Weight schedule for baby pigeons needed

Since Precious has come into our lives I was thinking how helpful it would be to have a weight chart handy to make sure she is progressing as she should,
but I can't find one.

Does anyone know of such a chart?

It would be to have on hand since so many here seem to have babies come into their lives at different ages.

Thanks.

Let's al get looking...

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

Since Precious has come into our lives I was thinking how helpful it would be to have a weight chart handy to make sure she is progressing as she should, but I can't find one.

Does anyone know of such a chart?

It would be to have on hand since so many here seem to have babies come into their lives at different ages.

Thanks.

That a good idea, Robin.

Matilda wrote:

Let's al get looking...

Okey Dokey!

I couldn't find anything but some recipes.

It's a challenge, that's for sure.

EgypSwiftLady wrote:

Does anyone know of such a chart?

Hi!
I have a chart but I'll need to scan it in first. I'll do that as soon as I can figure out how our printer/scanner works (I might have to wait for my husband to get home though).

A very handy book to have is: Hand-Rearing Birds (eds: Laurie J. Gage and Rebecca S. Duerr), 2007, Blackwell Publishing

It's a bit expensive but it has loads of info on hand-rearing different species of birds (mainly US species). The weight chart is in Chapter 20: Pigeons and Doves (by Martha Kudlacik and Nancy Eilertsen).

I'll get back to you asap.

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Thanks so much Mrs.AR you've made my day

I'm going to have a look at the book and hope the price fits into this months budget.

Hi,
sorry for taking so long but we had a bit of a faff with the scanner.

[quote=\"EgypSwiftLady\"]Thanks so much Mrs.AR you\'ve made my day [/quote]
You\'re very welcome. I hope this chart is useful: http://www.pigeonsaspets.co.uk/uploads/weight-gain.jpg


Here\'s a tube feeding schedule from the same book (sorry that it isn\'t in table format. I couldn\'t figure out how to make one on this post):

Mourning Dove tube-feeding schedule (weights based on California population). Feed hatchling diet to chicks of weights in bold. Birds on the hatchling diet may not require as frequent feeding as is listed. Check the crop at the interval and feed when crop empties.

Weight (grams) / Quantity (ml) / Hours between Feeds
10 / 1 / 1
15 / 1.5-2 / 1-1.5
20 / 1.5-2.5 / 2
25 / 2-3 / 2
30 / 2.5-3.5 / 2
35 / 4 / 2
40 / 5 / 3
45 / 5 / 3
50 / 6 / 3
55 / 6 / 3
60 / 6-7 / 3
Above 65 grams, skip meal if any seed in crop
65 / 6-7 / 3-1/2
Newly admitted juvenile mourning doves over 70 grams will usually self-feed unless debilitated, emaciated, or otherwise compromised.
70 / 8 / 4
80 / 8 / 4
Above 90 grams, do not tube-feed unless bird is debilitated. Healthy juveniles will almost always self-feed at 90 grams.
90 / 9 / 3x/day
95 / 9-10 / 3x/day

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Thank you Mrs.AR :Yes:

Great idea to have this information for permanent reference!

Excellent find, Mrs A.R.! -- Which should stand for 'Amazingly Resourceful'!

Teresa wrote:

Great idea to have this information for permanent reference!

Excellent find, Mrs A.R.! -- Which should stand for 'Amazingly Resourceful'!

Thanks so much.

Thank you everyone! Happy to help.