I keep one male White Mandarin in the house. He has free range of the basement, a few pools and an outdoor enclosure for some sunlight and fresh air. He shares his enclosures with parrots, pigeons, quail and reptiles. Named Marshmallow, super cute.
Oxymoron, hardiest as in withstanding of cold temperatures. I'm looking to buy a few homers with a friend and send them to each other, but winter is almost upon us and I don't want the pigeons to get too cold in the loft.