Comments on: When do baby pigeons stop being fed by their mother and start eating seeds? http://babyinfantclothing.net/when-do-baby-pigeons-stop-being-fed-by-their-mother-and-start-eating-seeds.htm/ Find Great Designer Baby Clothes And Infant And Toddler Clothes. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pigeonguy http://babyinfantclothing.net/when-do-baby-pigeons-stop-being-fed-by-their-mother-and-start-eating-seeds.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-33343 pigeonguy Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:09:24 +0000 http://babyinfantclothing.net/when-do-baby-pigeons-stop-being-fed-by-their-mother-and-start-eating-seeds.htm#comment-33343 One of the best ways to try to get them to wean is to sprinkle the seed on the ground and not into a bowl. The roundness of the seed apparently kicks off the pecking instinct. I've hand reared literally hundreds of pigeons over the years - as the bird gets to about four weeks old, I begin to cut the morning feed and leave them to peck around during the day as they get hungry -- it's really no different from their parents beginning to cut back on the feeding a bit as they get to about 34 days or so - I always give them a full evening feed http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/pigeongenetics/basicpigeoncare.html One of the best ways to try to get them to wean is to sprinkle the seed on the ground and not into a bowl. The roundness of the seed apparently kicks off the pecking instinct.

I’ve hand reared literally hundreds of pigeons over the years – as the bird gets to about four weeks old, I begin to cut the morning feed and leave them to peck around during the day as they get hungry — it’s really no different from their parents beginning to cut back on the feeding a bit as they get to about 34 days or so – I always give them a full evening feed

http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/pigeongenetics/basicpigeoncare.html

]]> By: shell b http://babyinfantclothing.net/when-do-baby-pigeons-stop-being-fed-by-their-mother-and-start-eating-seeds.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-33344 shell b Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:09:24 +0000 http://babyinfantclothing.net/when-do-baby-pigeons-stop-being-fed-by-their-mother-and-start-eating-seeds.htm#comment-33344 anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks some wean quicker then others anywhere from 6 to 12 weeks some wean quicker then others

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