I guess you guys did warn me that pigeons were addicting, but I wasn't quite prepared for how addicting they truly are.
I got some breeders a few weeks ago (gorgeous birds, I love how well put together they are.)
We doubled the size of the loft to accommodate them in their own section and prepare for some babies. My first thoughts were that it was too late in the season, and them having been uprooted and moved to a new place, I had little hope of getting in babies from them before our harsh winter starts.
But they have adapted well, and to my surprise I came home from work on Sunday to find a pretty white egg in a nest bowl. I am really hoping for another egg today, mom has just kicked dad out of the nest bowl after only a few hours of letting him have it, so I am hopeful that she has good reason.
Besides being ecstatic and hopeful, I am a little worried.
Currently all my birds get pigeon builder in their water 4 days a week. ACV two days a week (spaced), ProBios once a week. Chopped greens twice a week, a bath once a week with bath salts. I feed a mixture of 15% performance seed mix, and purina pigeon checkers at a 75% to 25% ratio respectively twice a day. They have access to red grit and oyster shell always.
Everyone was wormed 3 weeks ago. The loft is scraped and rebedded with pine shavings once every 3 days.
I'm probably being a worry wart...but is there anything I am missing that would be beneficial to them and their young?
Also, they began incubating the egg yesterday, while the second has yet to arrive. I was under the impression that they would wait for the second egg. Could this cause any complications as far as the chicks hatching?
I'm really excited...but I'm trying not to count my pigeons before they hatch
Oh yes, and pictures...I know how you guys love pictures (luckily I have more photos of my birds than I have of any human members of my family)
Mom on the nest and the doting Dad with her.
I got some breeders a few weeks ago (gorgeous birds, I love how well put together they are.)
We doubled the size of the loft to accommodate them in their own section and prepare for some babies. My first thoughts were that it was too late in the season, and them having been uprooted and moved to a new place, I had little hope of getting in babies from them before our harsh winter starts.
But they have adapted well, and to my surprise I came home from work on Sunday to find a pretty white egg in a nest bowl. I am really hoping for another egg today, mom has just kicked dad out of the nest bowl after only a few hours of letting him have it, so I am hopeful that she has good reason.
Besides being ecstatic and hopeful, I am a little worried.
Currently all my birds get pigeon builder in their water 4 days a week. ACV two days a week (spaced), ProBios once a week. Chopped greens twice a week, a bath once a week with bath salts. I feed a mixture of 15% performance seed mix, and purina pigeon checkers at a 75% to 25% ratio respectively twice a day. They have access to red grit and oyster shell always.
Everyone was wormed 3 weeks ago. The loft is scraped and rebedded with pine shavings once every 3 days.
I'm probably being a worry wart...but is there anything I am missing that would be beneficial to them and their young?
Also, they began incubating the egg yesterday, while the second has yet to arrive. I was under the impression that they would wait for the second egg. Could this cause any complications as far as the chicks hatching?
I'm really excited...but I'm trying not to count my pigeons before they hatch
Oh yes, and pictures...I know how you guys love pictures (luckily I have more photos of my birds than I have of any human members of my family)

Mom on the nest and the doting Dad with her.