How much do pigeons drink?

[wilsric]

Hi there,

 

I'm starting to price the final things I need to set up my first loft.  It's a ridiculously obvious question, but how much do birds drink?

 

I'll have about a dozen, and have no idea what size of drinker I need to buy.    Also, several sites offer poultry drinkers as being suitable for pigeons.  I know pigeons drink by sucking unlike chickens, is this type of drinker OK?

 

Cheers

 

 

[greenlands]

 

I use a 2 litre fountain drinker.If you get one smaller and you get more birds you'll need another one,also if you get a small one and fill it to the top the birds will want to bathe in it .

 

http://www.everythingforpets.com/category/use.dept.144/

[wilsric]

Thanks Tractorboy.  For 12 pigeons, would I be better with the 2 or  5 litre?

[Guest bigda]

a pigeon will  drink  after a feed  a quarter of a pint  of water  

[Guest IB]

I use 2 litre drinkers. I usually change them twice a day, today I didn't. I have 9 youngsters in one section, I've just emptied their drinker into a jug, and it measures just over a litre. The other section has 12 youngsters + 4 yearlings, their drinker hasn't been changed today either, and its far from empty. So a 2pt drinker is sufficient for your 12 birds; provided you change the water at least every day, they'll never be without water.  

[phillips]

you might think im sad but they come down for a drink every 23 minutes

ive sat in the loft for hours watching them

[LISTER]

you came down lots more than that in blackpool *expletive removed*  ;D ;D ;D