New pigeons . Pics

[SportTees]

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Are they expensive??

 

[Greybear23]

Been some 15-20 years since I sold any, but back then I got $10-$20 each for the Indian Fantacies, so imagine they are a little expensive now. Lynn

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Fantacies are quite rare, so you could probably sell them for up to $40 a piece.
They aren't much for anything but looking at. I don't think there's much there to eat!

 

[Greybear23]

We only have about 25 pigeons right now, but when I was younger and just starting a family, I had some 500 pigeons, plus 30 laying hens, some show chickens, rabbits, pigs, and calves all in my back yard, and I lived on Main street in a small town in Oklahoma.... Lynn

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

500! Wow.
What kinds do you have now?

 

[Greybear23]

My son Dragonman, listed them a few post back but there are ipplers, Flying Rollers, Racing Homers, White Utility Kings, and Modeanas i believe, Lynn

 

[deerman]

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Most are bred for show. There are a few breeds for meat, mostly Kings, but not the show kings.

 

[SportTees]

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Wow- $40 I saw a diamond dove at petsmart for $40 yesterday and that seemed high to me but who knows. Are pigeons hard to raise?

 

[Greybear23]

I have found that pigeons are the most forgiving easiest pets there are to raise, they are content with a minamal of requirements, they can adapt to almost any situation, will eat almost anything if they have to and the space requirements for a pair are marginal, of course you want to provide the best food and clean water and the most amount of space that you can, but I have seen pigeons raised quite contently in a cardboard box with wire over it as long as they have a dry place and clean water deep enough they can get their beak down into to drink and food they are content, Lynn

 

[ThiefPouter06]

The price of a pigeon depends on if you have any buyers lol. For Example where I live most wouldnt give $5 for a pigeon. But I have laudinos and I have never seen any sell less than $75. I havent tried to sell any yet. Rarity, popularity and quality really set the price. I have ice pigeons, they are rare but not expensive. This is because they are not desired.