baby pigeons

[uplandrsb]

From any ones experience shpuld baby pigeons hatch and survive through the winter months?

[Meller]

Yes, I just sold some squeekers and have four new nester's now.

[uplandrsb]

Are you keeping heat on them?

[ezzy333]

The babies will be fine. I have squeekers on the floor and many in the nest. We start hatching right after Jan. 1st. Just make sure you are feeding well and they will be OK.

Ezzy

[uplandrsb]

would scratch grains be okay to feed.. or what's best to feed him

[uplandrsb]

maybe I need to medicate with something any advice

[ezzy333]

The squabs will eat whatever you are feeding the older birds.Grain is good with grit or you can feed a poultry pellet of some kind.

Ezzy

[Moulders Farm]

I have 4 new squakers borned though Jan our coldest weather with out any heat except the parants setting on them do not feed rolled corn that is not completely crusted to dust or med. feed chicken laining pealits OK or high protion wild game bird feed as long as it is not med. I also have feed from MFA a cattle food I feed my feeder calfs called yum yum . just watch any corn that is broken up hole corn is OK or corn crushed in to a power

[V-John]

Like the others, we've weened probably nine or so, with about three close to being ready to send to one loft races, and all others at different points of development. They are eating a mixed grain, that one of the racers puts together, and I also feed them some pellets to supplement them.

[Duckdon]

I have had Rock Doves, " barn pigeons" hatch and raise in the winter months here in coastal Alaska where our temps dip to well below zero F. Never used any heat source yet and the boxes are inder the roof in an open pen. Just getting started with Homers. Not seen the Homers clutch yet in the winter but they are pairing up now. Don

[uplandrsb]

I am losing some in less.than 3 wks i would say from hatching.. I just started medicating them with enroflaxin so hopefully that will help.. It says to treat.for.5_7 days.. But when do you treat again? Do you think i shoild try some thing for canker? I had no trouble all last year and now this winter it seems the young wont keep.

[aulrich]

I lost one of my first clutch when it fell out of the crappy nestbox I had for them, but it is amazing the cold they can get through.

The big problem was keeping the water wet, but once I beat that one, winter has been smooth.

I feed layer crumble, because it flows through my bulk feeder better. once I get light before and after work i'll switch to twice a day feeding instead of on demand.