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[Guest tomo68]

The parents of these 2 baby fantails have stopped feeding them im prepard to do it myself what is the best thing to feed them as i dont want to loose them.

[ChrisMaidment08]

soak corn then hand feed give water with seringe will be fine

[ChrisMaidment08]

also put some milk in twice day

[rembrant2coo]

also put some milk in twice day

 

job done well   chris

[Guest tomo68]

thanx Chris should i feed them the milk twice a day and does it matter what milk it is.

[ChrisMaidment08]

yea but they dont come as well as being fed by birds but pick up later when feeding selfs

[ChrisMaidment08]

thanx Chris should i feed them the milk twice a day and does it matter what milk it is.

 

not really as long as its not evap they cant handle that  feed water   then twice day milk with corn

[Guest tomo68]

is it ok to give them some water now then later feed them the corn & milk

[ChrisMaidment08]

yep but if crop emty give seed as well they will soon learn youer food water and will tell you to feed them  leave them in nest perants may start again or take hen out cock should return to his family dutys

[maverick]

I have used layers pellets soaked in baby milk made into a mash and fed to young birds a bit messy but birds turn out well, but as soon as large enough to go on seeds feed them seeds, a little peanut oil on food helps it go down a bit easier and watch them grow

[Guest IB]

Are you sure the parents have stopped feeding them? They look 12/14 days old and that is the time racing pigeons would be looking to go down on their next round of eggs. Youngsters appear to get neglected, but the parents do come back to the nest to feed them.

 

Word of caution about milk. Don't. If you are correct then these youngsters will be under a bit of stress. Quite apart from the fact the pigeon cannot digest milk, it is an alkiline and that is the type of gut environment that suits the likes of e-coli bacteria. A bit of stress + alkiline environment = big trouble.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Push around 20 peas down their throats morning and night, dont be afraid that you are hurting them as you push the peas down, sometimes you might get the odd pea stuck in their throat if this does happen gently massage the throat pushing the pea all the way down it's throat add to this what has been suggested above 3 to 4 seringe's of water.

You might feel as if your hurting the young birds but you have to be cruel to be kind when it comes to this situation.

[jimmy white]

Push around 20 peas down their throats morning and night, dont be afraid that you are hurting them as you push the peas down, sometimes you might get the odd pea stuck in their throat if this does happen gently massage the throat pushing the pea all the way down it's throat add to this what has been suggested above 3 to 4 seringe's of water.

You might feel as if your hurting the young birds but you have to be cruel to be kind when it comes to this situation.

 

ideal,, and after a week or so of this theyll be eating and drinking themselves  ,,,,,,,,and be very tame ,,, sometimes if you dip the maple in water , it goes down easier

[DOVEScot]

Another method is filling a balloon with moistened food and putting a small cross cut in it, this allows them to feed more naturally as they dip their beaks into it :-/