there's someone in my area giving away free pigeons!!!!
he put up an ad saying "FREE RACING PIGEONS Imported Belgium Dutch and Australian bloodlines excess stock"
i live 3 hours away and when i emailed, he said that once i've chosen what i want specifically, he'll bring 'em down, free of charge...
:lol:Well, i've done a little more digging ino it, and, as it turns out, the birds have to be vaccinated against these diseases:
Avian influenza
Newcastle disease
Paramyxovirus type 1 (pigeon) infection
Paramyxovirus type 2 and 3 infection
Equine viral encephalomyelitis
Fowl typhoid (Salmonella...
i got my first pigeons from a poultry auction, but the person who brought them there was from out of town. i've had my pigeons for a few months, and ive been really wanting to expand my flock, but the cloest breeders i know of are 6 hours away. so i was wondering if anyone on BYC ships overseas...
i just moved into a new house, and the previous owners who used to keep rabbits left us her old home made hutch. it's made of chicken wire and timber, and has a tin roof. i managed to replace the back, which was falling apart, with harware cloth. anyway, the hutch is in my chicken run, and i was...
i was wondering if you can use pine shavings as a nesting material for pigeons...
i know straw is preferred, but straw here is a rare commodity, and if i can get some, it's very pricy, to say the least. i was also wondering if they would nest off the ground. mine currently live with my chickens...
with my pigeons, i had them in for 2 weeks before i let them out, and they stick around. main thing they need to know is that where they roost is where they get food. i had 2 fantails, a nun and a king. i let them out 2 weeks after i got 'em, and a few days later, my friend gave me a pair of...
i picked up sone pigeons at an auction, a King, 2 fantails, a nun and a pair of doneks/gelentini rollers (i can't remember what they were). i keep them with my flock of chickens, which, what i normally do with them is open the door in the morning, and close it at night. i would like to be able...
i have a white leghorn pullet, who hasn't eaten since about 2 days ago. there aren't any other symptoms other than her moving more slowly, and just standing around. when i throw food in her direction, she won't peck at it. she will, however, eat bread if i tear off a small peice and put it in...
i don't have anything else at the moment, and i have a leghorn hen who's wheezing a fair bit. i can't buy anything else from anywhere in town, so yeah, what the question says. any and all help appreciated.
thanks
james
One of my friends has a tame Fantail cock, who hangs around on her shoulder without flying off. she has had it from a squab. she says they're one of the easiest pigeons to train. would i be able to train one to do the same thing if i got it as an adult? and if i do, how would i?
thanks...
my pekin drake, forrest, has a broken toe. i just found out this morning, it's swollen, and one of the bones is sticking out of his middle toe. there aren't any vets that do poultry or birds around, what should i do? it impedes his walking a bit, and i think he's in pain. any help appreciated...
my friend, a great breeder, had 4 scovey runner crosses, and gave them to me for free. i have a brahma bantam hen who hatched out a chick this morning, and the ducklings are 4 days old. if i slip them under her, will they accept her as their mom and vice versa?
thanks
james
i was thinking of getting some buttons for a while, but i haven't been able to find any good places to get them. today, there were some advertised in the papers at $5 per bird, with no specifications on colour. would that be a good price?