"VVTIY RAISE SQUABS' 



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Pigeon milk develops in the crop of the male bird as well as 

 the female, although he serves less hours on the nest. 



Squabs (young pigeons) do not leave the nest until they can 

 fly, which is from four to five weeks after hatching, when they 

 are fully feathered and about as large as their parents. 



Squabs cannot eat, and do not learn to feed themselves until 

 after they leave the nest. 



Pigeons do not roost on perches or anything round. Their 

 feet are flat and they prefer a flat surface to sit or stand on. 



CATJNEAUX AT NIGHT 



