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Generally, the crop of a pigeon is where the seed they eat is ground for easy processing. Pigeons eat tiny pebbles for the crop to grind the seed, and the stones are constantly ejected and replaced.

During the breeding season, instead of storing food, the pigeons' crop is stimulated by hormones to take on a 'lactating' role. This enables the pigeons to produce a substance commonly called "pigeon milk" which is just the regurgitated food on which they feed their young. This pigeon milk is rich in fats and nutrients. Australian researchers have recently found that it also contains antioxidants and immune-enhancing factors.

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