Do male pigeons produce milk?
Both male and female pigeons produces pigon milk Read what Wikipedioa has to say>> Crop milk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Crop milk, also known as pigeon’s milk, is a secretion from the lining of the crop of pigeons with which the parents feed their young by regurgitation. Crop milk is produced by most doves, most notably, the common mourning dove. Crop milk bears little resemblance to mammalian milk, being a semi-solid substance somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese. It is extremely high in protein and fat and is considered to be one of the richest nutritive substances known. Both male and female adult birds produce crop milk and share in the feeding and care of the young. Pigeon’s milk begins to be produced a couple of days before the eggs are due to hatch. The parents may cease to eat at this point in order to be able t