In late July we discovered a Mother pigeon had chosen to nest in one corner of our barn! We often see about 4-6 different pigeons in the barn. The mother pigeon laid two pale white eggs. We watched the eggs for about 15-20 days. The mother would stay on her nest most of the time, but occasionally she would leave and we could see her 2 eggs.
Here’s what they look like as they hatch!
We carefully watched and on August 15th we noticed that 2 baby pigeons had hatched. They were pretty yellow chicks!
It’s now 2 weeks since their birth, and the baby pigeons are mostly gray and 3-4 times their birth size. We understand they will start to fly in about 3 more weeks and by the mid to end of September they will fly just like an adult pigeon!
That is so fun!! That's cool that you were paying attention and got to see them so close!
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