ISO pigeon eggs

[Young chicken mama]

Hi, I am part of a 4-H club and I am looking for pigeon eggs to incubate. I currently have a single pigeon and I am aware of how to raise them. Please let me know if there is any way I can get fertile pigeon eggs, I am in hopes to get them by the 15th of April as that's when I start the chicks in the incubator but a later date is perfectly fine. Thank you all!!

 

[MGG]

Hi, I am part of a 4-H club and I am looking for pigeon eggs to incubate. I currently have a single pigeon and I am aware of how to raise them. Please let me know if there is any way I can get fertile pigeon eggs, I am in hopes to get them by the 15th of April as that's when I start the chicks in the incubator but a later date is perfectly fine. Thank you all!!

I'd see if you can find anyone nearby who has pigeons that could give you some or some young ones. Why do you want eggs, if you don't mind me asking? Raising newborn pigeons/doves is horrible, lol. I've done it, and they're my least favorite bird to hand raise.

 

[Young chicken mama]

I want pigeon eggs specifically for the interest of our unit and as my schedule has gone from super busy to nothing I will have ample time to care for the chicks. I have cared for sick chicks( slipped tendons, failure to thrive) and I have learned so much by being able to help them and I hope I can do the same with pigeon chicks. I have reached out to local people I know with pigeons and they all have said they could offer chicken eggs but they wanted to keep the pigeon eggs which is quite the pickle for me. Thankyou so much for the response

I'd see if you can find anyone nearby who has pigeons that could give you some or some young ones. Why do you want eggs, if you don't mind me asking? Raising newborn pigeons/doves is horrible, lol. I've done it, and they're my least favorite bird to hand raise.

 

[MGG]

I want pigeon eggs specifically for the interest of our unit and as my schedule has gone from super busy to nothing I will have ample time to care for the chicks. I have cared for sick chicks( slipped tendons, failure to thrive) and I have learned so much by being able to help them and I hope I can do the same with pigeon chicks. I have reached out to local people I know with pigeons and they all have said they could offer chicken eggs but they wanted to keep the pigeon eggs which is quite the pickle for me. Thankyou so much for the response

Well I have loads of pigeon eggs, I don't want any more pigeons so I just pull the eggs as they lay them and we eat them. If you can't find any locally I'm sure I could probably ship you some at some point. Where are you located? Have you checked FB groups? I don't know how they'd handle shipping.
Of course, no problem.

 

[Young chicken mama]

Well I have loads of pigeon eggs, I don't want any more pigeons so I just pull the eggs as they lay them and we eat them. If you can't find any locally I'm sure I could probably ship you some at some point. Where are you located? Have you checked FB groups? I don't know how they'd handle shipping.
Of course, no problem.

I have looked at Facebook as well as craigslist and eBay but they are asking over 100 dollars plus the shipping fees for only 2 eggs so I worry about spending hundreds of dollars for 2 scrambled eggs in the mail. I am located in North Carolina. I am definitely willing to pay the shipping cost and a little extra if needed, where are you located? And if this can be arranged I will privately DM you. Thank you so much!!!!

 

[MGG]

I have looked at Facebook as well as craigslist and eBay but they are asking over 100 dollars plus the shipping fees for only 2 eggs so I worry about spending hundreds of dollars for 2 scrambled eggs in the mail. I am located in North Carolina. I am definitely willing to pay the shipping cost and a little extra if needed, where are you located? And if this can be arranged I will privately DM you. Thank you so much!!!!

I'm in South Dakota. That would be a ways, especially with the post office being as bad as it has been, but they might be ok. I just don't know. I just have some random mix pigeons, I don't know anything about breeds or anything. Some of them have feathered legs. Those prices are crazy. How many eggs would you want?

 

[Young chicken mama]

I'm in South Dakota. That would be a ways, especially with the post office being as bad as it has been, but they might be ok. I just don't know. I just have some random mix pigeons, I don't know anything about breeds or anything. Some of them have feathered legs. Those prices are crazy. How many eggs would you want?

A mix is wonderful, I am not picky about the breeds at all, fluffy legs sound fun too! I would probably want about 4, in reality I want to successfully hatch out 2 or 3 so with adding rough transit and infertility into the mix, 4 sounds like the perfect number. If you can only do 1 or 2 that is still amazing, I am just happy to get my hands on such beautiful eggs.

 

[MGG]

A mix is wonderful, I am not picky about the breeds at all, fluffy legs sound fun too! I would probably want about 4, in reality I want to successfully hatch out 2 or 3 so with adding rough transit and infertility into the mix, 4 sounds like the perfect number. If you can only do 1 or 2 that is still amazing, I am just happy to get my hands on such beautiful eggs.

Here's some from last summer. I've got a lot of white ones this year too.

This one started a nest with 6 eggs while we were gone.

 

[Young chicken mama]

Here's some from last summer. I've got a lot of white ones this year too. View attachment 4091900View attachment 4091902View attachment 4091899
This one started a nest with 6 eggs while we were gone. View attachment 4091904

Wow those are some beautifullll birds.

 

[Zenmonkey]

Just so we're all clear, when you say you know how to raise pigeons, but you only have one?

Pigeons are altricial, not precocious. They more resemble a finch, sparrow, or robin when hatched, and will need to be fed with a crop milk substitute every hour during three daylight hours for at least the first 5 days.

Paradise Aviary on YouTube has an excellent description of how to do this for finches and parrots. The formula for parrots is likely good enough for pigeons, but maybe read up before you take my advice.

Baby pigeons won't self feed for at least the first 18 days, possibly closer to 25 to 30 days.

The single pigeon you have is unlikely to go broody just by itself. Typically they raise two eggs at a time, with pair parenting. The mother does most of the brooding with the father taking a turn for a couple hours a day, tipsy around midday. After around 15 to 18 days the father takes over most of the feeding and caring as the mother gets ready for the next pair of eggs.

You mention that there are others in your area with pigeons. Typically young pigeons are available from around mid April until late fall or mid winter, depending on when the owners stop letting them breed.

The usual way to acquire pigeons is via young, recently weaned birds rather than as peeps or eggs.

My apologies if you're already aware of this. It just sounded like perhaps the reality of the care level required in the first several weeks maybe wasn't obvious.