Pigeon Talk

[backyard pigeons]

Oh, and I have till tomorrow till 12 to bid. that's when the auction is over.

 

[memphis]

Good luck on the bidding!

 

[tacothechicken]

@backyard pigeons oh I'm jealous!!!! Good luck on bidding, and id looove if you could get me his contact !

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

@ChickenTenderKesha that depends on your chickens and if theyd be safe when your pigeons land in a shared space, as a chicken can easily kill a pigeon if it so wished. Along whith pass on diseases the pigeons could be susceptible to.

As to the shared run I would say if it's large enough, like maybe 15ft x 30ft min, with bird netting protection over the top then the risk is much lower. If it's small like 6 x 10 then there's a much higher risk of aggression. Of course providing the right perches and landing zones for your pigeons to perch safely out of reach of the chickens is essential.
There are many predators in my area but the pressure on my flock is thankfully low. Loft is 3ft outside my window and about 5 steps from the front door! The wire top I added was designed to foil the hawks and is not secure against a determined raccoon but the birds go into the loft a night which is secure when closed off from the aviary.

Agree. If cornered by chickens the pigeon can be killed. Very risky.

Okay so no shared run
That being said..could I Just sectioned off part of the run to allow the 3 chickens to have half (or a good chunk) of the run and give the pigeons the other portion? That seems like a plausible solution instead of having them run together. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the pigeons (by the chickens) if I can alter my plans slightly to have less of a risk.

I don’t know how worried I should be about shared diseases considering the pigeons will be living in the main chicken coop in part of the top peak portion (a 3D triangle if you will) ?? So they will have shared breathing air/air flow I can limit their exposure to one another but if I end up free flying them I can’t guarantee they won’t come into contact with the chickens (feathers/fecal matter/etc.)

Back to work, I might have more ideas/comments after work but I wanted to pump some sort of reply out!

 

[tacothechicken]

@ChickenTenderKesha that could work as long as chickens can't make physical contact whith your birds. My chicks free range and some times will follow me out to the loft and pace up and down the chainlink trying to find a way in. As long as you don't think your chickens are carrying anything(disease, lice, fleas etc) and both areas are kept clean to prevent illness, you should be fine in my opinion.

 

[biophiliac]

on’t know how worried I should be about shared diseases

Not too worried, Imo.

@ChickenTenderKesha that could work as long as chickens can't make physical contact whith your birds. My chicks free range and some times will follow me out to the loft and pace up and down the chainlink trying to find a way in. As long as you don't think your chickens are carrying anything(disease, lice, fleas etc) and both areas are kept clean to prevent illness, you should be fine in my opinion.

Agree.

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Thank you both so much for your responses! I don’t know where I’d be without you all

@ChickenTenderKesha that could work as long as chickens can't make physical contact whith your birds. My chicks free range and some times will follow me out to the loft and pace up and down the chainlink trying to find a way in. As long as you don't think your chickens are carrying anything(disease, lice, fleas etc) and both areas are kept clean to prevent illness, you should be fine in my opinion.

The 3 aren’t my only chickens. They are probably some of the nicest/easiest to please though.. We have Ori the cockerel who has a hard time breathing, CB my crooked beak pullet, and finally the newest addition to the fun house is Pearl who struggles on the regular to see and I don’t think it’s just her crest either. I think having them share the total space with a divider in place would be fine. I doubt either of those 3 would get so bothered by the pigeons being right there anyways after they got used to the initial shock of seeing them.

The free ranging chickens are the ones I’m mainly worrying about when you mention chickens being aggressive to pigeons. The two cockerels in that group would be the most likely to show aggression to the pigeons, one more than the other.

I’m confident in my chickens, now the pigeons as well after all this time handling them, to not be carriers of any diseases/lice/mites.

If there’s anything else I think of I’ll be back on here! I have some free time these next few days to get something sorted out and some fencing found ... maybe I can find someone who no longer has a dog for one of those chain link 10x10x6 outdoor kennels

 

[backyard pigeons]

I'm back! all the bird are looking good and settling in. Pics to come tommorrow!

Good luck on the bidding!

Thanks!
Well... I did get a pair. But not the one I hoped for. I got topped by a bidder for the disired pair I wanted. The ones I got are cute though! Just not show quality...

@backyard pigeons oh I'm jealous!!!! Good luck on bidding, and id looove if you could get me his contact !

yep! I'll send it through PM tommorrow alright.

 

[backyard pigeons]

Alright, this may take awhile... I’m posting breeds. I got most breeds, but missed a few

Budapest aka ugly pigeon @biophiliac

 

[backyard pigeons]

Kormoner tumbler

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