Newborn pigeons eat milk vomited by their parents, pigeon milk. Newborn pigeons should be fed with meat, earthworms, Tenebrio molitor, spiders, breadworms and so on. Two hours after the squab came out of the shell, the mother pigeon began to blow the squab with her beak, and two hours later, the squab began to feed the pigeon with milk. At this time, the squab is small and weak, and it is easy to die. Be sure to watch carefully to avoid being trampled to death or frozen to death by breeding pigeons.

Pigeons 15 days old have basically grown their feathers and can be fed independently from the nest, but they should also be carefully fed and carefully observed. Because at this time, the mother pigeon has to nurse the new baby pigeon and has no time to take care of the grown pigeons.

physiological property

They have long wings and strong flying muscles, so they fly fast and powerfully. Pigeons pair for life. If one of them dies, it will take a long time for the other to accept a new spouse. Pigeons inhabit tall buildings or cliffs, and ten pigeons move in groups, flying fast and flying low. Foraging seeds and fruits on the ground or trees.

Build a nest in the crevices of the cliff with hay and twigs. The nest is flat, disc-shaped and slightly concave in the center. Generally, two eggs are laid in each nest, and the eggs are white. Domestic pigeons are domesticated from the original pigeons. Its similar wild pigeons are distributed in Europe, North Africa and Central Asia, and China is distributed in the northern, western and central parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The body length is 295 ~ 360 mm, the head, neck, chest and upper back are slate gray, the upper back and chest have metallic green and purple flashes, the rest of the back is light gray, each wing has a black transverse spot, the tail feather is slate gray, and its end is wide black transverse spot, which is similar to that of men and women. Pigeons are plump, with small beaks and gentle natures. Walking posture is like strutting, with a characteristic nod.