A pigeon can be used for show purposes or even as a household pet. The cost of one will depend on the quality, the breed, age and breeder selling one.

How much does a pigeon cost?

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On average, plan on spending anywhere from $50 to as much as $400 for a commonly bred pigeon. However, show pigeons, higher in quality, can have a price tag that surpasses $1,000. For instance, a Hungarian House Pigeon can cost $250 to $400, while a Racing Homer can cost $50 to $80. Refer to our table below to see what the most popular breeds can cost.

What are the extra costs?

Many breeders will only sell to those who purchase pigeons in bulk, and the minimum that has to be purchased can vary anywhere from four to eight birds. Check the seller’s policy before considering a purchase.

Since there is a rather good chance that a pigeon breeder will be outside of your hometown, shipping fees may apply. Common shipping fees for a bird can start at $75 and go up from there. On top of the shipping fees, a shipping container/box fee can apply as well.

Most reputable breeders will include a health certificate, and if the bird is not up to date with its shots, additional vaccination fees can apply. Aside from vaccinations, future medication and/or vet visits need to be factored in as well.

To properly house your pigeons at your home, a loft of a coop is required. Depending on the number of birds that you have, a loft can start at $300 and go up depending on the construction and where it’s purchased from. Food, depending on the number of birds you house, can cost upwards of $10 to $20 per month to feed a few birds.

Tips to know:

If you are going to have the birds shipped, make sure that you get some sort of pet insurance. That way, if something does arise in the first 90 days of having the bird, you can get your money back in case something happens.

Try to see how long the breeder has been in business. Higher quality birds are often bred with the right mix. Failing to breed the birds properly can often lead to a bird that does not stay healthy.

If you decide to have pigeons, you should stick with those that have been bred; most wild pigeons tend to carry diseases.

How can I save money?

Most breeders have their inventory available online. If possible, attempt to adopt a bird near your home so that you can save on shipping costs. If this is not possible, check with at least three different breeders online to ensure that you are getting the best deal you can.

Consider looking for birds at the end of a shipping season. Many breeders often have fire sales in order to get rid of birds during the seasons in which they cannot ship them.

With most breeders, the more pigeons you purchase at once, the more you can save with bulk discounts.

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How Much Does Gamepigeon Cost

The price of top pigeons today can be quite high. It is not uncommon for a top bird to cost $10,000 or more (sometimes much more). In part this is almost certainly due to the large capital prizes offered to the winners of a number of futurities. While this is a reality that we must deal with, there are two points that buyers of pigeons need to keep in mind.
First, there is an old saying, 'The price of quality is almost always high, but paying a high price does not guarantee you will get quality'. Years ago we had a large swine breeding operation that sold breeding stock. One year we purchased with some partners a national champion for $15,000. It was quite a substantial price at the time. The boar was the talk of the industry. The breeder who sold him was honorable and honestly represented him. The fact was though that the boar did not breed very good hogs. We sold him for sausage a few years later and culled all his offspring from our breeding program.
Second, there are two currencies that can be used to obtain quality racing pigeons. Most people think only in terms of Euros or Dollars, but the other currency really has much more buying power. It also has another fantastic advantage in that we all have plenty of it (or rather I should say, we all have the same amount at our disposal). This second currency is time. We all get 24 hours per day and 365 days in a pigeon racing calendar. Let me cite an example of how the time currency can be spectacularly more effective than the traditional currency we usually think of. About the same time that we purchased that boar who was the national champion, my partner and I went to a breeding stock sale put on by a new breeder deep in the hills of West Virginia. Almost no one else came and we were able to buy what we viewed as the top boar in the sale for $200. The boar went on to become one of the top breeders of his era and was the sire of many high priced boars. Now it took us four or five hours to drive to this sale. If just one of our competitors had driven the same five hours and had been at the sale, we might well have entered a bidding war and the boar might have gone for several thousand dollars. Fact was that we spent the time and they didn’t. Believe me, time really is a currency and it can completely out bid the Euro or the Dollar. Buying several well bred birds at our base price and spending a few years testing them out can be a very effective use of your ”time currency”.
Given the current market and the time and money we have invested in our breeding operation, we believe we have a program which offers high quality birds at reasonable prices. In fact, when you factor in the testing and culling that we do, we believe our program just may be one of the very best values in the sport. We do have some very expense elite birds, but frankly, most people are probably better off with our base priced birds. They lead to the same place, though they require a larger investment of the time currency.

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