2006-07-05 05:30:11 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
Sorry to disappoint you, but there's not much of a mystery--the common street pigeon builds a nest like your normal bird. But pigeons, living up to the urbanologists' nickname "flying rats," are both a little sloppier and a little more devious than the average avian; they construct small, flimsy nests, barely large enough to hold Mother Pigeon's usual two eggs, in cornices and other out-of-the-way places.
While the eggs incubate (for about two weeks) the nest is kept constantly covered--by the male during the day, and by the female on the night shift. Once the little suckers hatch, they spend another two weeks in the nest feeding off a protein substance called "pigeon's milk" secreted from the crop of the adult (both sexes, interestingly). When they're all growed up and flapping, they hit the road. Well, what did you expect--test tubes?
2006-07-10 14:34:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only time I've seen baby pigeons that are below the fledge age in my friend's backyard in L.A. she has over 7 pigeons. Although I have seen pigeon fledglings on the roof of my aunt's house in New York and at my friend's house in L.A. but typically pigeons that live in the wild have their nest in various high places and their kids don't leave home until they're almost their adult size. Although some below fledge age can fall out of the nest or there could be some other problem that caused the bird to be out of the nest at an early age.
I have held baby pigeons before, they're cute! and some seem to like to be held and some don't. But other then that they can be cute and friendly, but it depends on the temperment of the bird itself.
2006-07-05 06:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by Checkers- the -Wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pigeons babies only fledge the nest when they're the same size as the adults - if not bigger after all the food they've been eating! Also, Pigeons come in such a variety of colours, you probably wouldn't know a baby one if you were looking right at it.
2006-07-05 05:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did the other day I was picking up my Granddaughter to take her to school and their was one down by their wheelie bin, it did`nt look hurt but it also did`nt try to get away from me, I managed to pick it up and put it in a box, I then gave the pigeon to a friend of mine who has a allotment, the pigeon is ok & is being looked after, so people do see baby pigeon`s
2006-07-05 05:41:20 · answer #4 · answered by madge 51 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have, a couple of new smaller pigeons appeared in my garden a few months ago and are now trying to nest on next doors outside light, not very successfully!
2006-07-05 05:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time baby pigeons can start flying is when their wings are fully developed. And when they are fully developed and ready for flying, they are the same colour as the adult pigeons.
There are a few visual clues that will help you to spot immature pigeons.
Check out the link, it will explain it all.
2006-07-05 05:44:57 · answer #6 · answered by lesliepatrus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the time the pigeons have fledged and left the nest they are more or lkess indiscernable from an adult pigeon.
2006-07-05 06:04:34 · answer #7 · answered by canislupus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They stay in the nest until they are large enough to fly out on their own. The mother pigeon brings food back to it.
2006-07-05 05:34:17 · answer #8 · answered by HoneyB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we used to own pigeons and the baby ones are cute!
2006-07-05 22:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well this is a question that makes me think - I've never thought about it. And I have lots of (big fat) pigeons in my garden.
Maybe they are shy?
2006-07-05 05:32:49 · answer #10 · answered by Suzita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋