How To Raise Homing Pigeons

How To Raise Homing Pigeons

Homing pigeons are a kind of rock dove. You should raise your homing pigeons in the same way you would raise any other kind of pigeon. The most important thing is that the young birds be fed and sheltered, and not handled.

A nest box should be at least 12 inches square, with an entrance hole about 2 inches across. The nest box should be placed on a beam or ledge inside the loft, at a height of about 20 feet above ground level. A homing pigeon will lay two eggs, which should be left in the nest until they have hatched. Both parents will feed their offspring by regurgitating food from their crops, and this food is known as "pigeon milk."

The young birds will leave the nest after about three weeks, although they will still be fed by their parents for another four to five weeks. After this time, you can begin to train them to eat grain from a feeder and drink water from a container.

Once the young birds are eating grain you can start releasing them on short flights. To begin with these flights should only last a few minutes, but they can gradually be increased in length until they reach several hours or even a whole day. Before each training flight it is best to withhold all

Homing pigeons are a special breed of pigeon that has been taught to return to its home. When you have raised these birds, you can take them for a walk in your neighborhood and let them fly back to the coop on their own. You can even take them on vacation with you and let them find their way home from a faraway place. They're not hard to raise as long as you follow some basic rules.