pigeonry
Coop for cooers
A pigeonry is a place where pigeons are kept and bred—essentially a large dovecote or loft housing domestic pigeons.
The word appears in older texts about animal husbandry and estate management: The estate included stables, a pigeonry, and extensive gardens.
Now uncommon, replaced by simpler terms like pigeon loft or pigeon house.
Structure housing domesticated birds
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- coopPoultry enclosure
- aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
- nesting boxesEnclosures for laying eggs
roost · perches · columbarium · enclosure · hutch · shelter · trap door · ventilation
dovecote
Structure housing domesticated birds
nesting boxes · roost · perches · columbarium · enclosure · hutch · shelter · trap door · ventilation · feeders
feeding
Giving food to
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- healthCondition of body, mind
vaccination · lice · mites · canker · worming · molting · preening · exercise · training · homing
fancier
Enthusiast or breeder
- stockGoods kept for sale
- squabYoung pigeon as food
- mating pairsAnimals partnered for reproduction
bloodlines · pedigree · selection · culling · banding · hatching · nestlings · weaning · fantails · tumblers
- stool pigeonsUnderworld informants for authorities
- carrier pigeonTrained bird delivering messages
- homing pigeonsBirds bred to return
- clay pigeonThrown target disc
- pigeon toedFeet turned inward
- pigeon holeClassify too narrowly