A wonderful surprise

[pdpbison]

Originally Posted by Margarret

Spirit Wings,

Yes, that is a throw away pad. I've been quite happy with them and the birds seem to like them. Actually these are some newer ones I just got a couple of months ago. I prefer the darker felted ones. These don't seem to hold up as well and can't be recycled. The felted type can be washed and reused and, IMO, are a bit softer although these create a nice soft surface the peepers can grip well with their feet.

Margaret

I did not know these were not 'plain' slippery Bowls...


Lol...


I'd wrote Margaret saying "You need to get some Twigs and Pine Needles or soft folded cloth under those Babys..!"


I am used to 'Wild' Nests or folded-cloth in a shallow low 'box'...

I have not ever had any 'Nest-in-a-Bowl' here...even if many Nests of course.


Well, once...1980...I had a big old wooden Salad Bowl a pair of Pigeons built a Nest in...so I did have "one" Nest Bowl, that time.




Ohhhh, little 'peeeeeepers'...golly...


They are so charming..!



My 'Grand-Peeeps!'




Phil
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[Margarret]

They are sure growing. Their mom, who is a very small bird, can't cover both of them any longer, they stick out from under her.They are just a week old today. Their parents are really feeding them. The peeping is getting louder. Their beaks, which were much lighter when born are both quite black now as you can see and so are their legs. I have to run peek at them about thirty times a day. The parents have gotten bored with me and don't pay much attention to me now.

Margaret

[Jay3]

Oh, they're so cute, I'd be checking on them all day too. Just goes to show ya........there's someone for everyone!

[pdpbison]

Oh my goodness...quite the picture of dreamy lolling 'Peepers'...


They grow so fast..!


Little 'Licorice Beaks'...


Phil
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[mr squeaks]

Mmmmmm, wonder if they are long distance relatives of Marlin Darlin' Blackfeet??? He, too, has a black beak and black feet. I rarely see any blackfooted pijies around!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LOVELY FAMILY!!

I know Phil is just beside himself as "grand "peep"!!!

Love, Hugs and Scritches to all!!

Shi and the gang

[TAWhatley]

They are darling! Congratulations again to the human grandparents and the pigeon parents! Please keep those pictures coming!

Terry

[tuxedobaby]

they are absoultly gorgeous

[Larry_Cologne]

Margaret and Phil

(and not excluding Big Daddy and Feather)

Congratulations!

What a happy story!

If Big Daddy had a slope in his cage, to which he could scoot to on his bad side, and then slowly scoot and push himself upright, would that work, do you think? If you trained him a bit (later on)?

When I had pigeon Osk-gurr, with a paralyzed right wing, I took her in the bathroom every couple of days for a couple of weeks, and lay her on her bad side. I used the bathroom because the tiles were slippery, but I also did it on carpet. Put her into corners, with the good side and alternately the bad side facing outward. Tried various positions and attitudes, and soon she could scrabble upright from almost any position. I did this training because I was afraid she might wedge herself in a position where the contents of her crop might trickle into her trachea, or she might aspirate the contents of her crop by some other means, and die while no one was around.

(I envision a ramp like cars use for rolling over in stunt shows, or like toy cars are subjected to).

Larry

Larry