Would you keep a pigeon as a pet?

[Shortie]

You may think this is a crazy question to ask, especially if you are aware of the name pigeons that you see outside on the street which is flying rat as they tend to have diseases if they are out and about in the street.

Some people do however have pigeons as pets and they are taken care of and are free from any diseases if they are a pet. In some cases, they are also used as racing pigeons as well.

My daughter always says when we are out and we spot a pigeon that she would love one as a pet.

Would you ever keep a pigeon as a pet?

 

[passenger]

Oh sure! They are sweet-looking critters, so much akin to doves in appearance. Seems like feeding them would be pretty easy; and so long as daughter is willing to keep the cage (& area) clean and make sure they have clean water........Why not, Mom?

 

[MrDawn]

My girlfriend and I recently had one that we gave him to her mom because he needed to be outdoors. He wasn't doing well indoors. He was friendly and you could pick him up and pet him. But he was stressed out and pulling feathers. We named him Pidgey.

 

[passenger]

If @Shortie's daughter gets one, I wonder if she could also have an outside cage for it...like an outdoor rabbit cage, up off the ground.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Domesticated birds that have been in cages for generations are more well suited for life in a cage, its bred into them, its in their DNA. Seems like a pigeon needs to be free.

 

[passenger]

Domesticated birds that have been in cages for generations are more well suited for life in a cage, its bred into them, its in their DNA. Seems like a pigeon needs to be free.

"Una paloma blanca
I'm just a bird in the sky
una paloma blanca
over the mountains I fly
no one can take my freedom away"

(One White Dove)

 

[Black Angel]

You mean flying rats?

Yeah, hard pass on that one.. lol

I will say that it is fun to feed them in the park, and watch them walking around.. but I would not want them as a pet..

 

[Crys]

Uh.....no. Just no. I like to look at a pigeon from far away. Like waaay over there.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

You mean flying rats?

I thought that was seagulls?

 

[Black Angel]

No those are assholes.. and Canadian Geese can get the smoke too.. lol

 

[Dee]

Heck no. I wouldn't want a bird as a pet in general, even if they are silly.

 

[KO896]

My cousin raises homing pigeons!! I think he even enters them into some type of contests but I don't pay attention. He's posted pics of them on Facebook and they look just like street pigeons LOL

 

[ElegantAura]

We had Pigeons when i was young, actually my brother had them and look after them.. but were not in the house or cage were in the backyard in a Pigeons House

 

[PGen98]

Not something I'm interested in as a pet, but I know that people keep them for various purposes and that's all good. Just not something I'd do

 

[Kyng]

Ermm... it wouldn't be my first choice, but I suppose I wouldn't be completely averse to it!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Ermm... it wouldn't be my first choice, but I suppose I wouldn't be completely averse to it!

What would be your first choice?