Please help!!

[AnaLey]

Hi, I am new here and I need your help folks:

Last weekend I found a couple of pigeons building a nest on top of my air conditioner, they finish it in two days, and now she is there laying an egg, just one, but she is alone by herself ,I havent seen him anymore. I am worried, because I dont know if she is eating or drinking water, I dont want to disturb her, but I am very worried..what happened to him?....I have read they both help with the eggs and raising the "children".I want to help her but I dont know how.

Please, help me

Thank You

Ana Ley

[Feefo]

When did you last see him? They would take turns to sit on the egg. It is sad, but there are so many things that can happen to feral pigeons. One day they will be there and then you never see them again.

If the male has gone then the hen will probably abandon the egg very soon, before it has developed significantly. It is good that she has laid the egg , because I have heard that losing a partner when the egg is forming can lead to egg binding.

Cynthia

[Birdmom4ever]

Hello Ana, welcome to Pigeons.com and thank you for caring for this sweet pigeon hen. Are you certain her mate isn't around? They take turns on the nest but don't both stay with it all the time. Could he be roosting somewhere nearby and you just haven't seen him? Is there a feral flock he might hang out with when it's not his turn to brood the eggs? The hen sits on the nest at night and the cock gives her a break for several hours from late morning to afternoon. If she has just one egg she might be able to raise the chick herself, but it's iffy. If he's truly gone she may abandon the nest after a few days anyway.

[AnaLey]

Thank You Cynthia

I saw the male last time on Sunday?..do you think I could put some food fo rher or something...she seems pretty good , I spent a lot of time watching her through the window, I turn off the light to dont bother her

[AnaLey]

Thank you Moderator

I leave home at 8:00 am and come back from work around 7:00pm..is there a possibility that, because of my hours I havent seen him, but he is around?...because he was very present Saturday and Sunday when they were building the nest..you all have to forgive me,please, because I am very new to all this , I dont know anything about birds, but I am truly want to help.. I love animals, I have had dogs all my life..and yes in front of my house there is a little park for kids and in the morning there are lots of pigeons there..

[Birdmom4ever]

Yes--it is most likely you didn't see him because he had already taken his turn and was roosting elsewhere by the time you got home. If you have a place where you can set out some clean water and a little food for your pigeon friends you could do that, unless it's likely to bring unwanted attention from non-pigeon loving neighbors. Enjoy.

[AnaLey]

I live in a third floor, there is where she is on my bedroom airconditioner, I dont have problem placing food and water because I own the 3 floors, but where I could place it?...in the back yard?...the air conditioner is real small and I noticed she uses the little free part to make some turns, change position..

[Birdmom4ever]

You could put some food and water out in the yard. It doesn't have to be too close to the nest, just accessible.

[pdpbison]

Hi AnaLey,

Too...sometimes, mom & dad Pigeons may look almost identical..!

Thank you for taking an interest in them..!


Phil
Las Vegas

[SmithFamilyLoft]

Originally Posted by AnaLey

Hi, I am new here and I need your help folks:

Last weekend I found a couple of pigeons building a nest on top of my air conditioner, they finish it in two days, and now she is there laying an egg, just one, but she is alone by herself ,I havent seen him anymore. I am worried, because I dont know if she is eating or drinking water, I dont want to disturb her, but I am very worried..what happened to him?....I have read they both help with the eggs and raising the "children".I want to help her but I dont know how.

Please, help me

Thank You

Ana Ley

Dear Ana,

Welcome to pigeons.com, may be no need to worry, the ole man is out looking for some food ?

Some seeds may be the best help. If you can find a store that sells wild bird seed for "Mourning Doves", then that will work. Please keep us posted !

[AnaLey]

Hi :

It is me again, well, "my pigeons" have 2 baby pigeons now, they are about 2 weeks old, but 1 of them is big and strong and the other looks so weak and tiny, I wrote some of your people earlier and they told me sometime pigeons let the weak baby die..I am afraid they are not feeding him..I dont know what to do...I should wait and see waht happens?, or I should take the little baby away from the nest and try to feed him?..I always habe thought the best things for them is be with their parents..I am wrong?..

I would appreciate any advice..

Ana

[Trees Gray]

Hi Ana,

Perhaps some intervention is now required. Do you have knowledge about hand feeding? Take the baby out and lets see what we can do.

If this baby is small and weak, it may be sick as well.

Make sure the baby is kept warm in a small box with, layered with paper towels. Make sure when he is sitting down that his feet are directly under him in sitting position. Sometimes a bowl fit to size helps keep them in the correct position. There should not be any drafts of air on him of any kind.

Open the beak with thumb and forefinger and see if there are any obstructions, that would prevent it from being able to get food down, anything like yellow cheezy looking growths? Does it look pink and clear?

Do you have any puppy chow? You can soak puppy chow and feed it in small pieces to the youngster once it is softened and drained well. This would be first choice for this baby. Also frozen corn or peas that have thawed out and are room temp and drained can also be placed behind the tongue one piece at a time.

Get back with us asap and we will continue to help.

Treesa

[Pidgey]

AnaLey,

Does the small one look "sleepy"? If not, then sometimes you can take the bigger chick away for awhile to get them to feed the runt more. That's one trick that can work. If you do that, you can set the little pooper in a basket of rags. If you do that, you'll see what I mean by "little pooper." You don't have to worry about the parents rejecting him when you put him back--they won't even if he's gone an entire day.

If the little fellow looks consistently sleepy, he might be getting dehydrated. If you take the big one away and the little one will not take food from his parents then you will either have to intervene or let nature take its course.

Is there any way you can take a digital picture and post it?

Pidgey

[AnaLey]

Thank you to all of you:

Yes, I will send you a picture...I took some before...they are not clear because of the window glass..when I get home at night I will

I dont know what hand feeding is..never had birds in my entire life...I have dog food and cherrios..those that will work?

He is setting weird, like on his side..he is alive an try to get food when the parents come to the nest...he move his neck and try to catch the parents "mouth"..I am sorry, I dont know much about birds..he flaps his wings sometimes and he like rotate in the nest..the other is soo big and he is si small...why is this?...is this normal?

Ana

[Pidgey]

Analey,

No, that's not normal, by a long shot. There's often one that's a little bigger but not so much as you'd notice. If he's laying on his side, he might have a problem with his leg--"splay leg" is what it's called. I'll fetch a webpage that you can compare it with here in a second...

Pidgey