Pigeon friends for a disabled chicken?

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I wouldn’t do it. Even though she’s disabled, a chicken can easily hurt or kill a pigeon, and they won’t really provide companionship for each other. I would consider adopting a bantam chicken to be her friend.

 

[Zenmonkey]

This thread is starting to age a bit. Did you come up with a solution?

I might consider coturnix Quail. The Jumbos in particular are relatively laid back and unlikely to be aggressive towards a larger hen.

Pigeons, other than the heavy utility birds, spend most of the day as high up as they can.

I still don't know that there would be much interaction between quail and chicken, but it should be pretty safe for both.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This thread is starting to age a bit. Did you come up with a solution?

I might consider coturnix Quail. The Jumbos in particular are relatively laid back and unlikely to be aggressive towards a larger hen.

Pigeons, other than the heavy utility birds, spend most of the day as high up as they can.

I still don't know that there would be much interaction between quail and chicken, but it should be pretty safe for both.

I would not mix Quail with Chicken(s).

Chickens can carry disease that Quail cannot recover from. Quail are Gamebirds and are generally not social with other species of birds. Their habits/behavior and habitation are also different from a chicken's. A chicken may also harm them.

I've kept Quail and would never put them with Chickens.

It's best for a Chicken to have another Chicken or two as companions, but they can thrive alone if they have stimulation/interaction daily with a human.

 

[Ponyiqandhens2]

I have a lovely deleware who is a sweet,gentle girl. She is about 20 months,lays regularly. She broke her leg,it was a clean break, so I opted to attempt to splint..while it did not heal perfectly..she got it slightly out of line..anyway I have a blind old hen who is active doesn't lay anymore or not often..so I have a breeding pair of seramas,they were great with the blind one and I added Aby in,who can't move super fast..it is perfect 12x12 run small coop that they can go in but not locked in at night ( can but dont)..the serama roo is small enough he doesn't really bother the other two girls but he does protect them...maybe a small bantam a d'uccle or mixed breed with her

 

[Petra_Farms]

I wouldn’t do it. Even though she’s disabled, a chicken can easily hurt or kill a pigeon, and they won’t really provide companionship for each other. I would consider adopting a bantam chicken to be her friend.

I’m a bit late here but totally seconding trying to get a bantam chicken for her! Silkies are super sweet (but a bit finicky in my rainy weather personally). I think they’d be an awesome addition, as well as Orpington and Cochin bantams. All of those breeds are super sweet and if you introduce them when their young I doubt they’ll pick on her

 

[Finchbreeder]

Slightly off topic.
But I have found in my avairies, that the Diamond Doves and King Quail frequently hang out together on the floor.

 

[LooneyTickAcres]

I have a partially blind d’uccle hen who happily lives in a small coop with pigeons. In fact, she’s developed a rather close relationship with a male, and the two regularly eat together, groom and roost. All of the pigeons are social with her, and they spend a great deal of time on the ground …. granted, they were born and raised in the smaller coop (their parents were rescued ferels).

Everyone’s situation is a bit different. I think if I had a larger handicapped chicken, I’d try a young bantam as a companion first.But, if I ever have another disabled bantam, I wouldn’t hesitate to have pigeons as companions.

 

[Gill-b]

I have a partially blind d’uccle hen who happily lives in a small coop with pigeons. In fact, she’s developed a rather close relationship with a male, and the two regularly eat together, groom and roost. All of the pigeons are social with her, and they spend a great deal of time on the ground …. granted, they were born and raised in the smaller coop (their parents were rescued ferels).

Everyone’s situation is a bit different. I think if I had a larger handicapped chicken, I’d try a young bantam as a companion first.But, if I ever have another disabled bantam, I wouldn’t hesitate to have pigeons as companions.

Lovely to read.

Thank you for sharing.