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Hi

I was walking the dog in the park and a crow flew overhead with a baby bird in its beak. It was so heavy it dropped it right in front of me. I had no idea where the nest was, and all the trees were well tall so I carried it home in my hood and examined it. It is a baby woodpigeon with the adult feathers coming through (two bands of white are very prominant). It is quite a fiesty little thing trying to scare me off by attacking me. It has full crop of food and a little blood came from one nostral and some on its leg but all bleeding has stopped. He is in a little nest but I have no idea what to feed it - any advice? I am in Bristol.

Thanks

~Rowena
You've got yourself a handful there!!
The young are fed on what is termed as "pidgeon milk", regurgitated up by the parent/s.

As they eat crops, seeds and grain I've absolutely no idea what to try. You could see whether it will eat greens, (chewed up a little?)

Good luck

Hi there

Thanks for that - I found a page on people who rear pigeons http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/pigeongenet...dfeed.html

That suggested chick starter with hot water. I tried but the poor little thing tries to peck me instead. I read somehwere else that they can go for a few hours without food, especially when its dark.

I have a friend who works for Hydestile Wildlife hospital so am waiting to hear her replys.

I could not have just left it there. It had no chance of climbing up to the nest, and someones dog would have got it. Was far too heavy for the crow as well...

It has survived the night. My friend got back to me - scrambled egg and stuff called 'rearing'...

Good Luck Rowena. This sounds harder than the wrens I raised some years ago. Because they were insect eaters I gave them live meal worms & raised them successfully. The hardest bit was when they fledged as we had nowhere suitable for them , so off to the sanctuary they went hopefully to now be adults & raise their own.

He is still alive. Still fiesty so I think that is a good sign. I think he may have a broken wing - not sure. It does not seem as strong as the other one. Will see how it goes.

He is still alive today - he manged to climb out of hi nest and was walking around on the floor bless. The rearing arrived today and he has been tucking into that nicely...

So glad he's still doing well!