a lighthearted pigeon reproduction thread

[torvald]

above my apartment there is a place where pigeons roost in

an outside vent. this spring they had babies and they peeped

a little and then cried and cried and cried for food. i like animals

but was certainly happy when they grew up and flew off, since

i could hear them from inside. the parents stayed behind and

still peak out when they hear me ride up on my bike.

well, now there are more baby birds peeping. same parents

with MORE babies!?! do they have multiple batches or what?

is that why they are so prolific?

Edited August 18, 2006 by torvald

[sevfiv]

there are no references to their data, but they may know what they are talking about...

Pigeons are monogamous. Eight to 12 days after mating, the females lay 1 or 2 eggs which hatch after 18 days.

More eggs are laid before the first clutch leaves the nest. Breeding may occur at all seasons, but peak reproduction occurs in the spring and fall.

http://www.animalcontrolproducts.com/Pigeon.html

[TJones]

above my apartment there is a place where pigeons roost in

an outside vent. this spring they had babies and they peeped

a little and then cried and cried and cried for food. i like animals

but was certainly happy when they grew up and flew off, since

i could hear them from inside. the parents stayed behind and

still peak out when they hear me ride up on my bike.

well, now there are more baby birds peeping. same parents

with MORE babies!?! do they have multiple batched or what?

is that why they are so prolific?

Torvald, Pigeons are just rats with wings. And, YES, they multiply like them also.

Edited August 18, 2006 by TJones

[dbigtex56]

above my apartment there is a place where pigeons roost in

an outside vent. this spring they had babies and they peeped

a little and then cried and cried and cried for food. i like animals

but was certainly happy when they grew up and flew off, since

i could hear them from inside. the parents stayed behind and

still peak out when they hear me ride up on my bike.

well, now there are more baby birds peeping. same parents

with MORE babies!?! do they have multiple batched or what?

is that why they are so prolific?

I"m glad you asked. Here's more info on pigeons. Did you know they're monogamous? and, despite this fact, that they're not permitted to marry in Texas?

If you're adventurous, here's another approach to baby pigeons.

[gto250us]

Jeeze, that is 2 new pidgeons every 30 days. In one year can amount to 4096 new pidgeons.

[torvald]

If you're adventurous, here's another approach to baby pigeons.

what?!? straight from poison control to epicurious.com!?!

i may have a steady food supply right above my kitchen!

i can't decide if i should devise a shoot to land them right

into my pan or use some tactile repellents on them!

they call them "wind rats" up north, not sure if they do

here. there aren't enough where they will give me the

pestilenceand i don't eat meat, so we are at a stalemate...

for now.

hmmmm.... squabs! squabs! squabs!

OH NO! i just checked out some squab links and this one

is tres/muy classy!

http://www.bokhari.com/

"Anytime you want to feel like a King! Try a squab dish!!"

make sure you scroll down the squab section which

ends with a cute baby squab portrait in a styrofoam

bowl --- probably on a kitchen counter somewhere

i guess i have a squab farm!

Edited August 18, 2006 by torvald

[sevfiv]

Our breeders are result of a highly intensified program of genetic research. You can expect more meat to feed ratio, broad breast, good hatchability and superb livability. When squabs get on the line, processors and marketers will like the uniform body confirmation.

holy squabcakes!

[ricco67]

above my apartment there is a place where pigeons roost in

an outside vent. this spring they had babies and they peeped

a little and then cried and cried and cried for food. i like animals

but was certainly happy when they grew up and flew off, since

i could hear them from inside. the parents stayed behind and

still peak out when they hear me ride up on my bike.

well, now there are more baby birds peeping. same parents

with MORE babies!?! do they have multiple batches or what?

is that why they are so prolific?

Maybe you should kick them out of your house before they cause some serious damage.

Stage a coup, if you will.

<I'm REALLY sorry for that!>

Personally, I hate those damned birds. You're right, they're rats with wings.

Many a time I was tempted to strangle the idiot who keeps feeding them on Montrose and Westhiemer.

[ssullivan]

At my first apartment in Houston, I had a pair of doves that nested in a pot plant on my balcony several times a year. They probably had about a dozen offspring during the four years I lived there.

[torvald]

At my first apartment in Houston, I had a pair of doves that nested in a pot plant on my balcony several times a year. They probably had about a dozen offspring during the four years I lived there.

there is finally a time that there are no babies. after the last batch,

the mom got a broken wing and i called the wildlife rescue. i checked

back with them and she's doing well but i wonder what her mate is up

to --- and how long the monogamous pairs wait before starting over

again. i can imagine this situation will probably end like a bad

romance film.

Edited December 6, 2006 by torvald