I found a baby pigeon a few days ago and he's been eating (Formula) and drinking...
He started having green urine (I'm not sure if its urine, it could be his pooh or urate?) could this be that I'm not feeding him enough (I feed him a few times a day, as much as he eats, but I think the formula might be too thin...) or is it something else? Here are some pictures of him:




Thanks so much, I really want to help this little guy/

Hello there!

Thanks for helping out this little baby. Can you tell us your general area if we need to locate a rehabber for you? I think this is a dove of some type though rather than a pigeon. What kind of formula are you using to feed the baby? This baby looks to be about 10 or 12 days old to me. So there is a possibility that the formula might be too thin. Let us know what kind of formula it is how you are mixing it. The baby should be fed until it's crop is full, but not hard, then you would feed it again when it's crop is empty and repeat for during daylight hours. Don't feed again though if the crop hasn't fully emptied.

What is the baby's activity and energy levels like? Does is squeak a lot when it's time for feedings? Does it flap it's wings and get up on it's feet when about to be fed? The green urates might not be anything to be concerned about, but fecal tests might be needed by an avian vet to dig deeper.

Thanks for helping and get back to us.

Brad wrote:Hello there!

Thanks for helping out this little baby. Can you tell us your general area if we need to locate a rehabber for you? I think this is a dove of some type though rather than a pigeon. What kind of formula are you using to feed the baby? This baby looks to be about 10 or 12 days old to me. So there is a possibility that the formula might be too thin. Let us know what kind of formula it is how you are mixing it. The baby should be fed until it's crop is full, but not hard, then you would feed it again when it's crop is empty and repeat for during daylight hours. Don't feed again though if the crop hasn't fully emptied.

What is the baby's activity and energy levels like? Does is squeak a lot when it's time for feedings? Does it flap it's wings and get up on it's feet when about to be fed? The green urates might not be anything to be concerned about, but fecal tests might be needed by an avian vet to dig deeper.

Thanks for helping and get back to us.

Thanks for your reply! I also wanted to mention that I found him on my driveway, he fell off an evergreen in my front yard. An egg fell out the exact same place a few weeks ago, but it didn't hatch (I incubated it). I also found the nest all ripped up...There are some nasty cats here where I live. He just had a normal pooh - clear urine, white urae, and dark brown/green pooh after I made the formula more thick. I'm feeding him Hagen formula for baby birds and mix it. He sometimes eats it out of the place I mix it, but I usually feed him through a dropper. He sometimes opens his mouth really big and I put lots of formula in (A girl at the petstore said its the best for baby birds)

Is the crop his chest area? He's pretty active. He squeaks alot when he's awake. He also opens up his wings wide but he doesn't flap them. I'v noticed that its comewhat hard for him to stand on his feet, and he doesn't really walk. Is that anything to worry about? He looks like he can move them. Thanks so much, I really want this guy to be ok.

I just fed him a whole bunch of thocker formula and hes much more active and looks much better! lol

I would have guessed the formula was too thin.
Usually when a pigeon has green watery poop its due to being underfed.
Pigeons I get in the mail usually have that kind of poop when I first get them due to being in a box without food or water for a couple days.
Once I get some food into them the poop returns to normal.
You can also try mixing a bit of plain yogurt into the formula for the probiotics.

Please help something got stuck in his nose and hes breathing with his mouth & his eyes are closed!

RIP. I don't know what I did wrong :'(

I'm so sorry Skinky Dinker It sounds like the baby aspirated on the formula. The wind pipe in birds is located at the base of their tongue, not at the back of the throat like humans. I should have mentioned this to you. At least you did your best and more than most would ever do to try to help a creature in need.

Sorry to read about this just now.

You did try though.

So I put food into his Lungs?
Atleast I have my reptiles and my dog, which never seem to have anything wrong...

skinkydinker wrote: So I put food into his Lungs?
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It's only a possibility and what it sounds like might have happened. I'm really very sorry that he passed away.

so sorry the little one did not make it .you did your best do not blame yourself.