anyone keep pidgeons???

Anonymous-0 · Apr 29, 2012

At work and looking out at some fresh seeded lawn. Whoever done it took "overseeding" literally cause they didn't cover the seed....
Prolly 20 pidgeons out there and close to half of them have rings on thier legs.
Folks can really wrap up some bucks in the hobby but a lot just keep them around for company (and let them mooch off everyone else's gardens)....

Just wondering if anyone eats them or the eggs (folks here that I ask won't admit to it.....

Dachshund · Apr 29, 2012

Taste like chicken.....

Anonymous-0 · Apr 29, 2012

everything tastes like chicken don't it?????? I googled it and folks (I believe in the UK) roast wood pidgeon and it looks real tasty....

Neighbor a few yards away has these pidgeons that does back flips (roller pidgeons or some such name) and are neat to watch.....

Fergienewbee · Apr 29, 2012

I kept pigeons for dog training a few years ago. Once acclimated to their loft, they fly back home after flushing, as long as you don't shoot them. Young born in the loft return also. I bought barn pigeons from the Amish at a flea market. I also got some rollers. They are neat to watch. The do aerial cartwheels and fall. One kept falling once until it hit the ground, shook itself off, and flew again.

Larry

James Williams · Apr 29, 2012

My father would make pidgeon pot pie once a year,it was very good,A friend of mine would fry them,I tried one peice and it was like chicken but a little tough

jimmy

GVSII · Apr 29, 2012

They are called tumblers

Russ from MN · Apr 29, 2012

My son who has lived in Germany said they called them flying rats over there!

Anonymous-0 · Apr 29, 2012

(quoted from post at 05:25:56 04/29/12) My son who has lived in Germany said they called them flying rats over there!

"they" are usually the Americans.... There are places that are worse than others of course, but most of them look pretty decent and there are predators that take care of some of the raggedy ones (even in the cities)...

Got home one day and there was one in the driveway. Called the number on it's band and the guy was from 500 miles North of me and it was turned loose in southern italy (100 miles south of me) a few days before.
Asked me to put it in a cage for a couple days with feed and water to rest up. When I turned it loose, it got on the roof of the house, turned a little to get it's bearings, and headed out better that someone with a compass could have.... Unbelieveable......

GVSII · Apr 29, 2012

They are called tumblers

JHubnuts · Apr 29, 2012

they are tasty.

Tony Vidlak · Apr 29, 2012

When I was a kid my Dad raised pigeons.He had fancy ones racing ones acrobatic ones. He raised some that were called white utility kings
we ate these ones they would dress out to a pound and a half to a pound and three quarters very tasty I don"t recall ever eating the eggs.
Tony

37chief · Apr 29, 2012

We have one that lives with the chickens. It has probably been with them for around 6 years. How long do they live?

Ralph Bauer · Apr 29, 2012

There was a scam several years ago, I think it even made it to CNBC(?), about raising pigeons for profit as a meat bird, the next chicken, got many people to spend tens of thousands of $$$ to invest and set up, never materialized. Mainly because there is no market for them. Somewhat similar to the emu deal, though a bit different.
Never ate a pigeon, wouldn't mind dressing them, had chickens for many years....and see if they do taste like chickens...!!
Met a lady in OKC several years ago, she grew up dirt poor in Mississippi. Her, and her family slogan was: "if it moves in the bushes, you can eat it". Will never forget her and that saying....!

sotxbill · Apr 29, 2012

squib?? had any for lunch lately?

Old Roy · Apr 29, 2012

Dave years ago as a lad . I would shoot a couple
for Thanksgiving we had company that came from West
Farmington Ohio, and my cousin and I always had our
own "little turkey".. I liked them then, but don't
know now. Mom's gone and she would do the cookin.

We ate good ground hog then too.

gitrib · Apr 29, 2012

Dave2 My experirnce with pidgeon just got Poofed. Raised hundred for market.. do not know what would make i get poofed.
gitrib

farmer boy · Apr 29, 2012

Used to be quite a few raised here. All in connection with Pigeon King International. Just a pyramid scheme that eventually went south.

glennster · Apr 29, 2012

my grandfather raised racing pigeons. still seems to be a popular hobby. here is a link
poke here

kyplowboy · Apr 29, 2012

There's a Mexican guy that lives up the road from me about 3 miles who will eat all I can bring to him. Never ate any myself but he says they are better than chicken. I take him as many as I can.

Dave

GordoSD · Apr 29, 2012

I have a loft full of pure white Belgian Homers. Friend of mine smuggled a bunch of eggs out of Disney in Orlando and I started from there, WD is very protective of that flock that flies there. I sell a few pairs from time to time. Also fly some for weddings and funerals.
I feed them 90 % whole kernel corn from the farm.

donjr · Apr 29, 2012

Sure. Right after we use them for targets. They're as good to eat as mourning dove, but you need at least four to six for a good meal.

Last time I went to Ireland,we were in one town that had a church, and a round hut with a thatched roof behind it. It was round and had a big hole in the middle of the roof. It was a pidgeon roost. The pidgeons would fly in in the evening and roost, then the priests would slip in at night and grab a bunch for dinner the next day. Neat food system. Cage free chiggins---

Anonymous-0 · Apr 30, 2012

The true answer should be no.

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