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17th June 2009, 02:14 PM
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cheeky ownerHi, my pigeon mated with a visiting racing pigeon (who has now been collected by his owner!) she has just laid her first egg and i suspect the next will come tomorrow...i read that the hen sits at night and the male during the day...since the male has now gone should i put the eggs in a warm place during the day and put them back in the nest for her at night?????? Will they survive with a single parent?!
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17th June 2009, 04:20 PM
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Thats a darn good question. I have a hen that is doing all the setting right now while hubby just struts around. Someone will chime in soon cheekychicken.
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17th June 2009, 04:27 PM
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First of all, if the racer was going home, you really shouldn't have allowed them to pair and mate. It's not fair to the hen especially since she's the one who got left behind. If it was me, I'd throw the eggs out. Is this just one pet pigeon or what?
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17th June 2009, 04:27 PM
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17th June 2009, 07:20 PM
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I would toss the eggs. It's just too much for one bird to do. But you've come to the right place if you're looking for a mate for her!!!!!
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17th June 2009, 11:01 PM
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Thanks! She is a rescue hen that was injured and dumped outside my garage! I was already caring for an injured collared dove so i guess someone thought i would take her too! I got her a female friend for company as my dove is a bit reclusive! I found the racing pigeon exhausted about 100 miles from where he should have been...took him back (did not know he was a male!) His owner did not collect him for just over 2 weeks. He was in a little cage in the aviary for the first 2 days then i felt sorry for him cooped up so let him out with the others...
Strangely enough before he came on the scene she had laid 2 eggs which cant have been fertilised! She sat on them a few days then lost interest!
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18th June 2009, 12:27 AM
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By the way, Maryjane - she would love a permanent mate but i fear the US may be too far to go from the uk!!
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