If you are looking to hand rear pigeon squabs from eggs then you will need an incubator. Before we dive in let's be clear, unlike chickens, incubating pigeon eggs isn't ideal for their survival....
Category: Baby Pigeons
This article will give you a step-by-step guide to caring for a pigeon egg if you happen to find one as well as how to work out whether or not an egg contains a live chick. As an Amazon Associate...
Pigeons are very attentive parents, it is extremely rare for them to leave their babies alone in the nest. There should always be a parent present with the baby pigeons for the first four weeks...
The correct name for a baby pigeon is 'a Squab'. Baby pigeons are squabs until they reach the age of 4 weeks old. By 4 weeks old they are ready to take their first flight and will be almost as...
Yes adult pigeons do occasionally kill their babies. This behaviour is called scalping. The motives why aren’t clear. Typically pigeons are very attentive parents who don't leave their...
Yes, pigeons do produce milk, it is called ‘crop milk’. Pigeons don’t have mammary glands like other animals, so crop milk isn’t the same as mammalian milk. This crop milk plays a...