[KyleW9]

I suppose their domestication is partly to blame for their infamous nest making skills, but its still a shame that they’ve been discarded considering previous use cases that were once popular like letter delivery

[SamBorick]

pigeons are domesticated rock doves. rock doves nest in small caves, so the only nest building they need to do is a few sticks to prevent eggs from rolling out of the caves.

[jackyinger]

They were also popular as food, and for use of their excrement as agricultural fertilizer. Probably more so than letter delivery.

[ahazred8ta]

My father's family raised pigeons for local restaurants in 1930s California. They were cost-competitive with chicken back before the 1950s-60s chicken breeders shifted the dollars-per-pound growth curve.

[Spastche]

one of my tomatoes grew almost 20 feet this year entirely off a little bit of pigeon guano, that stuff is crazy as a fertilizer

[hastamelo]

they were discarded 100 years ago? somehow they are still everywhere

[mschuster91]

Pigeons are highly adaptable and pretty smart, on top of breeding like hell.