Pigeon eggs?

[SebC]

Found a couple eggs on my balcony...

First one looked abandoned to my untrained eye, just lying on the concrete in front of my barbeque. Then I looked under my barbeque, and found another one with a small number of twigs. Nest materials, but certainly not a nest.

Normally I'd just clean it up and throw the eggs in the garbage to teach whoever the parents are that my balcony isn't the place to raise a family. Looked like there were some pellets too, one of them seemed to have a ladybug in it.

Thing is, I don't want to kill off an endangered species or something. Eggs are about an inch long, plain white.

What do I do with them?

Edit: look a lot more like pigeon than peregrine falcon eggs... leaning towards tossing them.

[Traditional_Ale]

I say you make yourself a delicious snack!

[BlackArcher101]

How high is said balcony and is it near a populated sidewalk?

[SebC]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

How high is said balcony and is it near a populated sidewalk?

~30th floor, downtown. And throwing stuff off might get me evicted, if that's what you're thinking.

[keenan87]

Maybe its a Dinosaur egg

[Azure]

Man, here I was thinking someone was trying to steal MY thread idea.

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...highlight=Eggs

[Suzles]

Originally Posted by SebC

Found a couple eggs on my balcony...

First one looked abandoned to my untrained eye, just lying on the concrete in front of my barbeque. Then I looked under my barbeque, and found another one with a small number of twigs. Nest materials, but certainly not a nest.

Normally I'd just clean it up and throw the eggs in the garbage to teach whoever the parents are that my balcony isn't the place to raise a family. Looked like there were some pellets too, one of them seemed to have a ladybug in it.

Thing is, I don't want to kill off an endangered species or something. Eggs are about an inch long, plain white.

What do I do with them?

Edit: look a lot more like pigeon than peregrine falcon eggs... leaning towards tossing them.

If there are only two eggs (and the eggs are white as you say) then it will most probably be pigeons. Pigeons always lay two eggs at a time and one egg will be female and one egg will be male. Both parents will raise the youngsters till fledging - and did you know that pigeons make milk in their crops to feed their babies with (the only birds to do this). Go on - let them raise these two and then get rid of the twigs, etc. They won't come back and you could have some fun watching them raise the babies for a couple of weeks.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Suzles

If there are only two eggs (and the eggs are white as you say) then it will most probably be pigeons. Pigeons always lay two eggs at a time and one egg will be female and one egg will be male. Both parents will raise the youngsters till fledging - and did you know that pigeons make milk in their crops to feed their babies with (the only birds to do this). Go on - let them raise these two and then get rid of the twigs, etc. They won't come back and you could have some fun watching them raise the babies for a couple of weeks.

Why the eye roll? Because they willl come back and it won't be fun?

[Suzles]

Originally Posted by SebC

Why the eye roll? Because they willl come back and it won't be fun?

Sincere apologies. I thought I picked the smiley face!!!!!!

[FlamesAddiction]

I would incubate them and raise them to do my bidding.

[Kybosh]

Start up an annual fledgling pigeon hunt.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

You should replace it with chicken eggs.

[AvsJerk]

Believe it or not, I am jealous of you and your pigeon eggs. I recently started raising pigeons in my back yard and have had no luck getting them to breed I had to climb up a grain elevator with a fishing net to get my birds...wish I had a video of the process cause it was hilarious. I'm using my pigeons to train my puppy, but there's all kinds of things you can do with them...
1. Train them to "Home".
2. Eat them...baby pigeons (squab) are supposedly a delicacy...I wouldn't know, but I do know dove breasts are pretty tasty!
3. Train your dog to point, flush, and retrieve with 'em.

Well actually, that probably sums up what you can do with pigeons
Google "Pigeon Talk" for some good info on how to help your pigeon eggs out.

[SebC]

Well I decided (irreversibly) not to keep them. Mom and Dad can find some place else to try again.

[Shazam]

Pigeons are flying rats.

[ken0042]

I'm surprised this hasn't been suggested yet............

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[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by SebC

Well I decided (irreversibly) not to keep them. Mom and Dad can find some place else to try again.

You made an omelette?

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

You made an omelette?

No, but I'm not getting them back from the garbage chute.

[Byrns]

Hatch them, and train them to deliver secret messages to your friends.

[iggnuef]

Originally Posted by AvsJerk

Believe it or not, I am jealous of you and your pigeon eggs. I recently started raising pigeons in my back yard and have had no luck getting them to breed I had to climb up a grain elevator with a fishing net to get my birds...wish I had a video of the process cause it was hilarious. I'm using my pigeons to train my puppy, but there's all kinds of things you can do with them...
1. Train them to "Home".
2. Eat them...baby pigeons (squab) are supposedly a delicacy...I wouldn't know, but I do know dove breasts are pretty tasty!
3. Train your dog to point, flush, and retrieve with 'em.

Well actually, that probably sums up what you can do with pigeons
Google "Pigeon Talk" for some good info on how to help your pigeon eggs out.

seriously???