April 2, 2023: another pigeon chick has hatched! By April 10 it was already looking a little sturdier. So today’s story is all about our pigeons.
The pigeon house
This is the pigeon house, and things in here have gotten out of hand. There are, well, a few too many residents. The roof was nearly wrecked by the last typhoon too, so I think it needs to be screwed back down.
The nest was so dirty that I brought it out. And whose baby is this, anyway? It was white at first, but now it’s turning gray. Who are you? Someone in our pigeon house, that’s all we know. Its feathers are all crumpled up, which is very cute. If you hand-raise them from around this age, they get really tame.
Who are your parents? Not that it matters. Everyone laid their eggs on the floor, the eggs got rolled all around, and nobody could tell whose was whose. Somebody just sat down on one, and this is what hatched. Somebody get a DNA test! It isn’t wary of people at all, even with a stranger handling it. And it just let loose a huge squirt of poop. Did you see that? Impressive. Let’s be friends.
Growing up
April 16: here’s the nest, more or less. Everyone has a big appetite. And the pigeon I picked up in a parking lot has grown up, too.
May 4: I left the chick-rearing to the pigeon parents, so the young ones aren’t tame with me at all, but they’re growing up healthy. If you look closely, you can still see a little baby down on them.
And this one is Happy’s baby. One chick hatched. Oh no, don’t step on it! It’s growing up by being stepped on and squashed.
Grown-ups already
May 12: Happy’s baby is growing fast. They grow up so quickly.
The first pigeon to hatch reached adulthood in about 45 days, and Happy’s chick will be grown in about 10 more days. Happy and partner, you did a great job raising your little one.
Thanks for watching Chicken Paradise Hawaii. See you next time!