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LaurenBuzz
Posts : 3
Join date : 2010-10-09
Age : 34
Location : Scarborough, UK
| Subject: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :)  Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:55 pm | |
| Hello!  I am new to this forum.. my name is Lauren and i work at the Bird Show at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire.. a young woodie was on the ground so i decided to hand rear him as i work with birds and love them dearly i couldn't see this little fella die :( Its been over a week now and he is doing really well i have decided to name him Pidge and think he's around 21 days old but not too sure as i don't know alot about pigeons. Just a few questions.. today Pidge started to eat seed yey  so now he refuse chick crumb soaked in water which i was feeding him in a syringe, do i need to force feed him the chick crumb as well as seed or will he be alright just eating seed from now on. He has water available all the time, and if he still needs chick crumb can i feed it to him when he still has seed in his crop?? and if not how long does the crop take to empty completely?? He has seed in a little bowl if i leave it in with him will he know when to stop eating when he is full or do i need to keep removing the bowl of seed every once in a while. Sorry for all of these questions but i am new at this.. i care for the little guy and don't want anything to go wrong also i apologise if this question has been asked before :) Thanks  | |
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Matilda
Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 9198
Join date : 2009-01-11
Location : Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:25 pm | |
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LaurenBuzz
Posts : 3
Join date : 2010-10-09
Age : 34
Location : Scarborough, UK
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:40 pm | |
| Hey Matilda! and thankyou so much that is great advice! definitely what i needed to hear Lauren | |
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Matilda
Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 9198
Join date : 2009-01-11
Location : Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:05 pm | |
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Matilda
Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 9198
Join date : 2009-01-11
Location : Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:07 pm | |
| That is a very cute picture of you two, Lauren.  | |
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AZWhitefeather
Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863
Join date : 2009-01-11
Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:05 pm | |
| Welcome to Pigeon Angels, Lauren.  It's great to have you hear. It sounds like your little Woodie is doing just fine.  Please keep us posted on how things are coming along. Your avatar is adorable.  | |
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LaurenBuzz
Posts : 3
Join date : 2010-10-09
Age : 34
Location : Scarborough, UK
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:58 am | |
| Hello! and thankyou for being so kind.. hehe  that picture was taken in our bird show arena lol he loves sitting on that perch! yep he is doing fine today although flying all over the house now he definitely doesn't struggle with that. do you know when i need to start giving him grit or is he fine without it? Lauren  | |
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AZWhitefeather
Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863
Join date : 2009-01-11
Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| | Subject: Re: Need Help With A Little Wood Pigeon :) Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:47 am | |
| When they begin to eat on their own, they should have grit available, in a separate dish. They don't usually pick at it on a regular basis, but it should be available to them at all times.
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