Its has been 23 days out of the nest now, and the babies are looking just fine. Today on May 3, and my babies took flight for the first time. It is everyone's dream to have their baby pigeons to take flight and watch them fly without the fear of the hawks making an appearance around the loft, and this morning was my lucky day. A small group of babies took flight for about two to four minutes, which seemed like forever. I just wanted them to land again so I would not loose any. Just like a mother hen, I was hoping they would land on the board, and boy that is what they did, and made me proud.
We had a few days of dirty cool rainy days which made it unpleasent to stand in the backyard to watch the babies do their thing on the board, and the babies displayed no ruffled feathers or standing in one spot. Well we are getting in some nice weather now, and I think it is time to give them their first treatment for the parasite called Trichomonas gallinae. This treatment will be the only time they will be treated for this parasite before the Young Bird races start, unless something major attacks the babies body. Treatment should be full term, for five to seven days, and don't forget the changing of the grit, every second day, which is very important for them to digest their food .
