I went from 4 birds to over 20 in months. Great homestead animals for someone with not a lot of space. Quail are more cost effective- but they’re not the best at raising their chicks, so pigeons are better for a self reliant situation
New subscriber here from northern Minnesota. Was looking at videos to build a quail cage/pen and stumbled on your videos. Looking forward to eventually viewing all your videos. What an awesome Christian family! Love Route 66 history and had to have been past your place a couple years ago as I was through Arizona on the I-40/Rte 66 corridor. God bless. Tom
My grandpa raised them for food, but I was young grossed out. Lol. Now looking for different meat sources. I can see pigeons being a good option for folks living in the city. How are the eggs and how do they taste?
Thanks so much for sharing all this. I found a couple feral pigeons and it has been real interesting engaging with them and keeping them alive. I see God’s miraculous work in them all the time. Do you use their dropping for fertilizer? Haven’t done any research on it. Also, do hawks or birds of prey ever eat them when they fly around? “Joy to the world, the Christ has come…” I love that song man. Thanks for the reminder
I had one pigeon and in a month I saw two hawks and an owl when I never saw them before in my particular lot. They were all two feet from me because they’d swoop under my awning to chase the pigeon.
Pigeons like 2, when they lay there will be 2 eggs! If you remove one of them the will lay another so there will be two again. If they have only one hachling they will lay another egg so they can have 2. You can fill an incubator by removing one egg every day. If you remove both eggs they will pannic and find a new location to build their nest.
Alan, great video(s). I love the simplicity and natural flow of the dialogue. My question is, do you harvest the pigeons for protein or are they strictly pets?
Reading through the comments, he said he didn't care for the taste. They are a red, gamey meat so you have to like that sort of thing from what I hear. We do so we just bought some to raise ourselves. Hope you don't mind that I answered instead of the channel.
It looks like your raising your pigeons for meat. If so do you give them any medications? If they are not leaving the coop i would think you would not need to give any medications.
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I went from 4 birds to over 20 in months.
Great homestead animals for someone with not a lot of space. Quail are more cost effective- but they’re not the best at raising their chicks, so pigeons are better for a self reliant situation
One of my favorite videos. Love how you inserted the day-old into the week-old.
Thank you!!!
New subscriber here from northern Minnesota. Was looking at videos to build a quail cage/pen and stumbled on your videos. Looking forward to eventually viewing all your videos. What an awesome Christian family! Love Route 66 history and had to have been past your place a couple years ago as I was through Arizona on the I-40/Rte 66 corridor. God bless. Tom
Thanks so much for subscribing and I’m sure you drove right past our farm! God bless!
My grandpa raised them for food, but I was young grossed out. Lol. Now looking for different meat sources. I can see pigeons being a good option for folks living in the city. How are the eggs and how do they taste?
Are they all from the same pair? The color combination is just awesone. But I suggest you bring in new blood in the flock.
Thanks we have brought in new blood several times
what is the best food they like to eat and how much to feed them each time thank you!
Thanks so much for sharing all this. I found a couple feral pigeons and it has been real interesting engaging with them and keeping them alive. I see God’s miraculous work in them all the time.
Do you use their dropping for fertilizer?
Haven’t done any research on it.
Also, do hawks or birds of prey ever eat them when they fly around?
“Joy to the world, the Christ has come…”
I love that song man. Thanks for the reminder
I had one pigeon and in a month I saw two hawks and an owl when I never saw them before in my particular lot. They were all two feet from me because they’d swoop under my awning to chase the pigeon.
Haha you need to go to Italy (Well not right now) I have never seen so many pigeons as I have in Venice!
Well someday when our TH-cam channel goes big... 😂
@@TheFarmonRoute66 Good Plan!
Pigeons like 2, when they lay there will be 2 eggs!
If you remove one of them the will lay another so there will be two again.
If they have only one hachling they will lay another egg so they can have 2.
You can fill an incubator by removing one egg every day.
If you remove both eggs they will pannic and find a new location to build their nest.
Wow
Lies, I raise racing pigeons and rollers.
Don't spread false information. Plenty of my birds only hatch one egg
That's quite a flock you have!
They r so fun
Alan, great video(s). I love the simplicity and natural flow of the dialogue. My question is, do you harvest the pigeons for protein or are they strictly pets?
I’ve tried pigeon but don’t like it. We haves old them for meat
If you have dogs or cats you can feed the culls to them.
I thought you would be raising them for food have you considered that?
Thanks for the video i just want to do jus
Looks like your floor is made out of squab. That’s a lot of squab!
Most people that click on this video are looking for an alternative food source have you tried eating them do you eat the eggs?
Reading through the comments, he said he didn't care for the taste. They are a red, gamey meat so you have to like that sort of thing from what I hear. We do so we just bought some to raise ourselves. Hope you don't mind that I answered instead of the channel.
Hi :) I love your channel.
Thanks so much! Happy Easter!
Hi me and my dad are trying to raise a pigeon loft and we have to pay for our pigeons I was maybe wondering if we can get a pair
Sure! Where do you live? I
@@TheFarmonRoute66 ga do u do any shipping
@@TheFarmonRoute66 ur my fav TH-camr I love ur animals and love Peigons we have a coop already for them and were making a bigger one
Were do u want me dm u and are u gonna send them thru the mail
how can we figure out a way to send the bird
HOW MANY EGGS DO THE LAY?
Mostly 2 eggs at a time incubated for 18 days.
@@nicktampoy2305 What if you wanted to breed them for egg production like chickens? How many eggs would they lay if we prevented them from brooding?
It looks like your raising your pigeons for meat. If so do you give them any medications? If they are not leaving the coop i would think you would not need to give any medications.
Do you eat them?
No
see that big rat foot way