I am thinking about getting two homing pigeons?

Question

I would like to build a small loft for them in my garage( its really nice more like a barn) can I keep two females together? what kind are good for cold weather. is it true that they dont bite? I like the pure white ones.. do magpies (big black and white birds) bother them... I am not really wanting to race but i do think the tumbers sound neat....thanks

Answer 1

Yes you can keep them in your garage they take little care .I just feed mine shelled or cracked corn some laying mash oyster shells and made sure they had water .You can keep all different kinds of pigeons together and you can keep males and females together .They will pair up on their own . In my opinion it is a shame if you don't open it up in a few weeks so they can fly .I used to have several kinds of pigeons together and it was really neat to open it up and see a small flock of them flying in circles doing summer saults in the air . Kind of like they were putting on an aerial acrobatic show for you . The fan tails will go outside but don't really fly much .They will all be back inside the garage on their roosts when it gets dark at night. I live in Iowa where its subzero temperatures in the winter, all breeds of pigeons can handle cold temperatures .No pigeons dont bite they are very tame birds .Even wild pigeons don't bite .You can easily catch any pigeons by going out at night with a flash light .They will just set when you shine it in their eyes and you can pick them right up and put them in a sack or an old pillow case .

Answer 2

well it depends if you care about the things you have in your garage i mean the poop a lot and you have to feed them seeds witch will be everywhere. If you still want pigeons i think its cool every species need a home. I don't think there are a specific kind of pigeons that are better in the cold. I have a friend that has a shed for them, during the day he lets the shed window open for them to go and come back and at night he closes the window to protect them from animals that could hurt or kill them. You can keep as many females as you want, or males, don't matter! so i hope i helped you with your question. Good luck with the pigeons!

Answer 3

I love pigeons and doves, They are great pets. If you are looking to just keep them in an aviary and not fly them, look at King Pigeons, They are all white and really big, The other option could be Fan Tail Pigeons. They are very pretty, but not ones to let out. As far as leaving them out. I would wait until the weather gets warmer. This way you don't have to acclimate them to the cold weather. If it warm they will adjust better to the outdoors. They will peck you or slap you with their wings if they feel threatened, but they don't bite. --Good luck with everything, Hope you love them as much as I do!!

Answer 4

You can keep two females. Pigeons are all around the world, even where it snow. There are many birds that will try to hurt and even eat them. Magpies will pick on them for a bit. Till they are used to them in there area.

Answer 5

Females can be penned together no problem, not sure about the cold weather thing since it never gets cold in georgia, or about magpies since they are not here either but i dont see why they would bother them any more than any other bird, i had pigeons and i only had to worry about hawks. i had alot of rollers and tumblers, most were very acrobatic, when you go to purchase them you must ask the seller to show you the birds tumbling, too many people keep them caged constantly and are breeding only for the conrformation so many of the tumbler breeds are losing their ability to roll