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I have. One for show birds and too far away anyhow. One for 'barn pigeons' $5 each and look like ferals, 2hrs away.. though if they are caught and that price it could be worth making a day trip to get a bunch.. One an hour away $10 each, pretty colors but look like small show birds, Macedonian...

Hello all! I'm researching pigeons (again) and am reading up. I've got a lot of changes planned for this year so if I can find someone to get some from I'm hoping to slowly build a loft. Then hopefully next year start with some pigeons. I'm in Ohio, about an hour east of Pittsburgh pa. If anyone...

Hello all. I mostly lurk here but I would like some input on my little chicken adventure. I have a raised bed that I am going to be turning into a run with a small coop on the end. It is 3.5ft by 20ft. Here is a pic in late May...

thanks. I don't think we have weasels here? /: I know my main enemy is raccoons. I just chased a fatty off the porch a couple hours ago! urgh! but I know rats became a problem when my parents had chickens so them too.

thank you for the input. my problem is finding them. I mean I have been researching off and on for over a year and other than having seen some pigeons at auctions and knowing one old crazy guy who has since moved away that had pigeons.... I don't know of any locally. except the free ad. of...

thanks. ya I would be aiming for meat/egg production. I would be fine with smaller birds to start with. gotta learn on something. plus as I learn I could work on finding other stock and phasing out the lesser stock and breed more of the better stock. my idea for the loft would be just the...

there is a local-ish ad for roller pigeons. free, about a dozen, just come pick em up. this seems like a pretty good opportunity to start for a newbie like me. how would you rate rollers for squabbing? I did a video just this morning and its mostly the section of barn I was looking at turning...

here is what I just doodled up. this is more of what I was thinking based off the video. this would be about 10ft by 20ft. windows on three sides of 1x1 inch cage wire. and bedded with plenty of litter and cleaned out often. I would have probably two pair pigeons and a handful of hens with a roo...

here is the video that I like the look of his loft, skip to about 3:45 of the video is where the pigeon stuff starts I have never done pigeons before but I was thinking like this might be pretty good way to go. I have done coturnix quail before and liked them. I had them in a hutch and I like...

Sorry if this should go in another forum section. Thought here would be better as I want to pick a breed to better fit the space I will have. I am setting up again. I have had lots of animals before but after moving and things I am settling in and will soon be setting up to start again. The...

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I am tossin around the idea of raising two pair of pigeons and on the floor of the pen run a handful of coturnix quail. Is there any disease issues with these guys? Like i know not to keep quail and chickens together. My idea being the cots would help cleanup spilled feed (pigeon feed up high)...

Try it? Any update?

Hello! I am wondering on starting in a few pigeons. I have lots of animal experience and have been doin a little research so tell me if i am off on anything (: Pigeons pretty much pair up for life. I will need to go by how many pair of birds. Is there any suggested space per pair? I havent come...

It says hatching eggs are given. However since theres no recent posts i see with people popping in "oh i will send ys some from my group of tatankas".... So either theres a specific person to message/etc or everyone with them is thinking everyone else is giving eggs and so they dont need to. Not...