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I went deep into dovecoats a few weeks back.
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Glad to hear. Tell me about your contemplations.
I was looking at their designs and uses, who used them, what regions, looking to see if they would be practical for me. I may try them at some point. I have no practical experience.
I will be glad to cooperate. I have many resources in Persian. An introduction is needed to understand them in context. In central deserts of #Iran vegetation is not rich enough to nurture big cattles and there's not enough water to cultivate vast fields, #Persians use #Qanat as a sustainable irrigation system to overcome drylands and cultivate small scale gardens. #Gardening needs rich soil and a sustainable source of Nitrogen and Phosphorus is needed. As I mentioned drylands is not suitable for herding big animals so they decided to attract desert pigeons and tame them to nest in #Dovecotes. Persians use their manure as a fertilizer and a great source of phosphate to produce gunpowder. Pigeons control the pests and attract snakes and birds of prey. Finally snakes and birds of prey hunt the mice. It's a wise intervention in web of life without any destructive impact.
That context makes sense with their use to fit specific challenges of fertility. I was looking at them from within Europe and Ireland as that’s a better analog for me. But the fact they were used so broadly would suggest they may be broadly successful. Or if you have experience that would suggest this to not be the case I would be very interested to avoid pitfalls.
There are many types of dovecote in England too but they are different in material and size.
Most of the are built by brick and some of them are wooden. As you live in a humid area you should provide a passive ventilation. The size of entrance holes is the significant part to avoid birds of prey. You need some top holes for light. The floor must be built by a material in order to clean manure easily.
It's better to build roof by a material which would not be noisy in rainy days. Surely you should build a feeder and a fresh water resource inside to make pigeons feel comfort.
I've mentioned the basics. Surely It's better to start in smale scale. If you have enough time to study try to find some paopers on English dovecotes.