Pigeons...?!?!

[mykp13]

I'm looking to buy/build a SMALL pigeon coop, or loft as the pigeon fanciers call them. I am not looking to breed the flying rats. I'm more interested in a place that I can keep a few birds for a while ( a few months), that will not upset the wife. I have found a couple of places that have plans for "small" coops that are the size of a shed. Does anyone have suggestions for a smaller, semi permanant enclosure? Also, what should I be paying per bird. I see that the price varies depending on the type. As to type, is one better than another. I can't find much information abut the whole "pigeons for training" process. Any help will be appreciated!

[Aries]

Mine is some like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonoak/4719282742/

I closed off one end from the weather and installed a couple roosts. There not around long enough to get comfortable.

[JWP58]

Mine is some like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonoak/4719282742/

I closed off one end from the weather and installed a couple roosts. There not around long enough to get comfortable.

Thats a great looking setup..

[displaced_texan]

Mine is some like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonoak/4719282742/

I closed off one end from the weather and installed a couple roosts. There not around long enough to get comfortable.

Ballpark dimensions? (Mostly width, I can guess the rest from that.)

[marysburg]

We made a loft out of an old outhouse. Put it up on blocks and inserted a slatted floor. Put an old screen door on it, roosts, 1\2" hardware cloth over the vents, landing board outside with a one-way door. Works fine for 10 to 12 homers and is about 4' square. We bought 4 racing homer babies for $50 and used them to populate the loft, and used ferals when we needed to shoot for training. We have more pigeons than we can use. If you don't need them to home from far away, you can use just ferals and they will come back too, but the homers are better from long distance. Good luck with your birds, they sure are fun.

[isonychia]

so a wire bottom is OK for pigeons, won't get too cold, etc? Also, with 6 - 12 pigeons will all that poop create a toxic burn zone for future grass in that area?

[SwitchGrassWPG]

I have a 4x8x6 pen I keep mine in. 2x2 frame covered with chicken wire. Old fence boards are laid across the top to minimize the amount of rain that comes in. I can easily keep 30+ birds for an extended period of time if needed.