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Don't beat yourself up too much over it, you did your best with the best of intentions, with very little resources and knowledge on pigeons. It was a wild/feral bird that would have without a doubt not survived without your intervention anyways. You simply did your best, and I would be at...

I wouldn't worry too much, I'd just keep feeding and taking care of him, but that is definitely behind on growth. It sounded to me that you were trying to feed it the Kaytee Exact by using the method of a glove or other latex type of material that would require the bird to actively place its...

I can tell you that a baby pigeon not gaining weight is definitely not normal. They usually gain weight and grow shockingly fast. So keep an eye on things like that. The crop thing, I wouldn't worry too much, I handle the baby pigeons being raised inside my loft almost daily, and it's rare...

Dozens of baby pigeons have been born in my loft, raised by their parents, and they are eating all day long, and feed when their crops are half full, and sometimes even full. Is there any chance you are over thinking this whole thing? I'm not trying to discount a potential health issue that...

Great to hear. He looks pretty good to me! Kudos to you dedicating the time to care for it. Keep us posted. It's been fun to follow.

You can try substituting a bit of the water you use to mix the Kaytee Exact with a small amount of organic apple cider vinegar. It treats and prevents canker very well, and I've read it can help with sour crop as well (but I have no experience with sour crop, FYI).

Try just using a syringe. Gently open its mouth by very lightly squeezing at the base of its beak, and it should just open, and you can place the tip of the syringe very gently in its about about 1/4" to deposit the formula. You should only have to do this once or twice until the bird learns...

Great to hear. As I said above, I had great success with the Kaytee Exact. I did not feed him anything but Kaytee Exact for the 3 or so weeks I had to hand raise him. It has digestive enzymes and things like vitamin E already in it. Regarding your concern of wry neck, keep an eye out, but...

What are you feeding him other than apple sauce?

I did this last summer when one of my pairs hatched a single egg, and the hen was out flying that same day the baby was born and unfortunately the hen did not come back. The cock bird father refused to care for the day old bird, and I did not want to leave it to chance to see if he'd pony up...