It's almost September and I came upon a fledging on a hot sidewalk. I was downtown and here he was, nowhere to go but the street or alongside busy storefronts... in 95-degree weather. Found the nest in a hanging flower basket above and placed him back. Next day, he was out again, sitting alongside the curb. He couldn't fly. He was so tiny!! Placed him back into the nest.... But next day (night actually), here he was, sitting 3 feet into the street. So, I took him home. He's small but feisty and flaps his wings a lot. Kind of a late bloomer. As for mom and dad, I have no idea if they kicked him out of the nest (no other siblings), or he just kept jumping out. He was too vulnerable in that heat and no shelter. The shops and foot traffic are always busy there, and this guy would eventually get stomped or kicked out into traffic. I noticed on Day 2 that one of the adult doves flew crooked and scooted along the street, he/she must've been hit by a car. I wasn't sure if this bird was ditched because mom and dad couldn't do it anymore.... ?? Anyway, I'm trying to feed this fella. It's messy but is working. How fast do these guys grow? Because we'll be having cold weather by mid-October, and I hope to turn him loose when he's strong enough and can peck at food and forage easily. A lady I spoke with in that area said there were two siblings that fledged first (successfully), and this fella must've been a late hatcher or something. I appreciate your video. Very helpful!!

Thanks a whole lot. It worked.

I use 1 ml syringe it is easy to put in

Brilliant thank you helped me loads

That bird is big enough to eat on its own.

How often do you feed them?

I have a pet adult ringnecked dove who i need to syringe feed as he is not eating his seeds and pellet mash. I made a mash from abba ralf yellow food. I am having trouble getting his mouth open i think hes too far from babyhood to open instinctually as per your example.... i put some in his feed dish and some of the wet nash i made in a different dish... anyone have any tips? I dont want to shoot it into his mouth and make him aspirate

This helps me a lot

Please inform me how often I have to feed her? What time early morning I have to start feeding her?

Thanks a lot

How much do we feed it in a day and how frequently? I rescued a little one and it's injured it eats a little by itself but it's not cooing at all it's really quiet and don't bite or anything

I just found one yesterday, she's squeaking but when I do your method, it won't open it's beak? 😢what do I do?

I was always afraid to feed rescue baby feral pigeons, really good advice.

Oh, so it doesnt have to be precise? Just more liquidy for very young birds, and as they age, less liquidy? I was nervous because im not good with precise stuff lol. I have 3 baby pigeons that will hatch out soon btw.

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Please Tell me what’s in the feed?

How to know how much ml to give to the baby pigeon

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! This trick trained my one week old rescue dove to eat from my hands like a pro. I would even say that you saved that birds life. I have only hand fed parrots and I now know that these guys are very different to feed thanks to you, you bloody legend 👍👍👍❤

Hello this is urgent but I experienced giving water to that same bird you have but it looks like a Pigeon or Laughing Dove but it drowned can you please give an answer?

good job!

Hey man , what are you sitting on ???? Ha ha ha ha ha .and I saw a roll of toilet tissue , hoo hooo hoooo hooooo.

Thank you 🥰⚘️⚘️

so cute

are you really sitting on the toilet?

I hope wherever she is. Shes happy. And so are you

Thanks for posting this video! It's helped me heaps, saving time and avoiding stress for me and my baby pigeons. To forcibly open their beaks is not the best way and I knew there should be a better way. This is it!

Learn something from this..ive been feeding my dove with more hard consistency for the food.can you tell me how you figure how much food should you feed it?how much ML?

Hallo, when do i know when the bird has had enough?

hello Matthew, thanks for this video, it is amazing. However, as much as I mimic what you are doing, have the right food at the right temp - she just shakes her head and refuses to open her mouth. I have been trying for three days and I don't know how she is still alive. I have also put in crushed peanuts and wild bird seed in a bowl just in case but she doesn't bother with that either. I wish there was a way of contacting you direct as I could really do with some advice. Thanks L

How often do i feed it. Its just a baby

Thank you. Watching this video I knew we were not feeding enough food

We foundna baby dove this size and it would only drink water out of a spoon im gonna feed it with this method

At what point should I start feeding the birds seeds? And when should I set them free? Also, how much of the formula should I be feeding them?

I rescued a couple of doves from the yard. Im trying to feed them, but I can’t get them to open their beaks. Any tips? I’ve watched the video and tried dozens of time, but they don’t want to open their beaks.

I also have a laughing dove and I want one more dove so that she can get company😢

My dove is younger, what are you feeding her/him? Just seeds in warm water?

Thank you so much for this video. I have recently been given a baby dove to care for and had no clue what to do! I have only hand reared baby sparrows and baby robins. This video was a huge help and the hand trick worked like a charm!!!

God bless Matt, my father found this baby dove who was getting hunted by our cats and we had no idea how to feed it now we know thanks to you Much love and appreciation from Turkey

Can I feed a baby sparrow this formula?

How do birds like benegles, zebra finches etc keep the baby birds hydrated if they eat seeds

You’re a saviour!! I had a hatchling 4 day old ringneck dove .. I couldn’t find the right info fir ‘procedure’ to simulate parents to get her to open her beak, this saved me!!!!! You’re awesome , thank you for posting this ! Im on day 4 and she’s thriving❤

please, if i try the syringe and the little pigeon is coughing. should i use a long soft tube????

Great video. I’m using the same formula for a baby Blue Jay that my brother found. I’ll be adding worms to his or her meals I’m just not sure how many to feed this lil fella. Your video taught me how to feed it. Hopefully he’ll be fine tomorrow. Thank you blessings

This is not the proper way to feed a baby dove 😔 Baby doves need to be *crop* fed. Never shoot liquid or wet food into the mouth of a baby dove. The opening to their airway, the glottis, is located right at the base of their tongue, so feeding the way this man is doing easily leads to aspiration pneumonia and death. Basically they suffocate to death.

Thank you! Going to give it a try!

this is so cute, i would say i didnt feed my dove like this when it was a baby, i used a bottle and made a whole so that the beak would go in. Baby doves tend to not open their beak all the way like other birds.

No body talking about why he is in bathroom

Just found a baby has pin feathers and some regular feathers I bought formula will be here tomorrow. How do u know when to stop feeding them will the babies just stop on their own?

Can i grind up seeds into a powder and mix it with water?