictures how old the bird is...any idea?

thanks for the help. Here's a link to a larger picture of Ada (aptly named because my daugher found her at the Alamo Dressage Association show)...
http://home.satx.rr.com/mogwai/image...0forum%202.jpg


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