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ChickenTenderKesha said:
I don’t want them attracting more raccoons, or worse a hawk, with their presence. I love free ranging my chickens, having pigeons flying around attracting predators
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Just my opinion here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:old
I don't think it is valid to say you would be attracting MORE predators.
The predators are already present, and are opportunistic.
A raccoon will visit, your coop, and if he can't get in,,,,,,, keeps going. A hawk can see your chickens and other animals from much higher up, than you can see hawk.
Only suggestion to keep the ferals out of barn,,,,,,,, is to block the entry point. That may not be an easy task. I personally would let them live a feral life inside barn, and let nature rules guide. If you do get your pigeon housing all sorted out, then you may decide to keep them there.
Most of the readers here know that Caveman and ferals are :hugs.
I view them as equal living things to the thoroughbred racers, that are better in health and condition,,,,,,, many time due to the excellent care provided by the owners.
Don't be shaking in your boots worrying about diseases being brought over. (including lice, and mites,and fleas),,,,,, You may try your BEST efforts, and these still may arrive. :idunno (without feral pigeons visiting)
If you do encounter such, there are remedies for them.
I have read enough posts with chicken keepers encountering parasites, and diseases, with no clue where the source came from. Wild birds, and the wind will bring many things to flock, as well as people. Good nutrition is a very HIGH KEY , to immunity from many of the cooties present in the environment.
 
CCUK said:
There is a market, especially over here, where people catch feral pigeons and sell them for very little money for people to use them for hawk training and dog training. I could never sell to someone who was going to do that. I'm not sure if they would return to you as I'm not sure how old they are and how much flying they have done prior to being caught. It's certainly a tricky situation for you. I'm not sure what to suggest.
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I couldn’t live with myself if I sent them to a person only for that outcome.. not after rescuing the juvenile pigeons. I have too much care for them already it seems.

cavemanrich said:
Just my opinion here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:old
I don't think it is valid to say you would be attracting MORE predators.
The predators are already present, and are opportunistic.
A raccoon will visit, your coop, and if he can't get in,,,,,,, keeps going. A hawk can see your chickens and other animals from much higher up, than you can see hawk.
Only suggestion to keep the ferals out of barn,,,,,,,, is to block the entry point. That may not be an easy task. I personally would let them live a feral life inside barn, and let nature rules guide. If you do get your pigeon housing all sorted out, then you may decide to keep them there.
Most of the readers here know that Caveman and ferals are :hugs.
I view them as equal living things to the thoroughbred racers, that are better in health and condition,,,,,,, many time due to the excellent care provided by the owners.
Don't be shaking in your boots worrying about diseases being brought over. (including lice, and mites,and fleas),,,,,, You may try your BEST efforts, and these still may arrive. :idunno (without feral pigeons visiting)
If you do encounter such, there are remedies for them.
I have read enough posts with chicken keepers encountering parasites, and diseases, with no clue where the source came from. Wild birds, and the wind will bring many things to flock, as well as people. Good nutrition is a very HIGH KEY , to immunity from many of the cooties present in the environment.
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Unfortunately we can’t block the entrance since the horses would have no shelter and no dry hay in their field if we did.

They attracted the very first raccoon I’ve seen since being up here (a year and a half living although I’ve stayed here well before for weeks at a time). I’m constantly out and about in the garage and porches at night so I’d see them when walking out of the shop or at least tracks in the mud/dirt. Nothing, except for that night when I rescued the injured juvenile pigeon and came face to face with the plump raccoon. I have my birds in a secure coop at night but I’d rather be over cautious than under in this case IMO. Don’t predators return if they know they can get a meal somewhere? This time it’s “just a feral pigeon” but next time it’s one of my girls (I’d still be upset to see the feral killed hence why I want to relocate to a loft).

I probably am just overreacting or worrying too much but predators are something I don’t ever want to take lightly.. There’s a coyote den right behind our property by the creek that a pup had been living in, I heard it clear as day just recently and it’s no longer a pup. I may be a little too much of a “mother hen” but it’s kept my birds healthy, safe, and alive so far, I’d like to keep it that way. :thumbsup

Although, could bringing these pigeons in with their children benefit all four of them and give them more of a “flock” mentality? Or would I need more for that.. I keep going from wanting to keep them to needing to give them away. If I could get the pigeon loft done up it would be plenty big enough for all four of them and no one would be upset if they were all living in the coop.. Now I’m just backtracking and not making it easy to ask for help/suggestions :barnie
 
Qwerty3159 said:
If its feasible you could let the ferals live in the barn and replace any new eggs they lay with fake ones so that they dont keep reproducing.
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That’s an option that can’t be chosen. They are not to stay in the horse shed, I’ll most likely move them to my pigeon loft when it’s completed. I’ll be trying to at least get the interior done as it’s large enough for them all. I can shoo the chicken outside and close the pop door to let the pigeons stretch their wings in the whole coop if needed.. at least until the aviary is built
 
I've let my ko shamos out to do pigeon cleanup, lol. The darn things always scatter a ton of seed out of their bowls and onto the surrounding floor. Luckily, my ko crew are more than happy to assist with cleanup duty.

I'll have to go put them back in their pen soon though before they cover everything in poop :sick
 

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