The King Pigeon aviary Palomacy built for Animal Place
Thank You for helping make this dream come true!
Thanks to your support, our efforts have finally succeeded! Animal Place, one of the oldest and largest animal sanctuaries in the nation, now has a beautiful, life-saving, game-changing King Pigeon aviary on site at their Rescue Ranch in Vacaville and they are engaging their expertise and resources to generate adoptions for rescued King Pigeons- survivors of the squab industry, abadonment and overfull shelters.
The pre-built panels are easy to transport
The 16′ x 8′ x 7′ aviary consists of 20 4′ x 7′ panels
Built from 2x4s & 16 gauge, .5″ hardware mesh
Predator & rodent-proof panels attached to treated lumber base
Treated lumber base on store-bought cement piers.
Volunteers Ellie & Helen attach the smooth aviary floor (marine grade plywood) to the predator & rodent-proof base
Ellie & Joe installing the side and roof panels
Throughout the day, the construction was carefully overseen by the patiently waiting pigeons. The aviary is 16′ long by 8′ wide and 7′ feet tall. It is designed to comfortably house 24 rescued King pigeons but for now, Animal Place is starting with four to get the feel for this new effort.
Pigeons Boo & Maya and Pat & Snowberry watching over our work
Maya & Boo say, Hurry up!
Diana donated to the project, spent the day building it & snuggled Pat
Nancy came to adopt chickens but spent some time learning about pigeons too
Blake, an animal care provider at Animal Place, loving on Snowberry
After the enclosure was up, a half roof & siding to half of the back & one side was added for shelter from weather, shade & security
Finished aviary offers shelter as well as exposure to sun, wind, rain, sky- life!
Shelves & nest boxes were added for pigeon comfort
Ellie & Helen added two ‘swing’ style perches
It was really very exciting to introduce the first lucky pigeons, Boo & Maya and Pat & Snowberry, to their beautiful new (foster) home! They were more than ready to move in and, being pigeons, they of course made themselves comfortable straight away.
Yay! Welcoming Boo & Maya into the new aviary!
The foursome immediately shared supper
Maya & Boo checking out the nest box area (one pox per couple)
Pat & Snowberry waited in the lobby cage at the SF animal shelter for an adopter from March through August
The romance began immediately: Snowberry kissing Pat
Boo & Maya trying out a nest box
The pigeons’ neighbors are hens rescued from battery cages
Jan, Animal Place’s Rescue Ranch Manager, says “The gang is doing great – and seem very happy in their new home” and Jacinda, Animal Place’s Adoption Coordinator, is already working to develop adopters for these beautiful birds.
Making this dream come true was a long process. I sat for awhile just enjoying it.
YAY!!!! Look at this amazing, life-saving & game-changing aviary YOU helped to create! THANK YOU!!! Thank you to Animal Place for partnering with us to help raise awareness about the plight and potential of these beautiful pigeons! Thank you to our donors for investing in this life-saving aviary! Thank you to our builders and volunteers for creating such an important new aviary. I have a feeling there will be many more. Thank you all! Your support for this very special effort means more than I can say.
October 12, 2015 UPDATE:
I am thrilled to announce that, thanks to the efforts of Animal Place, Boo & Maya and Pat & Snowberry are now adopted and HOME!
This is the beautiful new home of Boo & Maya & Pat & Snowberry!
Congratulations to Boo & Maya & Pat & Snowberry! You are HOME!
