How long do pigeons live?

[Jim McArthur]

Yes, I know: until they die!  ;D But seriously...how long on the average will healthy and well cared for racers or rollers live?

 

Does racing a homer tend to diminish or increase its life span or have no effect?

 

Jim

[Mr Staff Van Reet]

I have a old stock cock and hen they are 1992 pigeons,

the old hen layed last year but the old cock stoped filling his eggs about 2 years ago but they both will still fight like hell for a box!!!

[REDCHEQHEN]

I read somewhere the other day that they can live to 30 years, but I haven't seen any evidence of that, though on various posts on this site, some have reported having birds aged 19 and 20 years old,

[Jim McArthur]

Nearly 15 and still feisty; that's good!

 

Is this typical? Do they normally live this long?

 

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

15; 19 and 20; that's good. I like things that last!

 

Jim

[Guest bristolkev]

i used to have an old falconeer blue w/f cock he died at theage of 18.

[Guest speckled]

;D well ive a 13 year old cock,hes buzzing like a 2 yr old hes still filling his eggs, & loves to fly with the the other birds as he was a ex widowhood pigeon ,so the routine is what he likes even thought hes in thew stock loft.he goes mad when the widow pigeon go out for ther daily fly during racing  :oso what i do with him is let him out for the last ten mins when i now thats what he can handle  :-/then that soon makes then trap to the loft one bird drops so does the others.is good to have a old bird at that age to be free instead of being in some small confined space.Well he looks well flys ok  no stiffness of the jionts so its a case if thay can at least have a few mins in the air it another year on the chart  ;D my thought speck but then im a "nut case" anyway hehehe :P ;D ;D ;D

[Tim.Farr]

I've handled my friends 17 year old cock and he's still full of vitality.  He evens lets him out to fly every once in awhile.  He stopped filling his eggs about 2 years ago but I wouldn't doubt if he went another couple years.  Back when I first started in birds I had another friend who had one that I believe was almost 20 and he'd fill some of his eggs.

[Jim McArthur]

Sounds as though a pigeon will be your friend for a good long while!  

 

Jim

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

my dad had a pigeon live to 24,and i had one that he gave me and it died at 18,my oldest on now is a '93 white hen who laid and reared 3 rounds in '06

[blackjack]

I had a silver cheq hen live to 24yrs and breed till sorry lay and fill to 19yrs my old english birds tend to live to quite an age.

[birdman55678]

In 1999 I had a 1983 Delbar cock that still looked very good but unfortunately he had quit filling eggs 2 years before that.  In 2000 the cock didn't outfly a goshawk.  Ed

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I read somewhere the other day that they can live to 30 years, but I haven't seen any evidence of that, though on various posts on this site, some have reported having birds aged 19 and 20 years old,

 

WELL LOOK AT YOU AND YOU ARE STILL GOING STRONG

[maverick]

OLD FAV DIED LAST WEEK SHE WAS 19 FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS SHE PAIRED TO ME

[Jim McArthur]

Sorry to hear she's gone.  :'(

 

Jim

[maverick]

THANKS

[Guest]

OLD FAV DIED LAST WEEK SHE WAS 19 FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS SHE PAIRED TO ME

no wonder annie needs me , well mav you'v got a new fav now wee annie

hope she breeds y/birds as good as her big sister

 

[maverick]

SO DO I

[Guest]

i'm away to me meet annie whats for brekky   ;) ;)nite nite :K)

[maverick]

ANNIE SAYS A FULL SCOTTISH BREAKFAST AS LONG AS SHE IS HAPPY .

[westy]

i know silverwings had a mealy for nearly 20 yrs

[speedbird]

well dont know how long they can live for but dad had a bird top the combine at 10years old at 500miles in a strong north east wind

[Jim McArthur]

i know silverwings had a mealy for nearly 20 yrs

 

Looks asthough she's giving them a talking-to!  

 

Jim

 

 

[Wiley]

 

Looks asthough she's giving them a talking-to!  

 

Jim

 

 

Lol its a he mate! Lol but he does giving them tips

[westy]

lol