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<p>Importing a new version from external source</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A [[squab]] is the name given to the young of domestic pigeons that are destined for the table. Like other domesticated pigeons, birds used for this purpose are descended from the [[rock dove]] (&#039;&#039;Columba livia&#039;&#039;). Special [[Utility pigeon|utility breeds]] with desirable characteristics are used. Two eggs are laid and incubated for about 17 days. When they hatch, the squabs are fed by both parents on &quot;pigeon&#039;s milk&quot;, a thick secretion high in protein produced by the [[Crop (anatomy)|crop]]. Squabs grow rapidly, but are slow to fledge and are ready to leave the nest at 26 to 30 days weighing about {{convert|500|g|lboz|abbr=on}}. By this time, the adult pigeons will have laid and be incubating another pair of eggs and a prolific pair should produce two squabs every four weeks during a breeding season lasting several months.</div>

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