(FYI, when you eat pigeon, it’s usually called “squab.”) And we all have cell phones and the internet and no one sends messengers by bird anymore. Gone are the dovecotes, and in fact ...

A baby pigeon is called a squab and matures in three to four weeks when it can be slaughtered for meat. They start laying eggs at the age of six months, laying only two eggs after every one month ...

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.

A BABY bird has been rescued from the clutches of a house cat. The squab, thought to be a collared dove, has been rescued by the Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre after a cat ...