I got the birds last year and there are 5. According to the noise made there is a mix of hens and cocks. (I don’t know of any other way to differentiate) Just over week ago one of the birds developed a bald lower back so I presume this is a hen being mounted by a cock. But no eggs yet.
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I Have Texan pigeons and I would like to know if they can cope with whole grain corn (maize where I live) or will I have to crush it into smaller pieces before including it in their mixed grain feed
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Pigeons are the first live stock I have kept that are not polygamous (from cattle to poultry to rabbits - none of them pair up) Given that pigeons pair up and share the family duties - so to say - a bit like me and the wife!!! if there are an uneven number of birds in the pigeon loft e.g. 3...
I have heard that pigeons produce one male and one female from the clutch of 2 eggs. Is this correct or is the sex of the two hatchlings a random affair?
I am just starting to keep kings and texan pigeons. I have a large poultry enclosure fully wired to keep out the local foxes and birds or pray. I currently keep chickens ducks and geese in the enclosure. I want to have the pigeon loft in the enclosure and my plan is to have bars on the pigeon...