Orphaned or rejected chick feed

horaceoglesbee DeleteThis @webtv.net (Horaceoglesbee@web) wrote in message news:<2958-40FC6C61-491 DeleteThis @storefull-3211.bay.webtv.net>...
> Try a little baby formula with some cream in it.Some times this will get
> the baby trugh untill the parents starte it on feed.

Yo Horace,
I don't doubt that this has worked for you in the past,
but my past experience with giving pigeons any dairy
products has been detrimental. Their bodies cannot digest
milk and cream. All babies that I ever gave milk or cream
to, died. (3 birds.)
I have used K-Tee brand baby bird formula, (I think it's
for Cockatoos) with great success thou. I used an eye dropper.
Have also used cooked oatmeal mixed with alot of water, and
cooked rice with alot of water, all with great success.

The parents feed their 'pigeon milk' (which is not actually milk.)
to the babies for less than their first 5 days. After that, they are
mostly feeding whole seeds and water. So, any babies that are more than
a week old, can be fed whole seeds. (Preferably, small seeds.)
E-Man
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