I’ve been caring for a baby pigeon for about a week now (thanks in large part to the information I’ve found on this forum). I haven’t been easily able to locate information on how often and how much formula to feed a baby pigeon at this stage. Mine eats great and is currently eating about 25cc 3-4 times a day. His poops seem okay but that just may be due to inexperience too? My issue is despite growing well and gaining some weight he feels thin as I can feel his breastbone. He also is always hungry even when his crop feels full. Lastly, the past 2 days he seems to be gulping a bit of air when he feeds (I use the jar “bottle” method) but his crop does empty completely and he doesn’t appear to have any signs of stasis etc. I work at an animal shelter so I do have some resources available if needed and if a better feeding method is available, he’s pretty eager to eat so I’m sure he’d take to it. I also plan on running a fecal test today, is anyone aware what the treatment for Coccidia in birds would be? Oh I also would love to know when and how to offer normal food, as I’ve read a lot of mixed things about this as well.
For those interested, I got Birdie Sanders from my boyfriend. He works at an automotive shop and found him in the parking lot and could not reach the nest (it was on a very tall building. His boss also hates pigeons because of the damage they do to the cars and told my boyfriend to step on him or throw him over the fence. Thankfully my boyfriend is not a monster and brought him home.
For those interested, I got Birdie Sanders from my boyfriend. He works at an automotive shop and found him in the parking lot and could not reach the nest (it was on a very tall building. His boss also hates pigeons because of the damage they do to the cars and told my boyfriend to step on him or throw him over the fence. Thankfully my boyfriend is not a monster and brought him home.