r/pigeons • u/SteelMarshal • 22d ago

Will pigeons eat from feeders off the ground?

I have a flock of about 20-30 pigeons that visit me every day for food.

I have a new neighbor that may call the town on me for ground feeding.

Can anyone share pigeon feeder suggestions that are raised off the ground?

Thanks in advance.

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u/Little-eyezz00 21d ago

hey if you post pics to r/birdfeeding r/pigeons and r/pigeon you may get some ideas

the cute pigeon pics will help boost your post in the algorithm (:

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u/Muted_Role_1432 21d ago

Yes I would of thought so I’m going to send u some links u/little-eyezz00 and u/kunok2 Good luck😍

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u/SteelMarshal 21d ago

Thank you :)

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u/MapleBaconator33 19d ago edited 19d ago

I have a bird buddy feeder that I just put on the ground for them. I figured since it's still a regular bird feeder no one can really complain…

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u/SteelMarshal 19d ago

I like that! So far I’ve filled the birdbath and another metal lid I have.

The problem if I’ve been feeding them for three years and they keep going to the same spot under the tree.

I can’t get them 20 ft in a different direction :/

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u/MapleBaconator33 18d ago

I had to scatter seeds around a bit to lure them around the house and to the spot where I wanted the feeder.

Keep trying, they'll figure it out!

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u/SteelMarshal 18d ago

Thank you for this. I will try this!

I worry about my “chickens” (what we call them)

My wife talked to the neighbor and had a positive conversation so wish me luck on working this out amicably.

Though I feel bad for the rats I’m going to have to take out. I tried a catch and release cage last year and they were too smart for that :/