Hello!
My grandfather is offering me some weaned homing pigeons, and I'd love to take a few, but I'd like to know what I need to set up and how extreme a pigeon will try to escape.
I have a large run with chickens, ducks, and rabbits, with plenty of headroom for anything to fly. My concerns are about the chicken wire roof (I might could measure their width this afternoon.) I've seen birds (like jays) squeeze in and out picking up scratch on the ground. Is there any precise measurement to how big the wiring holes should be?
Theres also a small gap on the very top of a sheltered section of the run that a couple of small birds have flown in and out of before. It's hardly noticeable, but still there.
It's important to me that they don't fly freely because I might need to return them back to my grandfather if need be. Would they establish a knowledge of their coop even without being flown?
I also have a large coop that could house some pigeons, but its basically a small barn. It has room to fly, nest, and perch. Could they live indoors and not have access outside, is that cruel?
Thanks for reading!
My grandfather is offering me some weaned homing pigeons, and I'd love to take a few, but I'd like to know what I need to set up and how extreme a pigeon will try to escape.
I have a large run with chickens, ducks, and rabbits, with plenty of headroom for anything to fly. My concerns are about the chicken wire roof (I might could measure their width this afternoon.) I've seen birds (like jays) squeeze in and out picking up scratch on the ground. Is there any precise measurement to how big the wiring holes should be?
Theres also a small gap on the very top of a sheltered section of the run that a couple of small birds have flown in and out of before. It's hardly noticeable, but still there.
It's important to me that they don't fly freely because I might need to return them back to my grandfather if need be. Would they establish a knowledge of their coop even without being flown?
I also have a large coop that could house some pigeons, but its basically a small barn. It has room to fly, nest, and perch. Could they live indoors and not have access outside, is that cruel?
Thanks for reading!