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It seems that the parent pigeons are lethargic because while building their nest in our home gallery, they did not take proper care. They just made round in the nest. There is no bed for babies. Shall I put cotton as a bed for babies? Any idea would be appreciated to take care of the babies.

The green stuff is called tarpaulin (heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas). I put this at the bottom of the nest when the babies were in the eggs.

I am living in India. Current climate is starting of winter season. It is 24 to 30 degrees Celsius.

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lila
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You should leave the nest as it is. Looking at pictures of pigeon nests, it seems absolutely normal that they don't have a soft and fluffy "bed".

As a general rule, you should not interfere with the way wild animals live or raise their babies. If the birds decided that this nest is enough, you should trust them.

The worst thing you could do is:

  • leave your smell on a nest or newborn animal (even if you don't "smell" at all, wild animals have far better noses than humans). Many animals abandon their offspring if they smell like humans. Your wish to help condemns the animal to die.
  • Put anything unnatural into the nest. The chicks might swallow a cotton ball or any material you put in the nest and either suffocate or starve because their stomach is full of cotton and they cannot eat any food.

As a side note: you should not have put something waterproof in the nest. Nests are built out of twigs or grass to let air and water flow through. Waterproof canvas could be very bad if it rains and the water cannot drain. But please leave it in there now and don't interfere with the nest.

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I have purchased one wooden nest box for them and put them in that nest box. Their parents love the nest box and use to sit on it to take care of their babies. I have also purchased dry grass as a bed for the babies. They feel more secure in that nest box now. They did not abandon their babies when I touched the babies.

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