Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

Omg! Holm. . I saw a pigeon similar to this one yesterday at a sale. I'm assuming that crusty one in your picture is of the same breed.
How can anyone like the looks of that? Why! It looked diseased. Makes me cringe looking at it. View attachment 1662660

That's the famous Missouri Head Pigeon.....

 

[duluthralphie]

What are these?? I need some.

Pigeons...

 

[BantyChooks]

Pigeons...

 

[Molpet]

Pigeons...

Sky rats

 

[I Love Layers]

Finally home. Had a 4H meeting today too, we made soap, here is one that I made. Also made some with lye

I should have some chicks hatching tomorrow. However, I have nothing, set up or ready.... so tomorrow morning I will be putting stuff together, so they can at least be in the house for a day or two.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . 45 and light rain here . We have been above 32 for 2 days . Seeing some bare ground .

 

[ejb3810]

Pigeons eat less than chickens, need less space in housing and depending on the breed you choose can be very entertaining to watch in flight. Hawks are a major problem for them in some situations. I have seriously limited the hawk problem by having Ravens nesting on my property. The Ravens chase hawks away.
I am competitive and thus have racing pigeons for club, combine and federation racing. I also appreciate beauty and so I have Damascenes and Italian Owls. Birmingham Rollers are acrobats in the sky performing reverse somersaults in flight, and in fact there are competitions which are scored on synchronized rolling.
This is much more than most would like to know, but they are fascinating little birds.
Did some logging on Saturday just for the exercise, and learned that the snow is deeper in the woods than I expected. It is difficult to jump out of the way of falling trees when the snow is up over your knees, and I am not really that agile any longer.
My chickens have been confined to the coop and run more this winter than any previous one. I am hopeful we will get some warm days with sun shining brightly so South facing slopes will begin melting off.

 

[BantyChooks]

Pigeons eat less than chickens, need less space in housing and depending on the breed you choose can be very entertaining to watch in flight. Hawks are a major problem for them in some situations. I have seriously limited the hawk problem by having Ravens nesting on my property. The Ravens chase hawks away.
I am competitive and thus have racing pigeons for club, combine and federation racing. I also appreciate beauty and so I have Damascenes and Italian Owls. Birmingham Rollers are acrobats in the sky performing reverse somersaults in flight, and in fact there are competitions which are scored on synchronized rolling.
This is much more than most would like to know, but they are fascinating little birds.
Did some logging on Saturday just for the exercise, and learned that the snow is deeper in the woods than I expected. It is difficult to jump out of the way of falling trees when the snow is up over your knees, and I am not really that agile any longer.
My chickens have been confined to the coop and run more this winter than any previous one. I am hopeful we will get some warm days with sun shining brightly so South facing slopes will begin melting off.

Is flying them a necessity to keep them happy?

 

[I Love Layers]

No school today regardless for a Professional Development day. It is -12 with a windchill of -40 right now.

 

[ejb3810]

Is flying them a necessity to keep them happy?

Although I have not asked any how happy they are it seems they are happy enough when confined. I would say that access to an aviary is something that is of importance. Fresh air and exposure to sun.