How long will a pigeon live ?

[Guest cosmic dave]

If a bird dies of old age(its feed and looked after properly) how old should it get to roughly ?

 

David

[Guest youngboy]

well i have a 18 year old cock and believe it or not he filled a set of eggs last year and bred 2 great ybs i decided to keep 1 for stock and racing the other!! he still does his laps around the loft!! i had another old pigeon she died there mid janurary but she stopped layin at 15 and couldn fly around the loft up until last summer but she always looked after a pair of eggs and ybs for me!!

[Guest cosmic dave]

Thats old !  I thought they would get to about 7 or 8  

[Guest youngboy]

i would be the one to tell ya that now!! a the oldest bird i have (apart from the 18 yr old) is 9 and shes laying and flying around like no tomorow but i use her for dud pairs shel look after stock eggs for me and rear there young!

[mamun2a]

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The average age of a pigeon in captivity is from about 8-15 years. Both I and others of my friends have had some which have lived into their early 20's, but usually during the last year or so, the bird is pretty wobbly. There is one record of a bird, Kaiser, a World War I, German war bird which was captured by American forces and brought to the U.S., which lived 35 years, but that has to rank as exceptional.

 

In the wild, most pigeons likely live to an average of 5-6 years, with most deaths happening as with all wild animals, during the first year or so of life while the youngster is still somewhat naive about predators, other dangers, and where to find food.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061007095822AAFWnyq

 

 

Pigeons average 3-5 years in the wild, versus up to about 15 years in captivity.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_do_pigeons_live_out_in_the_wild

[mamun2a]

but my question is when hen were in menopause ?

[ritchie1]

cock was 14 last year and filled a set of eggs and hes looking good at 15 fingers crossed he does the same this year just trimmed him today as hes pairing up again

[robbiedoo.]

bob mcdonald has 2 19 yeard olds nestmates in his loft ko nipious . wilson noble has a 24 year old pigeon in his loft

[Guest dogeon]

I know of a man in walsall has a bird 22 years old but retired

[Guest stb-]

the oldest bird i have had was a 1979 cock who was murderd in 2001 by a sparrow hawk :D > > > > > >

[jimmy white]

If a bird dies of old age(its feed and looked after properly) how old should it get to roughly ?

 

David

 

this will depend on many circumstances, i,e strains,etc,,,,, ive noticed  longevity  more , in distance type racing  pigeons , i have had birds 22 years old , at the moment have a hen sitting fertile eggs at 12 years old,

would say the average age would be about 16 years old

[Guest kevin b]

If a bird dies of old age(its feed and looked after properly) how old should it get to roughly ?

 

David

 

The average age would be between 7 and 9 Dave, but as you can see from replies no hard and fast rule.

 

Some strains will go on longer than others and some individuall hens will lay past this, a hen can go on living after she stops laying but its up to you then.

 

Had a cock years ago "Billy Butlin" my dad caught him in Butlins when we were on holidays back in the 70s he lived till his mid twentys and produced loads of winners, the *expletive removed* would have 2 or 3 hens down every year (before we put fronts on the boxes, love matches my dad called them)and feed all the young never sick a day in his life.

 

kevin