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I've been very intriged by pigeons for a while. About 18 months ago, I introducted myself to several local fanciers. After watching their homers fly for a while I decided to get my own because of the passion I have for watching them. They have been gracious enough to help me by giving me some yb's when I'm ready.
I first helped my brother-in-law build an 8'x10'x8' loft with an aviary 3'wide x
4' high x 8' long. Last weekend we put 8 yb's in there and they are settling in fine. However, he lives 45 minutes from me, so I wouldn't be able to share the joy as often as I would like.
Now I would like my own loft, but don't have much room. My two daughters are very exicted about having our own birds and having them home to our loft. I planned to build a mini loft behind my metal shed, but am realizing this may not be the best idea for the pigeons. It would be more like a rabbit hutch, probably 3' high x 4' long x 2' or 3' wide. Through my research on this forum, it appears that wider is more important than long or high. Even though I intend to fly my birds almost everyday, I get the impression this just may not be adequate accomidations for the birds. I planned to have 4-6 birds and control their breeding. Any accidents could be transferred to my brother in law's loft, sold, or given away. Besides the offer of some really nice white and red homers, I have an opportunity to get some white satinettes from a local guy who is getting out of pigeons for health reasons. He has a buyer for all of the birds, but offered to sell me a pair for $20. The catch is that I would need to get them in the next week or two, before the other buyer returns.
I'm not comfortable with taking on birds that won't be happy and am starting to reconsider. Does anyone see my situation different than I do?
I first helped my brother-in-law build an 8'x10'x8' loft with an aviary 3'wide x
4' high x 8' long. Last weekend we put 8 yb's in there and they are settling in fine. However, he lives 45 minutes from me, so I wouldn't be able to share the joy as often as I would like.
Now I would like my own loft, but don't have much room. My two daughters are very exicted about having our own birds and having them home to our loft. I planned to build a mini loft behind my metal shed, but am realizing this may not be the best idea for the pigeons. It would be more like a rabbit hutch, probably 3' high x 4' long x 2' or 3' wide. Through my research on this forum, it appears that wider is more important than long or high. Even though I intend to fly my birds almost everyday, I get the impression this just may not be adequate accomidations for the birds. I planned to have 4-6 birds and control their breeding. Any accidents could be transferred to my brother in law's loft, sold, or given away. Besides the offer of some really nice white and red homers, I have an opportunity to get some white satinettes from a local guy who is getting out of pigeons for health reasons. He has a buyer for all of the birds, but offered to sell me a pair for $20. The catch is that I would need to get them in the next week or two, before the other buyer returns.
I'm not comfortable with taking on birds that won't be happy and am starting to reconsider. Does anyone see my situation different than I do?