NEIGHBORS:nervous about getting birds.

[aarongreen123]

Hi Guys,
I've finally moved into a house where i can get some pigeons. i am interested in homing pigeons, and possible doing a little racing, but more just for fun. i live in a nicer neighborhood and the people there are very maticulous about their homes, so i am a bit nervous about getting birds because of this. i realize there shouldn't be any noise problems, but am worried about them landing on their roof tops. its an area where all the homes are one story, not sure if that makes a difference, there are lots of tall trees too. is there a relatively surefire way to keep the birds off the roof tops and in the loft? how often should homers be flown? what are property damage implecations if i can't keep them off the roof tops?
thanks in advance

[Lin Hansen]

Hi Aaron,

I sure many of our loftkeepers will be along to give you tips on how to train your birds correctly.

However, if I were you, the first thing I would do before acquiring any birds or building a loft, etc., would be to check with your town or city government to see if you are allowed to keep pigeons in the first place. Some towns have ordinances against this, so you would be better off finding this out before you get started.

Good luck,
Linda

[aarongreen123]

they are allowed in my city as long as they are registered.

[Trees Gray]

Check your city's ordinances about building a coop.

It is easy to train the youngsters, 6 to 8 weeks old. When they fly for the first few weeks throw a nerf ball, or other soft object at them when they try to land on someones roof, or your roof, or on any telephone pole.
If you do this consistently for a week or two, they will start flying and landing on their loft. I used my bike to run down streets to catch them if they didn't return. I actually had a neighbor who liked watching them and wanted to help.

I talked to my neighbors before training them, and asked if they wouldn't mind chasing them away if they land on their roof...or I would ask if I could chase them off myself, whatever was easiest for them. It is a good idea to let everyone know that your'e training your youngsters, so they know. People do appreciate it in the long run. My birds never sit on any roofs or telephone polls, and my new neighbors don't even know I own any pigeons. If I do have any pigeons out on the roofs, they know I'm training youngsters.

It is important if you live in a neighborhood, like I do, to keep your birds trained, then they are not considered a nuisance.

Treesa

[upcd]

I would talk to your nieghbors and see how they feel and what there concerns might be. When biulding a loft make it beautiful as well as useful. Use nice landscaping. When you start flying. Let them out hungry so you can train them to come in faster. Also using a large trap door so more birds can enter quickily. Some other people will come up with more ideas/

[upcd]

with your nieghbors and what about your pigeons?

[hillfamilyloft]

Educate your neighbors. Young birds will at first land on roofs lines and trees. Use a call or whistle and a shake of the feed can to call them in. Keep them good and hungry the first couple of tosses. If they land on the neighbors house, shake the can and whistle, they will walk to the edge of your neighbors house and then fly to the loft. When they only land on the loft, train them to only land on the landing board. Soon you neighbors will wish their children and dogs were trained like your birds. Build a nice loft and train your birds well and you should not have any problems. I am also new to the neighborhood. I live on an acre of land. Out of the 12 birds on my team that I have trained so far, 4 have landed on the neighbors house. I was able to call all of them home within less than a minute. They were hungry, just confuesed. I have talked to all my imediate neighbors and told them just to scare them home. My birds have began to roam, they take off do not even circle, fly off for about an hour and then circle a few times comming home hit the landing board and right in. My neighbors do not even know I flew them.

[chris purvis]

i have never had a problem with my neighbors. usually i am out with them most of the time when they are flying and i have never seen one land on a neighbors roof in my 2 years of flying them. just make sure that your neighbors here the truth about the birds. everyone i know thinks they are messy filthy nasty things which is not true. onece i have explainded about how good they are and showed my neighbors they all love them and have no problem at all with them. good luck ,chris