[DeeDiSano]

Hi everyone! Looking for some easy solutions/advice.

May '22 I bought my ghetto fixer upper. 2 pidgeons were on the nest & have 2 kids. Phew.
Also, I white one arrived in the fall. Thought it was a dove for weeks, until I saw the grey in the wings n tail when it flew.

Now to the point!

Is there any type of budget roost/shelter I can create for them?

I'm not looking to propogate them, just keep them safe and alive.

My adult son suggested I open the 2nd floor windows & let them inside.

Of course I won't, but he has me thinking.

Any thoughts or advice is always welcomed.
Thx,d

 

[SilverFeral]

Hi everyone! Looking for some easy solutions/advice.

May '22 I bought my ghetto fixer upper. 2 pidgeons were on the nest & have 2 kids. Phew.
Also, I white one arrived in the fall. Thought it was a dove for weeks, until I saw the grey in the wings n tail when it flew.

Now to the point!

Is there any type of budget roost/shelter I can create for them?

I'm not looking to propogate them, just keep them safe and alive.

My adult son suggested I open the 2nd floor windows & let them inside.

Of course I won't, but he has me thinking.

Any thoughts or advice is always welcomed.
Thx,d

Hello.
Pigeons are incredible creatures what ever you make for them please note they will bring in wives, husbands, friends and their family. You can't keep them locked up constantly and when you release them to fly, they will pick up other birds and lead them back. In order to have some sort of coop just for the pigeons you now have, it will also include some kind of logistic in terms of letting them out, then luring them in - training them to come back, and locking behind them. If you just make it accessible all the time, other will move in.

I would soft release and feed and water the pigeons I rescue. From 5 I ended up with feeding and watering 50. The ones that were able to fly out they would in time change mates and not come back to my balcony not even to sleep. Then they would return sometimes and bring more pairs in. This created a huge problem at the building I live in, so I had to have a whole system to slowly reduce food and have the other birds give up.

So it is not just about constructing something, which can be done very easily from some wood and mesh wire, but also managing the operation like you are a true pigeon fancier.