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Old 18th October 2009, 07:30 AM
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I have some babies growing up on my balcony (http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f23/babies-yay-39465.html)
They are 4 weeks old today. They both seem perfectly healthy except that the larger one still hasn't left the nest at all. His sister has been in and out for about a week. The other thing that I noticed is that his crop never empties. He is always very puffy and his crop always seems half full. I was wondering if this is normal. He seems to eat ok. Mom and Dad feed him regularly and if I leave some food within reach from the nest he eats it. Anyway, I was just wondering if there was any cause for concern.
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Old 18th October 2009, 08:45 AM
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Can you post a picture of him?

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Old 18th October 2009, 10:47 PM
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Just posted a pic in the thread.
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Old 18th October 2009, 11:51 PM
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Is the Joey the problematic one? (on the left)
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Old 19th October 2009, 01:09 AM
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That's right. I guess I'm just over concerned. He seems perfectly fine but his crop is always puffy. As you can see he still has a lot more of the baby fluff.
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