they can be kept in cages just like chickens except obviously they can fly so you have to put a roof on it
you just feed tham seeds, not sure what they like best, probably stuff like wheet and millet and such
catching them isn't hard, they are pretty dumb, you could just attract them throwing breadcrumbs or seed on the ground and make a net... i saw a dude, while i was in the central prison in Sofia, use a piece of light fishing line with a loop and just put some stuff to bring the pigeon down near it and when it got its feet in the middle he pulled it and voila, pigeon's feet were snagged, that's probably more fiddly and patience but very easy, just a simple snare
they are really dumb birds, really
the males are easy to identify because they have more shiny plumage and they strut around cooing at the females, just get a few of each, don't eat these first ones, put little bracelets on their feet so you don't forget which ones, and let them breed and feed on good food and the next generation will be perfect for eating
it's a very greasy meat, and it doesn't taste that bad, it just sorta looks a bit mucky, quite grey and greasy, also the texture is a little soft, maybe a bit similar to catfish in this way, but not as bad as catfish
Interesting. Thank you!
I have 30 or so ‘street’ pigeons that hang around and eat my neighbors feed. So I’m off to a head start.
What I had in my head is to let the feral birds be free and just ‘lure’ them into my backyard to get used to feeding there.
Though I don’t know the legalities of this method in my area, although I did read once they are considered pests and not regulated in most of North America.
yeah, they are very tough and fertile animals, at zero risk of extinction... here in the rugged mountains of Madeira they are the second only to the hawks or eagles or whatever they are for the height they fly at but they fly up there a lot more hard style... the eagles ride the wind but the pigeons just work so hard ot get up there
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