The green hornet Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 Hi people ,I keep 4 chickhens in a coverd run in my yard,Im just wondering if they are ok to keep in the same area as pigeons ,does anyone have any experience of keeping the two types of bird in the same garden ,thanks IAN
Lennut Tar Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 Hi people ,I keep 4 chickhens in a coverd run in my yard,Im just wondering if they are ok to keep in the same area as pigeons ,does anyone have any experience of keeping the two types of bird in the same garden ,thanks IAN Yes!!!!!!!!! to your question. To the purist's here ??????? No one would recommend keeping ckooks/chickens & pigeons together for health reasons etc. Don't do it ;D ;D ;D. "BUT" A few years ago now, I will always remember it with great joy & pleasure ;D ;D ;D we were all at the club (some of us anyway) in a hard 350 mile race, head wind & rain situation, & all had virtually conceded defeat & congratulated Billy, a mate of mine (Ex pom) smart man !!!! :D on his win & top Fed position :D , & in walks this young (around 10 or 11 & lived out in the bush) lad after we had pulled the clocks etc, & placed his time on the board. No one had even given him a second thought "Being smart pigeon men as we were". Well !!!!!!! he murdered us on the day, & nearly everyone else bar 1 or 2 in the federation. Anyway!!!!! Now I had to go & verify his pigeon being the winner on the day at his loft ?????? (quite a trip from my place) he lived on a steep hill the soil was a rich red colour etc (market garden type) & the loft ????? was at the bottom of the big property. Remember that rain I mentioned above. "Did I not learn something that day". In "THE LOFT" were chooks bantims & quale etc along with all the pigeons & some feathered creatures I couldn't even tell you what they were, even to this day, all living quite happily together on a dirt floor !!!!!! which was more mud than dirt etc & Everything thing within the loft was Red in colour, because the rain just rushed straight down the hill & threw the loft & didn't matter if it was blue black grizzle you name it :D everything was red, including the winner ;D ;D ;D. At the time the young lad ask me, what I thought about his loft & pigeons, I was under great pressure at that moment to come up with a intelligent reply ;) . Finally, Forget what the purists may advice you here, in their wisdom. If you wish to keep a few different breeds of birds in your back yard etc. Go right ahead & enjoy them for what they are. Just don't keep them together. Enjoy.
little sam Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 a member of my club keeps chickens and they just walk around the garden all day so wen the pigeons are flying out they arnt botherd
Guest Thunder Birds Posted January 21, 2008 Report Posted January 21, 2008 Used to have chickens and pigeons in the same area. Need to be careful they don't pass on lice and ticks and that the pigeons can't peck around in the chicken droppings. Providing they're in a covered run like you say shouldn't be a problem. Having said that we had chickens a long time ago and ornithosis type problems have increased since then - does the mesh stop wild birds like sparrows getting in?
The green hornet Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Posted January 21, 2008 yes the mesh keeeps all the spadgers out as they were taking more food than the chucks were
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