Baby pigeons may be tiny at the beginning, but they sure do grow up fast. In fact, pigeons are so developed when they leave their nests, most people think they are adults. There are many things to ...

Feeding the young is also a two-pigeon operation, as both the male and female produce milk. "They feed the chicks with something called 'crop milk,' which is milk that's produced in their crop that is ...

Bird milk, the fluid that’s produced in the crop of pigeons and a few other species of birds, nourishes their chicks. And now, scientists have found the gene expression involved, and may be able ...

“Baby pigeons,” I said. Our 12-year-old daughter, Violet, Fran and I took turns feeding the pigeons. When we put them in the bathroom to practice flying, they just hid under the sink.

Pigeons, flamingos and male emperor penguins are all able to produce "milk" in their crop to feed their chicks. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Genomics uses new ...

Histological and global gene expression analysis of the 'lactating' pigeon crop. BMC Genomics, 2011; 12: 452 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-452 ...