Uh Oh!!!

[LaBre]

WOWSERS!!!! I had NO idea as to the level of emotional involvement I would have when I found the pigeon eggs!!! Happy to say that both babies are now being sat on again. Thank you all SO MUCH for your concern and guidance.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by LaBre

WOWSERS!!!! I had NO idea as to the level of emotional involvement I would have when I found the pigeon eggs!!! Happy to say that both babies are now being sat on again. Thank you all SO MUCH for your concern and guidance.

Just FYI..........the parents should stay with the babies pretty much 24/7 until they are about 8 days old. Maybe 10. Depends on how chilly it gets. At that time, they'll start leaving them for longer periods, but should come back to feed them a few times a day. When the babies are around 2 to 2 1/2 weeks old, Dad and Mom will start another nest. Could be right there or in some other location. Once Mom lays the second set of eggs, Dad will do most of the feeding and caretaking of these two babies. Just didn't want you to be alarmed when the babies are left alone for long periods of time. If you can put a small amount of seeds out, that would be great, however, if you do, you run the risk of inviting other pigeons. They have the ability and sense to know where to find food. That's up to you. IF you would rather they not raise any more babies there, then I suggest you find a couple of plastic or wooden eggs and IF the next set of eggs are laid there, you can replace them with the fake eggs. The parents will continue to sit on the fake eggs for about 18 to 20 days and once they realize the eggs aren't going to hatch, will simply get up and walk away from them. At that time, you can remove the fake eggs and the nest and make the area less appealing to them and they'll simply move to another spot.

[Lady Tarheel]

Originally Posted by LaBre

I called the wildlife rehabilitation centre back, and was advised to prod the baby back towards her mom. I did so, but in the process, scared the mom (or dad) away again. But now the babies are together in the nest again. I'll continue to monitor and keep you updated.

As to the size of the adults. One is quite large and tubby (we're guessing it's the dad), one is a bit smaller and graceful, and the third is graceful as well, and quite a bit smaller than the dad. Could it be an adolescent bird? Do they sometimes stay with the parents?

I'm glad everything is fine with the babies. I expect the 3rd pigeon is a sibling of the two in the nest. We had that happen with a pair of our pigeons where the sibling would actually sit in the nest with either parent and the new babies.

Would love to see a picture of your little family.

PS - you can safely pick up the babies and put them in the box.

[maryjane]

Thank you for taking care of these pigeons. I'm glad you find them so special. They really are neat and involved animals. We would love to see pictures if you have any.

[LaBre]

I love that you guys want to see pics of my little family! I shall get them together. Again, I've got to say....the level of compassion I feel on this forum is both beautiful and astonishing. THIS is how the world is going to change! THANK YOU!

La

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by LaBre

I love that you guys want to see pics of my little family! I shall get them together. Again, I've got to say....the level of compassion I feel on this forum is both beautiful and astonishing. THIS is how the world is going to change! THANK YOU!

La

Are you KIDDING? Next to asking how the "poop" is.........pictures are the next thing we ask about.........

[Insomniac]

Aww yay, another Albertan pigeon lover, I'm feeling less alone every day!

[LaBre]

I'm afraid that the earliest photos of our pigeon family accidentally got deleted off the camera, so these pics are when the babies are 4 days old, and then again today, when they are 6 days old. I THINK that the 2 adult birds that I photographed are 2 different ones. I still get a bit confused sometime. The third big one is a little too shy to get his/her photo taken.

(I guess I'll have to do this in 2 posts...)

[LaBre]

These are the last 2 photos. The babies grow so fast!! It's very funny to see how difficult it appears to sit on them as they are getting bigger....

[Lovebirds]

Oh, they are so cute!! And yes, that's two different birds.

[NewPigie]

LaBre .. You sure came to the right place. Welcome.. and I'm glad you've got things under control. I've got a little pigeon family that's adopted me too...living on my patio. It is surprising how the very same creatures whom I was cursing for messing on my car a few months ago.. have completely stolen my heart.

Thanks for sharing the pics .. they are SO CUTE!

[LaBre]

Awwwwww....now you're all just warming my heart with your appreciation. Thank YOU!! And thank you for your clarification that the birds are different. I wasn't sure that they couldn't give their bodies different shapes by puffing up with air, and the markings looked very similar to me.

[Lovebirds]

Just a word of caution........it seems that there's some loose string or something by the Mom/Dad sitting on the babies. It would probably be best to remove that if you can. It could get tangled around the parents feet and/or babies.

[LaBre]

That's the nest they built! I have no idea where they brought the string from, but it isn't ours. You think I should remove it?

[Noisy_minor]

yeah you definetly found the right forum. i stumbled in here by accident and thought wow what an awsome thing they have going here. before i found this i never gave a second thought about pigeons i was more interested in helping native wildlife. now im a devoted pigeon talk fan and actually went looking for them, when i was in the city yesterday. nice pics im glad to hear you have become a "pigeon person" too.