Dovecote anyone have one on here

I have always wanted a Dovecote

• does anyone on here have one
• how much work is involved
• best birds to go for
• What about hawks etc cats ??

Any advice appreciated


Spruce

 

I built and installed one like the pic below for the wild doves around here the feed from it but never roost in it sadly.

 

I scanned the plans about 6 months ago, been waiting for someone to ask

 

I bet you have a shed full waiting to pounce on a forum member , whats the bit about a rabbitt too high to be a hutch

Thanks Ziggy , I have had a google up the road from me a guy makes them but sooo ££££ which is typical for the one I liked we have a sparow hawk around here as well so somone did mention go for the ones without the fantail as they are quicker , but early days so should be intresting if somone does have one


Spruce

 

My OH designed and built these out of old pallets.
We introduced a small flock of doves which we netted in for several weeks.
They settled in fine and bred loads more. The problem then is that they will breed with pigeons and degrade the flock leaving you with mixed colours and shapes. It is recommended that you cull any like this.
We didn't have any problems with cats etc... but we might just have been lucky.



This one was made for a friend:



We left ours with the house when we moved as the new owners wanted to keep it.

 

Just ask Ziggy

 

Thanks for this he done a wonderful job with pallets and it looks lovely , and with doves sitting outside , I know it sounds mad but I have a office building at the bottom of the road and about 10 doves have taken it over I would love to get my hands on them lots of people have comented and you never see a street pigeon with them and the town centre is not that far away full of them

Thanks again

Spruce

 

Our local ringneck doves chase the pigeons away thats why we feed them!

 

if you lived closer to me id ask OH To build me one of them thats lovely

 

I've got a couple interested in your property...



pics:compagniadelgiardinaggio.it-opuntia

 

I would kill for one, i did quite a bit of research into them and found that they are avery very expensive item.
This is the cheapest i've found - it's not expensive compared to all the others i've found but still more than i want to spend at the moment !
dovecote by lincolnshire dovecotes | notonthehighstreet.com

 

My brother built one a couple of years ago and couldn't even give it away!

 

Really, i'm surprised !

I like the smaller ones, the tall, wide ones don't appeal at all, the smaller the better - almost ornamental, infact !

 

Buy Welsh

Have a look at these lllloooovvvvleeeee as the Welsh say

Marks Dovecotes


Spruce

 

Smashing Spruce,

I wonder if the Doves have a favorite?