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small pigeon coop

Post by madduckdog » Wed May 27, 2015 1:05 pm

has anyone tryed to make a coop only 2 foot wide say a 6 x 2 x 4 or is 2 foot just too short...

for say 8 or so birds.

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Post by DonF » Wed May 27, 2015 2:46 pm

Never even heard of one that small. Why are you thinking of it?
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Post by Gordon Guy » Wed May 27, 2015 3:28 pm

I had one that small. I quickly out grew it. I felt bad for the birds. Lion Country supply has plans for a coop like that.
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Post by Sharon » Wed May 27, 2015 3:33 pm

I use a crate that big for my pigeons BUT they must be used up within 2-3 days or they won't fly well or at all. A flight pen is needed to have pigeons that maintain their ability to fly well .... or homers you release to fly regularly.
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Post by gundogguy » Wed May 27, 2015 3:51 pm

madduckdog wrote:has anyone tryed to make a coop only 2 foot wide say a 6 x 2 x 4 or is 2 foot just too short...

for say 8 or so birds.
I should not comment seeing as how my pen is 24'w12'h30'l.
For 8 birds 4'w6'h4'l would seem like the minimum just for getting in and out when catching,feeding,watering birds. But whatever!
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Post by polmaise » Wed May 27, 2015 4:07 pm

There is about 20 go in that space here ,they are in the same block as the spaniels :lol:
I suppose it depends what the volume of space and situ is like ?
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Post by ezzy333 » Wed May 27, 2015 4:26 pm

2 Sq. ft. of floor space fer bird. Don't want it much over head high if you have a walk-in for ease of catching.

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Post by Gordon Guy » Wed May 27, 2015 4:26 pm

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Post by gundogguy » Thu May 28, 2015 3:43 am

polmaise wrote:There is about 20 go in that space here ,they are in the same block as the spaniels :lol:
I suppose it depends what the volume of space and situ is like ?
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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by madduckdog » Thu May 28, 2015 10:06 am

I have a 3ft by 5 ft one now like the LCS plans.

it is a pain to clean... and catching pigeons...

but if it was narrow it would make it a lot easer...

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Post by P&PGunsmith » Thu May 28, 2015 1:44 pm

Here is mine. it is a modified version of the LCS plan. I wanted a big door and plenty of ventilation. the LCS plan is smaller door and all plywood. adapt to anything you need. Notice the 1 x 2 mesh in the front. I had to make this much tighter mesh, rats would squeeze through that to get to the pigeion food.
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Post by DonF » Thu May 28, 2015 2:51 pm

P&PGunsmith wrote:Here is mine. it is a modified version of the LCS plan. I wanted a big door and plenty of ventilation. the LCS plan is smaller door and all plywood. adapt to anything you need. Notice the 1 x 2 mesh in the front. I had to make this much tighter mesh, rats would squeeze through that to get to the pigeion food.
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That's a nice looking pen. Never figured out why something larger wouldn't be somewhat better. Must be a pain inside it with the birds flapping around in panic stage! I suppose cleaning isn't to bad. Do you simply run the birds out to clean. I have two loft's, one for ferals and one for homer's. The feral pen is a converted lawn tool shed and has a rather low flat roof. Great for catching birds with a net. The homer loft was made to put chicken's in but I converted it to a pigeon loft. fairly easy to catch birds with a net but, peaked roof is a pain in the butt! Both my loft's will hold 70+ birds at two sq ft per bird. I don't even run low on birds! lol
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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by SwitchGrassWPG » Thu May 28, 2015 4:39 pm

If just using for shooter birds, get a 6X6X6 chainlink dog kennel and an extra panel to put across the top. Secure the top to the sides with hose clamps. Run a few 2X2X8 boards through the fence fabric and you have perches. You can also go another step and put a tarp across the top for a rain cover.

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by madduckdog » Fri May 29, 2015 8:31 am

I wish I would have made a big door.

any body know of a design that makes it easer to catch them...

if you had a small removeable avery and could push them to the avery with some kind of moveing wall .. you could use the avery for your bird box.

catching them is a mess


I have seen a simular idea with a phesant pin..

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Post by markj » Fri May 29, 2015 1:40 pm

We had one up in the top of the barn the pigins used for nesting. Dad would go and get the little ones and he had squab for dinner. He ate stuff I just couldn't, like rocky mountain oysters, the ones from our cows and the ones I brought back from my cousins hog lot after we cut 200 piggies. Cut pull drop in the bucket......
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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by Iowa » Fri May 29, 2015 2:55 pm

Do yourself a favor and make it larger. Here is a picture on mine before painting http://imgur.com/n23hBx2

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by nwnick » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:12 pm

Hey Iowa,
What are the dimensions of your coop and how many birds do you keep in it
It looks like it might be 4x8 ?
I've never kept pigeons but I've kept courtinix quail

I like it,

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by Iowa » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:06 am

4' x 8' About 8' h in the front. I try to keep about 20 - 25 but that goes up and down as mine seem to breed like crazy. I've given 25 away in the last 5 months.

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by skunk » Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:16 pm

I built the loft from LC Supply a couple of months ago and I have 6 homers in it:
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In the last few weeks I've been letting my birds fly -- they were all young birds that were never flown. If the weather is good, I let them fly every day now and they will come back and trap when they're hungry or to roost at night. The first flight a few spent the night outside somewhere and I was worried but by evening the next day, they were all back inside. Now when they fly, they circle around a lot and then come back soon and hang out on my roof (or the nighbors) or in the yard.

Today I went home for lunch and they were chilling in my yard:
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I won't be sticking with this small loft forever -- hoping to upgrade next year when I also hope to have more space. However, it seems to be working fine for me so far.

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by Iowa » Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:59 pm

The real question is, what do the neighbors think Skunk?

I didnt have the balls to try it when I lived in a subdivision.

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Post by nwnick » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:51 pm

Appreciate the info Iowa
I got a few small projects to wrap up then I'll try my hand at this one

Thanks again

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Re: small pigeon coop

Post by P&PGunsmith » Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:02 pm

DonF wrote:
P&PGunsmith wrote:Here is mine. it is a modified version of the LCS plan. I wanted a big door and plenty of ventilation. the LCS plan is smaller door and all plywood. adapt to anything you need. Notice the 1 x 2 mesh in the front. I had to make this much tighter mesh, rats would squeeze through that to get to the pigeion food.
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That's a nice looking pen. Never figured out why something larger wouldn't be somewhat better. Must be a pain inside it with the birds flapping around in panic stage! I suppose cleaning isn't to bad. Do you simply run the birds out to clean. I have two loft's, one for ferals and one for homer's. The feral pen is a converted lawn tool shed and has a rather low flat roof. Great for catching birds with a net. The homer loft was made to put chicken's in but I converted it to a pigeon loft. fairly easy to catch birds with a net but, peaked roof is a pain in the butt! Both my loft's will hold 70+ birds at two sq ft per bird. I don't even run low on birds! lol
Don, I flush them into the avery. I have a door into the avery, so I close it when they go in. Then I have a door on the front of the avery and just reach in a grab the pigeions I want to use. the big door makes it easier to clean, feed and water.
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