Fluffy Balls of Yellow Down Baby pigeons, or squabs, are among the fluffiest and most endearing baby birds you’ll ever see.

Most baby birds are called chicks, but pigeons can't be normal, can they? No, these weird trash chickens call their babies squabs, or squeakers if you feel like being cute about it. Squab is the ...

said the rearing of the pink pigeon had marked a "fantastic year" for the site's bird breeding programmes. Mr Kings said: "Tom’s skilled approach to hand-rearing this squab, along with the ...

1. Take the legs of the squab pigeon. 2. Place them in a large saucepan with thyme and garlic. 3. Cover the legs with the vegetable oil. 4. Confit the legs on a low heat until the legs are tender ...

Older birds, better for the stew pot, will have darker meat and more wrinkled skin. Pigeon, squab and woodpigeon are available all year.