Georgia Dalloro

The Squabs are Here!

Welcoming our feathered friends to Mediamatic

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Squabs in wooden box - Arrival of the four young squabs (young pigeons) to the Biotoop. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, these four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we will open the doors and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy living on the tower and make it their home, where they always return to… Georgia Dalloro

After weeks of preparation the squabs (young pigeons) are finally here!

Arne put the last changes in the pigeon tower loft last week, changing the roof from a flat one to one that can be opened (cut in the middle), for easy access to the birds.

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Arne inspecting the loft - Pigeon Tower loft we built for the new squabs, the doors are blocked by protection boxes they can use to look outside, but not to leave. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we remove the protections and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy… Georgia Dalloro

He also installed 2 removable protective boxes to the doors on either side of the loft. These will stay there for the first two weeks, allowing the squabs to have a look outside but preventing them from attempting to fly off before they are ready and used to their new home.

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Pigeon tower loft with protections - Pigeon Tower loft we built for the new squabs, the doors are blocked by protection boxes they can use to look outside, but not to leave. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we remove the protections and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy… Georgia Dalloro

In the morning we installed a small spy cam in the loft. This will allow us to check on our young pigeons, observing their behaviour and making sure they are doing okay.

Jos Voortman arrived at noon with a large wooden box in the boot of his car & a 25kg bag of bird feed. From the box we pulled out four beautiful young pigeons, two sets of siblings, two males and two females.

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Jos & Arne holding squabs - Arrival of the four young squabs (young pigeons) to the Biotoop. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, these four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we will open the doors and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy living on the tower and make it their home, where they always return to… Georgia Dalloro

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Arne holding pigeon - Arrival of the four young squabs (young pigeons) to the Biotoop. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, these four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we will open the doors and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy living on the tower and make it their home, where they always return to… Georgia Dalloro

Jos taught us how to pick them up and hold them, and instructed us on how to take care of them.

Feeding schedule for the first 2 weeks:
- 2 spoonfuls of feed per bird per day. Less if they are not eating all of it, its important not to spoil them and teach them to eat everything and not only the grains they like the most.
- Rinse the water bowl and replace the water every day. 

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Jos checking the squabs - Arrival of the four young squabs (young pigeons) to the Biotoop. Provided by pigeon racer Jos Voortman, these four squabs are being introduced into the pigeon loft we have constructed for them on the top of Chim (pigeon tower n.11). They will be living there for the next two weeks, after which we will open the doors and they will be free to learn how to fly and explore their surroundings. Our hope is that they will enjoy living on the tower and make it their home, where they always return to… Georgia Dalloro