Sooner or later, or even at-the-moment, the nutritional needs of Hatchling or less
than week-old Baby Pigeons presents itself as a present concern
for the novice or veteran rescuer or rehabber
So, the issue of Pigeon Milk is something we may wonder
about a little at liesure, now, to maybe establish recommendations or detailed testimonials, which may inform about
some reliable product, or home-made formula, or other recourse for this exigency when it occurs.
So, the basic question then, is - How may accomidate the needs of these neonates? which is also, how may we best approximate the
composition and properties of Pigeon Milk? And, how may ensure that our errs be on the side of doing no harm when we do err?
In so far as it has been cursorily described chemically to some
extent, ( at least as far as I could find so far) or in terms of it's catagoricly named constituents which
have been
identified, subtleties will of course exist which Science or
cursory Chemical Analysis may not quite apprehend.
Never the
less,
if we can compare what information we can find about it, we
can see what may be done to approximate it's composition, at
least for it's salient constituents.
A quote I found last night, on the net -
"Doves and Pigeons along with some species of Parrots are
the
only birds that produce crop milk.
Studies have shown it is manufactured in the crop and the
process beings while the parents are brooding the eggs. Soon
after sitting the eggs the cell division of the crop
increases about 600 percent. After about week the process
increases at a higher rate.
When analyzed the milk was found to contain About 70 percent
water. The other 30 percent contained, 38 percent fat, 58
percent was protein and 98 percent of this protein, is true
protein.
Also found was small amounts of ash, calcium, phosphorus
sodium, potassium,
lecithin, and all of the known B vitamins.
One teaspoon also contained as much vitamin A as drop of
cod-liver oil.
By the way both the parents Hen and Cock produce it."
(endquote)
So then, a good place to begin !
As an aside, I believe Humming Birds, Penguins and some others also
produce "Milk' in one manner or another, either in their Esophagus or in their Crops.
So...what things may we suppose could be combined to come
close, for our practical purposes?
What straightforward products will contain the kinds of
ingredients, proportion of them, or singly of them as may be used for combineing with other reliable products or ingredients,
for these occasions of Hatchlings who would appreciate our
efforts?
My initial thoughts have been to speculate along the lines of approximately this -
A proportion of "Nutrical", Olive Oil, a small carefully calculated amount of Cod Liver Oil, Pea or other
Vegan, possibly "Nutiva" Hemp Powder or combinations of several Vegan Protean Powders of a low Sodium low Iron kind,) mixed
with an appropriate amount of Distilled or
purified Water, or with possibly Oat Milk...possibly a small amount of 'Braggs' Liquid Aminos.
I have not thought this out yet as for the details of proportion and alignment of basic Fats and Proteans to the ratio indicated in the short quote.
Also, the quote I found says nothing as for incidental Sugars or
Starches...
Ideas?
Recommendations?
Experiences?
Yours,
Phil
than week-old Baby Pigeons presents itself as a present concern
for the novice or veteran rescuer or rehabber
So, the issue of Pigeon Milk is something we may wonder
about a little at liesure, now, to maybe establish recommendations or detailed testimonials, which may inform about
some reliable product, or home-made formula, or other recourse for this exigency when it occurs.
So, the basic question then, is - How may accomidate the needs of these neonates? which is also, how may we best approximate the
composition and properties of Pigeon Milk? And, how may ensure that our errs be on the side of doing no harm when we do err?
In so far as it has been cursorily described chemically to some
extent, ( at least as far as I could find so far) or in terms of it's catagoricly named constituents which
have been
identified, subtleties will of course exist which Science or
cursory Chemical Analysis may not quite apprehend.
Never the
less,
if we can compare what information we can find about it, we
can see what may be done to approximate it's composition, at
least for it's salient constituents.
A quote I found last night, on the net -
"Doves and Pigeons along with some species of Parrots are
the
only birds that produce crop milk.
Studies have shown it is manufactured in the crop and the
process beings while the parents are brooding the eggs. Soon
after sitting the eggs the cell division of the crop
increases about 600 percent. After about week the process
increases at a higher rate.
When analyzed the milk was found to contain About 70 percent
water. The other 30 percent contained, 38 percent fat, 58
percent was protein and 98 percent of this protein, is true
protein.
Also found was small amounts of ash, calcium, phosphorus
sodium, potassium,
lecithin, and all of the known B vitamins.
One teaspoon also contained as much vitamin A as drop of
cod-liver oil.
By the way both the parents Hen and Cock produce it."
(endquote)
So then, a good place to begin !
As an aside, I believe Humming Birds, Penguins and some others also
produce "Milk' in one manner or another, either in their Esophagus or in their Crops.
So...what things may we suppose could be combined to come
close, for our practical purposes?
What straightforward products will contain the kinds of
ingredients, proportion of them, or singly of them as may be used for combineing with other reliable products or ingredients,
for these occasions of Hatchlings who would appreciate our
efforts?
My initial thoughts have been to speculate along the lines of approximately this -
A proportion of "Nutrical", Olive Oil, a small carefully calculated amount of Cod Liver Oil, Pea or other
Vegan, possibly "Nutiva" Hemp Powder or combinations of several Vegan Protean Powders of a low Sodium low Iron kind,) mixed
with an appropriate amount of Distilled or
purified Water, or with possibly Oat Milk...possibly a small amount of 'Braggs' Liquid Aminos.
I have not thought this out yet as for the details of proportion and alignment of basic Fats and Proteans to the ratio indicated in the short quote.
Also, the quote I found says nothing as for incidental Sugars or
Starches...
Ideas?
Recommendations?
Experiences?
Yours,
Phil
