Demi's Newest Baby

[demi]

Dear P.T. friends,

Dena gave me a baby pigeon this evening!
This time, she is already at least about 3 weeks old, I am guessing.

Mostly black except here and there I see some gray. Her tail feathers are still very short, but she already has very big feet. In fact they look so big that they may be thicker than Fluffy's. So robust and strong, yet I still have to feed her with a syringe. She wouldn't eat from a nipple nor drink from a container.

She was squeaking until I held her in my arms and sat down to relax, after feeding her.

Her beaks are thick and big, too, and very dark. I have never seen a pigeon as dark as this one until now. The chest area has a small patch of shiny purple.

I will see if I can send in some pictures. Demi

[Jay3]

Yes pictures! We want to see pictures! At three weeks, why is she not with her parents? She should be able to drink if you dip her beak into the water. And at 3 weeks, she is old enough to start eating seed.

[pdpbison]

Hi Demi,



At that age...it'd be far better to guide them into pecking Seeds...than to be trying to tube-feed....better for the young Pigeon, better for you, better for everyone.


Get 'good' seeds, not the grocery store 'Wild Bird' stuff.


Canary or Finch or Dove Seeds...and proper Pigeon-Mix, combine these.


Best wishes..!


Phil
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[Charis]

I don't see as Demi was asking for our advise rather announcing her new rescue.
By now she knows the feeding drill.
So Demi...yes...pictures please.

[Dezirrae]

Congratulations Demi - and yes, can't wait to see pictures And updates too... the little baby sure sounds adorable!

[Jay3]

Didn't mean to give advice. I know she knows what to do. Just enjoy! And post pictures!

[demi]

see the pictures Gogobeans posted on 'Young pigeons ...' on August 16th, I believe. The one on the right with dark feathers and reddish feet, looks exactly like the one I have now.

So, how old do you think she ( he ) is?

Last night she ate the mixture of small amount of exact foumula and Malt-O-Meal, about 7pm. She ate and ate and went to sleep for a long time.

She is still very scared of us. This was after Dena had her for a few hours.

This morning I wated to see if she knew how to eat seeds, and drink water by herself. She pecks at the seeds leasurely, playing with them but doesn't swallow. At least she knows how to make herself look like she is pecking. She has not drunk water by herself, so I gave her some with a small syringe.

I thought she should be starting to eat seeds about now, too. It just so happened that yesterday morning, I gave my last supply of bird seeds, good ones and not so good ones ( wild bird seeds from Wal-Mart ) to all the neighborhood birds that come to my backyard, and run out of seeds completely. Otherwise, I would have mixed some in with the formula.

She is so powerfull and tries to run away from me when I am getting her ready for food. This morning, she didn't cooperate with me. She wouldn't even put her beak in the opening of the syringe. I am going to have to teach her to eat seeds.
There is a film someome posted on 'Youtube' how to feed breadballs to young ( 21day old ) pigeons. If she doesn't eat formula any more and doesn't seem to get hang of pecking seeds to eat, should I try the breadballs?

I am going to talk to Dena this evening hopefully, to find out a little more about this bird. She said that at the moment she has too many pigeons and was glad that I was willing to take her. I am sure this one was left by someone who found her alone somewhere and brought to the vet's office.

It's been a while since I took care of Peep and Fluffy, so any advice you can give me is greatly appreciated. Good thing that I kept all the containers syringes, etc. Demi

[Jay3]

Give her a dish of seed, let her peck at it. She will get the idea. If she is refusing the syringe, and knows to peck, she'll learn to pick up seed. Do Phil's thing with the shot glass of seed. Put her beak in gently, and she will probably start to pick up the seed. You need to go out and buy more seed. A dove mix would work. If it doesn't work right away, keep trying til it does. She'll get it. Do the same thing with the water.

[demi]

given her a dish of seeds, also spread some on where she is sitting, and tried to let her drink water from a dish several times. She has not eaten or drunk water yet.

I got a syringe with longer tip so that just in case she would not eat for another day, I would use it to feed her.

Dena is giving me another baby pigeon which I will be picking up in an hour or so. This new one is much younger, only a few days old. By having this one close, I am hoping the first one will feel more at ease. If things work out, they would feel like sisters ( or brothers ), I am hoping.

Wish me luck, please!! Demi

[demi]

I just saw her pecking seeds from the dish I placed in front of her. She has been pooping very healthy amount all day, so I think she is going to be OK. I need to see her drinking water, too, soon!! Demi

[demi]

another baby pigeon from Dena.

This one has been peeping without stopping. I have fed him a huge amount and he is still acting like he is starving. His crop is full now.

We placed them in the same box. The little one is pecking constantly at the bigger baby all over the face and everywhere else, but she doesn't seem to be bothered very much. She is sitting right next to him being pecked.

( I will call the older one 'she' and the younger one 'he', for convenience, since I don't have names for them yet.)

He was at it for a long time, maybe 30 min. and for a few minutes, they were side by side peacefully spleeping, but now he is starting to peck again. He stoppted momentarily as I don't hear anything right at the moment.

Was this a good idea to put them together, you think? Demi

[Jay3]

NO. How much bigger is the bigger one. If there is a large difference, she may hurt the smaller one. Would you want to be pecked constantly? There's your answer.

[demi]

not been eaten all day, I fed her with the long tipped syringe at 11:30pm. They were both still up. But now they went to sleep, I hope, for the night.

I have a feeling, after all, that they are going to be great pals to each other. In a few weeks, they probably will be looking pretty much the same size and even before then, he will stop pecking her?

It is so nice to see two of them sleeping side by side quietly. Demi

[AZWhitefeather]

I have just received

Originally Posted by demi

* another baby pigeon from Dena.

** see the pictures Gogobeans posted on 'Young pigeons ...' on August 16th, I believe. The one on the right with dark feathers and reddish feet, looks exactly like the one I have now.


Demi

Demi,
* In comparison to the first baby you received, could you give us a description of the new baby (e.g., size, feathering, etc.)?

** For those who may not have found the picture, here's the link to it.
http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showpo...77&postcount=3

Cindy

[spirit wings]

this thread is too long, Im too lazy to read all that.....new thread for new baby!...whine....lol...........hey new thread! it's like magic.....nice new baby! so cute...