Pigeon eggs.... help!!

[Laura05]

Hi everyone!

We had to clean pigeons out of a warehouse today and I found a nest with two eggs. The nest...was made of feathers so I couldn't really move it. And with the momma not being able to get back to the nesting site I took the eggs home. I know my mom use to put chicken eggs in a box with a bowl of water near (in the same box) and a lamp. And they hatched with no problems... we turned the eggs at least three times a day. I have no idea how old these eggs are. They were warm when I found them so I know they werent abandoned. I kept them warm all the way home and have placed them in a box with a bath towel for a "nest" there is a bowl of water for humidity and a thermometer so I know how warm they are. It is 95 in the box right now. I read that I should keep them around 101 but that just seems way way to hot. Any suggestions?

[charmedagain]

Hi between 85-95 is fine keeping a bowl or cup of water nest to them keeps the air moist and stops the eggs from drying out.

If the do hatch are you prepared to feed them every couple of hours around the clock they will also need to be kept in the box reducing the heat a little as the chicks grow.

You can feed them either pigeon corn or an egg food designed to handfeed and wean birds.

I used normal pigeon corn just place some in its beak and let it swallow after each mouth full using a syringe without the needle put a few drops of warm water in its beak once the crop ( sack on its chest ) is full you can stop feeding depending on how quickly the food digests you will need to repeat this process every 2hours.

Good luck

mike