Break Out The Cigars And Champagne

[Hambone]

Well , well , well !

Sometime during the night Ruby hatched out two little miracles ! I got just a peek at the 2 little yellow fuzzballs under her , but she wanted no part of me poking around and gave me a barrage of wings slaps ! I did manage to see them both move just a tiny bit ... so I believe everything is A-OK .

Havnt been this excited in a long time !

Will keep you posted !!!

Hambone Bob

[EgypSwiftLady]

Congradulations!! I'm so happy for you!

[Charis]

That good, Bob. I remember the first time I saw a baby pigeon...I had to tell everyone about it too because it was just so amazing. So little and all that fuzzy yellow ...so precious!
Congratulations! I won't wish you many more...that would bring out a different kind of excitement.

[Snowbird Sue]

Congrats! Now, just keep an eye on them, as they almost grow right before your eyes! They are so much fun to watch! Glad everything turned out A-OK!

[Skyeking]

Congratulations on the babies! May they have a long and wonderful life.

[ND Cooper]

Did you think of any names yet?

[DEEJAY7950]

Originally Posted by Hambone

Well , well , well !

Sometime during the night Ruby hatched out two little miracles ! I got just a peek at the 2 little yellow fuzzballs under her , but she wanted no part of me poking around and gave me a barrage of wings slaps ! I did manage to see them both move just a tiny bit ... so I believe everything is A-OK .

Havnt been this excited in a long time !

Will keep you posted !!!

Hambone Bob

I just love wing slaps and beak biting from the mommy the more the better, I always place my hand in there like I'm going to take the little guys and she slaps her wings and bites even though I have no intention of taking the little ones, It makes her believe that she is defending her nest and reinforces this behavior, I say yay to the mom that protects her young that way!

[jbangelfish]

Originally Posted by Hambone

Well , well , well !

Sometime during the night Ruby hatched out two little miracles ! I got just a peek at the 2 little yellow fuzzballs under her , but she wanted no part of me poking around and gave me a barrage of wings slaps ! I did manage to see them both move just a tiny bit ... so I believe everything is A-OK .

Havnt been this excited in a long time !

Will keep you posted !!!

Hambone Bob

Be careful with over-zealous wing slappers, they can break eggs and injure newborns. It doesn't hurt to check on them but you have to be somewhat careful. You can shield the babies or eggs with your hand to prevent problems.

The more you practice this, the more likely your birds are to expect it and not go so nuts. Some never get over it either and you just have to be more careful with them.

Bill

[TAWhatley]

Congratulations, Bob! Enjoy your new grandfids!

Terry

[Margarret]

That is terrific. Welcome to the world little ones.
Ruby sounds like she means business! Pictures please when you can get some.

Margaret

[Hambone]

Thanks for the congrats and comments everybody ! Everything seems just fine with the babies .

I resisted the urge to keep peeking at the little ones . Fortunately for all I was very busy around the place today and it kept me occupied I checked just once during the day when Homer was on the nest and they looked fine .

They are cute little buggers , but I'm going to try to stay hands off for a couple of days until they get a good start in this world .

It seems to me that mom and dad are doing the same routine of him tending during day and her at night .... but it hasnt even been 24 hours yet so I really dont know , what should I expect from now on ? The nest is sort of hidden behind a solid front nest box arrangment in the loft so I cant really see whats going on without disturbing them . I just can just tell who seems to be on the nest . I was under the assumption they both tended to them at the same time . There will be one of each sex correct ? This is my first go around with baby pigeons and quite a fun experiance !

No names yet ND , I think I'll see what they do and how they act and name them acordingly .

Late this afternoon when Ruby took over again , Homer was out of the loft and he was following me around the place right on my heels while I was working . I had to keep watching out for him as I was afraid I would step on him .... He's never seemed this tame before , I think he's just a proud daddy .

I'll get some pics taken this weekend .

Later all ,

Bob

[jbangelfish]

Originally Posted by Hambone

Thanks for the congrats and comments everybody ! Everything seems just fine with the babies .

I resisted the urge to keep peeking at the little ones . Fortunately for all I was very busy around the place today and it kept me occupied I checked just once during the day when Homer was on the nest and they looked fine .

They are cute little buggers , but I'm going to try to stay hands off for a couple of days until they get a good start in this world .

It seems to me that mom and dad are doing the same routine of him tending during day and her at night .... but it hasnt even been 24 hours yet so I really dont know , what should I expect from now on ? The nest is sort of hidden behind a solid front nest box arrangment in the loft so I cant really see whats going on without disturbing them . I just can just tell who seems to be on the nest . I was under the assumption they both tended to them at the same time . There will be one of each sex correct ? This is my first go around with baby pigeons and quite a fun experiance !

No names yet ND , I think I'll see what they do and how they act and name them acordingly .

Late this afternoon when Ruby took over again , Homer was out of the loft and he was following me around the place right on my heels while I was working . I had to keep watching out for him as I was afraid I would step on him .... He's never seemed this tame before , I think he's just a proud daddy .

I'll get some pics taken this weekend .

Later all ,

Bob

The hen always sits on eggs or babies over night and dad has the day shift which is shorter as both have to eat during the day. He will eat and drink before relieving her and again when she relieves him. Yet another reason why the twice a day feeding system works well.

Bill

Bill

[Hambone]

Thanks for the info Bill ! So the shifts wont change too much even after the eggs are hatched . I read as much as I can on the internet about pigeon behavior , but the sites dont go into much detail .

I'm sure glad I found Pigeon-Talk and a knowlegeable crew to walk me through this and answer my questions until I learn the ropes !

Checked my birds early his AM and everything is just fine .



Hambone

[RoundAbout]

I don't know if it is always one male, one female babywise. I had two that were both male. In fact, come to think of it, over time, I had more males than females born, which puts the coop in constant competition. )

[Margarret]

Originally Posted by RoundAbout

I don't know if it is always one male, one female babywise. I had two that were both male. In fact, come to think of it, over time, I had more males than females born, which puts the coop in constant competition. )

I just asked this question on a genetics list I am on and the answer was, one male, one female 50% of the time. All male 25% of the time and all female 25% of the time. But to get these numbers, you have to raise hundreds of birds, maybe thousands.

Margaret