Modena Pigeon Baby

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18-day-old Modena Schietti Yellow
There’s life in the pigeon Aviary
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Pigeons are good parents, with both involved in bringing up the squabs. Unlike most other birds, pigeons produce a substance called “pigeon milk,” which is made up of special cells from their own crops, a storage pouch in their throat. Pigeon milk provides antioxidants and immune boosters (much like human breast milk, though it doesn’t come from a mammary gland). Adults, both male and female, feed the squabs pigeon milk for the first 10 days of their lives.
Baby pigeons spend a relatively long time in the nest, as much as four to five weeks. When they’re finally ready to fledge, they look just like adult pigeons. That’s why it’s rare to see a baby pigeon in the wild-by the time they leave the nest, they’re indistinguishable from their parents.
Once they leave the nest, juvenile pigeons immediately start their own lives. Their parents get ready to start over again, since rock pigeons may raise as many as five broods a year if conditions are right. Meanwhile, young pigeons join a new flock, and within a few months, they too will mate and begin producing baby pigeons that few people will ever actually see.
Pigeon babies are usually around 5cm in length when newly hatched. The average weight is around 15g for newly hatched chicks. Baby pigeons increase their mass between 4 and 8 grams a day, reaching a weight of between 270 - 350 grams at 30 days old.
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What a wonderful baby *xx*

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