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seton · « **on:** May 14, 2007, 10:43 »

We only have a couple of birds which we leave to roam around the garden, but the local pigeons have found the feed tray and the hen house (which our birds seem too chicken to evict them from). Knowing the reputation of pigeons (perhaps unfounded) as "flying rats" should we be worried about the health of our birds in the contact they might have with them?

alan42 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2007, 14:30 »

i would defenatly evict from the hen house as it will soon fill with pigeon dropings and become a health hazard them feeding from the same bowl is not to bad but again i would discourage it.
good luck
alan

alan42 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2007, 14:32 »

by the way flying rats is probably the best way of describing them lol.
wow watch the pigeon fanciers grab me now lol

kizza · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2007, 14:35 »

Pigeons are very intelligent creatures,How could a rat travel 400 miles and know its way back? A pigeon can

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2007, 16:05 »

Well the one who's just spent the weekend in my greenhouse isn't that intelligent!!! Mind, you, think its gone now, but it had a VERY comfy weekend sitting on my tomato seedlings!!!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2007, 17:03 »

Welcome to the forums seton

It's not possible to isolate your chooks from all wild birds, but it is advisable to minimise it if you can. Diseases and worms can be transmitted in their droppings and the birds themselves may carry little passengers

mercury · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2007, 20:46 »

hello seton, i've got some onion sets with the same name, are they ferrel pigeons, or racing birds, if they're racing birds, they're probably healthier than the hens, they're protected from every bird disease known to man

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