the_finch_family
Songster
Hi, I'm preparing to handraise 2 pigeons, and the last piece of information that I haven't been able to verify through multiple sources is a brooder temp chart for babies 5 days +
The chicks will be 5 and 6 days old in two days, which is when I'm planning on starting the handfeeding.
I'm experienced with corvids, various small birds like sparrows, thrushes, and especially finches who I will be feeding the second batch of for the season. Trying to finally cross pigeons off my list.
Brooder temp is pretty straightforward for all of the birds I've raised, but I'm not finding much of anything on pigeons specifically. One source I found talking about pigeons mentioned room temperature at as little as 10 days old, and it just doesn't sound right to me.
Would it be right to assume the brooder temp will follow similar guidelines to what I'm used to?
For example, hatching temp for the first day, 31-34°C until roughly day 5, 29-30°C for pin feathers, 25°C for mostly feathered, room temp for fully feathered?
The chicks will be 5 and 6 days old in two days, which is when I'm planning on starting the handfeeding.
I'm experienced with corvids, various small birds like sparrows, thrushes, and especially finches who I will be feeding the second batch of for the season. Trying to finally cross pigeons off my list.
Brooder temp is pretty straightforward for all of the birds I've raised, but I'm not finding much of anything on pigeons specifically. One source I found talking about pigeons mentioned room temperature at as little as 10 days old, and it just doesn't sound right to me.
Would it be right to assume the brooder temp will follow similar guidelines to what I'm used to?
For example, hatching temp for the first day, 31-34°C until roughly day 5, 29-30°C for pin feathers, 25°C for mostly feathered, room temp for fully feathered?