Pigeon Talk

[sourland]

Interesting. I’m so thankful that it was mentioned. I never knew to check for it.

I've never had canker in a squab; therefore, have never checked for it. The first time I generally handle squabs is when I band them.

 

[CCUK]

I’ll be following along!

Hi @HuffleClaw. So you gonna get some pidgies?! They're rather addictive!!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Hi @HuffleClaw. So you gonna get some pidgies?! They're rather addictive!!

Hi!

I wish! But no I’ll be getting my quail hatching eggs soon, so no pigeons, I love the looks of them though.

 

[Pyxis]

For those of you that have wood bottom lofts and scrape them out, where you buy your scrapers? I think I'm just going to go with a wood bottomed loft that I scrape out daily.

 

[CCUK]

Hi!

I wish! But no I’ll be getting my quail hatch in eggs soon, so no pigeons, I love the looks of them though.

They are great. There's so many different breeds and colours. Pigeons are so underrated! I used to have quite a few quail. Sadly I only have 2 left. I may breed some more if I can get an aviary next year.

 

[WVduckchick]

I've never had canker in a squab; therefore, have never checked for it. The first time I generally handle squabs is when I band them.

That’s usually about 4-6 weeks?

 

[CCUK]

For those of you that have wood bottom lofts and scrape them out, where you buy your scrapers? I think I'm just going to go with a wood bottomed loft that I scrape out daily.

My scraper is a 2" one from a hardware store.

 

[WVduckchick]

For those of you that have wood bottom lofts and scrape them out, where you buy your scrapers? I think I'm just going to go with a wood bottomed loft that I scrape out daily.

I use a hoe.

 

[CCUK]

That’s usually about 4-6 weeks?

4-6 days for a permanent band. Anytime really for a clip on type.

 

[sourland]

For those of you that have wood bottom lofts and scrape them out, where you buy your scrapers? I think I'm just going to go with a wood bottomed loft that I scrape out daily.

I've used a hoe for the floors and paint scrapers for the perches. And a particle mask/filter for me to avoid 'pigeon lung'.