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Pigeon chicks, approximately twenty days of age. In culinary terminology, squab is an immature domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old, [1] or its meat. Some authors [who?] describe it as tasting like dark chicken. [2] The word "squab" probably comes from Scandinavia; the Swedish word skvabb means "loose, fat flesh". [3]
Domestic pigeons were selected to breed faster than their wild ancestors; [38] a lack of a breeding season, abundance of food in a domestic setting, and swift maturity (squabs fledge in about a month, and often have already bred and fledged a few clutches of their own before reaching a year in age) leads to swift population growth of pigeons in ...
A young utility squab. Utility pigeons are domesticated pigeons bred to be a source of meat called squab. Squabs have been used as a food in many nations for centuries. [1] They were bred to breed and grow quickly. [2] Because they are bred for squab production, conformation to a show standard is usually deemed unimportant.
Both parents care for the young; unlike most birds, both sexes of doves and pigeons produce "crop milk" to feed their young. This fluid is secreted by a sloughing of epithelial cells from the lining of the crop. [4] Unfledged baby doves and pigeons are called squabs and are generally able to fly by five weeks old.
The King pigeon is a breed of pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding primarily as a utility breed. [1] Kings along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock dove (Columba livia). The breed is known for its large size and suitability for squab production.
The American Pigeon Journal (APJ) was an American magazine, often believed to be the first pigeon breeding magazine in the US. [2] It hailed from the west coast – originally Southern California. At that time, it was called the "Pacific Squab Journal" (PSJ), and was first published in 1913.
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Pigeons tend to congregate in large, dense flocks when feeding on discarded food. In cities they typically resort to scavenging human garbage, as unprocessed grain may be impossible to find. Pigeon groups typically consist of producers, which locate and obtain food, and scroungers, which feed on food obtained by the producers.