So this might be a bit of a strange topic, but I enjoy mind games like this...
Premise:
-Pigeons can be quite low-maintenance. My father's homer-mixes have grain, water, and shelter available to them. They fly where they will and multiply like crazy, culminating in a twice-yearly squab feast.
-People who do not want their pigeons to multiply have to provide fake eggs or break the eggs in the nests regularly, because pigeon are prolific.
-According to a quick internet search, pigeon eggs are a delicacy in china.
-Pigeon eggs taste pretty much like chicken eggs. I had one fried once. It was tiny and adorable, and the white stayed clear, which was very cool.
Question:
Could you keep pigeons just for eggs?
If you take the eggs, the hen will lay more, but how soon? ... and will she become exhausted if you keep taking them?
It seems that pigeons would be less efficient than chickens at being egg layers, if only just for the gender ratio required. Could this be remedied by making pairs of 2 females? I am sure I read somewhere (that I can't find) where this happened. The resulting eggs would be infertile, but if they were just for eating that is fine.
So, any further thoughts or questions?
-Zay
Premise:
-Pigeons can be quite low-maintenance. My father's homer-mixes have grain, water, and shelter available to them. They fly where they will and multiply like crazy, culminating in a twice-yearly squab feast.
-People who do not want their pigeons to multiply have to provide fake eggs or break the eggs in the nests regularly, because pigeon are prolific.
-According to a quick internet search, pigeon eggs are a delicacy in china.
-Pigeon eggs taste pretty much like chicken eggs. I had one fried once. It was tiny and adorable, and the white stayed clear, which was very cool.
Question:
Could you keep pigeons just for eggs?
If you take the eggs, the hen will lay more, but how soon? ... and will she become exhausted if you keep taking them?
It seems that pigeons would be less efficient than chickens at being egg layers, if only just for the gender ratio required. Could this be remedied by making pairs of 2 females? I am sure I read somewhere (that I can't find) where this happened. The resulting eggs would be infertile, but if they were just for eating that is fine.
So, any further thoughts or questions?
-Zay