Need Advice On Housing Pigeons

[jackied]

I was given a pigeon someone found tired n hungry. let it stay in my woodshed where it cud come n go freely. not long after another arrived then 2 chicks then 2 more...have addapted shed but am worried as today I saw mother bird seeming to be aggressive with a chick then father the same with same chick...I'd been working on shed making it less drafty, maybe the disruption upset them..?would they normally live as a group or will I need to seperate them?

[OLDYELLOW]

Welcome to Pigeon Basics , it's best to house old birds and young birds seperately , are either of these older pigeons rung ???

[jackied]

Welcome to Pigeon Basics , it's best to house old birds and young birds seperately , are either of these older pigeons rung ???

no rings..would I put the mum n dad,then 3 older chicks (0ne of the second batch never came back)but theres a new chick still being fed ..whens a good age to seperate them. an can u reccomend a gd book on general care and amount of space they need thanks v much

[fletch]

no need for a book just ask all questions on here and they will get answerd

[jackied]

no rings..would I put the mum n dad,then 3 older chicks (0ne of the second batch never came back)but theres a new chick still being fed ..whens a good age to seperate them. an can u reccomend a gd book on general care and amount of space they need thanks v much

[OLDYELLOW]

no need for a book just ask all questions on here and they will get answerd

[OLDYELLOW]

when the ybs are feathered under there wing then they should be feeding on there own that be a good time to seperate them from there parents , to stop them breeding buy some plastic eggs to swap with the real ones or you'l be over run in no time

[jackied]

at the moment all the birds are in a space 12foot by 3 foot 7 foot high I open the 'pigeon hole'door in the morning then close at night , so they come and go as they please.if it is two seperate doors how do i train them to go to their own space?

[OLDYELLOW]

at the moment all the birds are in a space 12foot by 3 foot 7 foot high I open the 'pigeon hole'door in the morning then close at night , so they come and go as they please.if it is two seperate doors how do i train them to go to their own space?

well if there out most of the time not much need to seperate them as will have ample space to stay apart as wont be inside much , although the cock will bully the ybs until they mature just create perches so they can claim apart of loft as there home

[jackied]

thanx 4 info..I'm feeding them sunflower seeds ,barley,brown lentils a few lupin seeds do u think thats a good balance ? + the parents didnt seem in any hurry to chase chicks out ,even after 4 weeks so we carried them a bit furthur from shed every time..is that normal?

[OLDYELLOW]

thanx 4 info..I'm feeding them sunflower seeds ,barley,brown lentils a few lupin seeds do u think thats a good balance ? + the parents didnt seem in any hurry to chase chicks out ,even after 4 weeks so we carried them a bit furthur from shed every time..is that normal?

you could simoplfy your feeding buy buying a pre mixed corn , and parent birds dont school there ybs but bringing them out of loft or allowing into a trap such as a sputnik so they can see out is a good thing as they get used to there enviroment