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Brittney S asked in PetsBirds · 1 decade ago

what do u feed a newborn homeing pigeon thats less than a day old?

my two homing pigeons had eggs and their eggs just hatched the thing is my birds are scared of worms and i have no idea how to feed their new borns and they will die if i do not do something please help give me all the information you have

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  • Moth
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    Why not just let the pigeons raise their young, if you're scared to do it? o.O

    Anyway...

    In the wild, parent pigeons would feed their young 'crop milk', a white milky substance produced from their crops.

    Unfortunately humans don't have this capability, so the next best thing would be to get some baby bird formula- there's a brand called Exact that's often used.

    Hand raising pigeons (this goes for any time of bird, to be honest) is extremely taxing. Newborn birds have to be fed every few hours around the clock, meaning that yes, you will have to get up at three in the morning just to feed these birds. They will need a good source of heat, like a heat pad, and some paper towels or tissues to lay on.

    Many people end up with their nestlings dying on them for the first attempts at hand raising, so just be aware that the chances are against you and that raising this pigeon will be difficult.

  • ieguy
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Your adults don't eat worms. They eat grain. Give them a good grain feed. The parents will pump crop milk into the babies for about ten days and then begin adding grain as they go. Leave them alone and let them do what they know how to do.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well, I have Homing Pigeons and when something like that happens, we feed them small pieces of soaked bread.

  • 1 decade ago

    you feed it worms

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