found baby bird not sure if its a dove or pegion?

Answer 1

Ok I can help you.

I am already helping another yahoo answers user hand feed a baby pigeon.

Now the care and feeding is the same for either one.

now they need Kaytee exact hand feeding formula, or some other high quality hand feeding formula.

The hand feeding formula is mixed with warm water, until it has the consistency of applesauce. and check the temperature of the formula with your arm the way you would with a baby's milk.

now take a cup and cut a hole in the botton corner a little wider than the babies beak. put the babies beak in the hole in the bottom and pour a little of the formula in, and slowly tilt the cup tward the babies beak, and let him drink the formula. do this until his crop is full, you'll see it bulge in his throat as it fills, stop when it feels like a water balloon, feed him when his crop empties, every hour or 2.

Now how old is the baby, id he has little or no feathers, put him in a 5 gallon fish tank lined with towels. and give him a clean sock or teady bear to lean against. and have a red light on over the cage 24 hours a day. and feed him every 30 minutes for 18 hours a day

if he has feathers he doesnt need the light. and can be fed every 1-2 hours and as he fledges (learns to fly) feed him every 4 hours

when he is fully feathered put a perch in the tank.

after he can perch buy a large cockatiel cage, and show him a water dish he will be close to weaning time when he can eat solid food on his own, and teach him how to drink out of a water dish, put his beak in the water and show him.

Make sure you let him out of the cage for about an hour a day to let him learn how to properly fly and land.

When he is completely weaned feed him parakeet seed and grit offered in a separate bowel, he must have grit to digest seeds, if you cant get grit use parakeet PELLETS. also offer fresh fruits and vegetables NEVER offer chocolate, avacado, or rhuahb it WILL kill him.

he will be unable to back to the wild because he will have imprinted on you, and thats ok. Pigeons and doves amke wonderful pets, they coo for attention, and love to sit and watch tv with their owners.

You can email me anytime for questions on this at [e-mail]

I hope this helps

Answer 2

When they are young, they look almost exactly alike..because they are from the same family. If it has reddish eyes, then it is probably more likely to be a pigeon, though lots of pigeons don't have red eyes.

But, pigeons don't usually let their babies out of their sight (or even far from the nest at all) until they are nearly full grown, so I think it is more likely a dove.

If you are turning it loose back to the wild, though, if you've touched it, cover it in baby powder, as this conceals your scent and won't result in the family turning it away.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Please follow the advise given by fatwhale90. I'm sorry, but it really surprises me to see so much misguided information! The parent's of any baby bird WILL NOT reject it if it has been handled! Birds have a very poor sense of smell and that is just an old wives tale! There are also a lot of guidelines that must be followed when raising a baby bird for release. For information on raising for release, please contact your local wildlife rehabilitator. Most species of birds are not able for release if raised alone without other birds of the same species, because they will imprint (recognize as own kind) upon their human care taker. For more information on raising for release, please visit my website at: http://www.starlingrescueandcare.bravehost.com . You will also find links for locating a rehabilitator in your area. Please note: The diet suggestions on the site do not pertain to pigeons! Diet is for insectivorous and omnivore birds ( most songbirds as many feed their young insects only for the first few weeks of life ). The only exclusions are pigeons and finches. The diet provided by fatwhale90 is correct for baby pigeons.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely, Audra
Avian Veterinary Assistant
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http://www.starlingrescueandcare.bravehost.com

Answer 4

Okay first ALL THE IDIOTS STOP WITH THE "OMG YOUR GONNA GET BIRD FLU!!!" you'll get hit by lightning before you catch it.

Theres only a 30% chance that its going to live.Pigeons and doves need crop milk to help the survive this can only be made by the parents but there are some people who have made something simular.Feed it using a syeringe and maybe some kitten milk, go to a feed store they should give you everything you need.First take a heating pad set it on low them put a towel over it and place the baby bird on the towel. if you need more help email me [e-mail]

Answer 5

Birds, especially baby birds can be very hard to care for. If there are no wild life rescue leagues around you. Soak some kitty food in water. Let it get real mushy and then feed the food to the baby with tweezers. They need to eat about every 2 hours. It may be easier to try to find someone that is use to caring for wild animals. Good Luck.

Answer 6

Hiya im currently in the process of hand rearing two baby pigeons.
Its best to feed them on wet chick crumb or a diet based for seed eaters rather then cat food as pigeons are not naturally carnivores.
Baby pigeons do not gape but are fed a crop milk by their parents straight down their throats so you will have to use a syringe and open its beak for it if nec.
hope this helps
mail me if you need more info
good luck!

Answer 7

ive found pegions probally what it is call wildlife they will nurse it so it can go back out in the wild

Answer 8

These sites explain all about what to do for orphan and injured birds -
http://www.crowsystems.com/rehab/babybird.html - this is an excellent article - be sure to read down the entire page for info on how to care.
http://www.stokesbirdsathome.com/q&a/archive/qa108.html
http://besgroup.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-happened-when-nestling-fell-out.html
http://www.projectwildlife.org/find-babysongbirds.htm
And these Yahoo Answers too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq1GdvtmX27UJrgshR77Jersy6IX?qid=20060711181307AAZ59uh
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006050608886

I've got a lot of links to wildlife carers from a lot of countries on my site, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/links under "Wildlife Assistance" - just click on them all, click on your country and state, have a browse, 'phone them and ask their advice.

Very very best of luck.

Answer 9

take it to a wildlife center. we found a baby squirrel that we saved and rescued and that was where we took it so it had a chance of survival.

Answer 10

Carefully...bird flue....