Pigeon Supply
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply is a place for pigeon-lovers to explore and buy creative products for pigeons and their people. Every item is one that I have personally used. These items are mostly created by my husband, Steve, and me, or handcrafted by other local craftspeople, for use either in an indoor cage for pigeons or an outdoor aviary. The remainder (such as, fake eggs, seed covers, etc.) were selected for inclusion because we found them tremendously useful to us as pigeon people.
While an online store, Sindy’s Pigeon Supply also offers an opportunity to meet the pigeons for school groups, homeschoolers or anyone else, interested in learning kindness and respect for all creatures as well as the remarkable contributions of pigeons through the centuries. Sindy’s Pigeon Supply is acutely aware of the misuse of pigeons and the social attitude of disgust and malignment toward them. This store and its educational services are created with the hope that it will support and encourage all people who love animals to view pigeons (domesticated and feral) as the gentle, highly-intelligent and loving beings they are and admire their centuries-long history as one of man’s best helpers.
Our Adventure
Our adventure with pigeons started with a homing pigeon, named Glory. Steve and I were Adopt-A-Highway volunteers for litter pick up in California, where we previously lived. Steve was doing a particularly unpleasant task the day Glory appeared; he was cleaning up an illegal dump of someone’s belongings. Just as he was ready to come home, a white bird walked out of the dead vegetation nearby and made herself at home underneath Steve’s car. Fascinated at first, Steve took a picture of Glory, who appeared to have no intention of leaving the shade of the car’s underside. However, Glory remained unmoved; she simply positioned herself further under the car. Eventually, Glory walked out from under the car and straight into ongoing traffic. Steve stepped out into the freeway and scooped Glory up and put her in a box in his car to be transported to our home.
Steve and I suspected that Glory needed our help, and we applied ourselves to the task. Water and seed promptly arrived in her box. Soon, she was housed in a borrowed parrot cage and locked in our spare bedroom since we have two cats. Research then began on this beautiful creature. It wasn’t long before I learned of Palomacy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing domesticated pigeons and doves. I learned that Glory was a white homer pigeon and that she was seeking help.
It is worth noting here that any white pigeon or banded bird is domesticated and cannot live wild and free. The bird is making itself noticed because it needs immediate help: safety, food and water. It is essentially “choosing you” to help it.
I fell in love with Glory. In the two months since her self-rescue, Steve and I had an aviary built in our backyard in California. We adopted another 30 birds for the aviary. Each is a domesticated pigeon with their own unique personality and their own story of survival and ultimate rescue.
Pigeons mate for life. Pigeon love stories are real — each different and each incredibly interesting. While nothing in life is 100%, virtually all pigeon couples actually live the vows that we human beings take with each other: they love and cherish each other “for better or worse” and “in sickness and in health.” This special bond, combined with the fact that pigeons equally co-parent the eggs and then squab, is the reason why mankind has been able to use (and exploit) pigeons for centuries for so many purposes: for sailors to find land, for governments to carry messages into war, for Reuters to carry stock trades to market, for countries’ officials to get election results from mountainous regions, for gamblers to race pigeons for money, and so on. Pigeons don’t do these feats for man; they are not patriotic or racers by nature. They do them to return to the ones they love.
Since Glory and her flock touched my heart, I have rescued many more domesticated pigeons. Rescuing them meant finding homes for them as well. Consequently, I designed and had built two, large aviaries in the Bay Area. One is located at a farm sanctuary in Martinez, called One Living Sanctuary, and the other was a collaboration with a property owner (and now friend) in her backyard.
My journey has now taken me to Jacksonville, Oregon. Since moving here and opening Sindys Pigeon Service, I have been able to expand my own aviary to take 33 birds that I was not able to place for a Northwest Bird Club member, Beverly Fuller, who died prematurely of lung cancer. I was able to place two of her flocks — one of doves and one of fantails. She died before I could find homes for the last 33 pigeons. They now reside in my expanded aviary.
With the proceeds from my online store, I built my first aviary for a friend, Heather, and her pigeon, Oreo.
Since that time, Oreo has come to live with Steve and me. She is a wonderful ambassador and an adored house pigeon.
In November 2022, I built another aviary in Hookset, New Hampshire for Rachel Power. Initially, Rachel took in four pigeons. All desperately needed rehoming. Since that time, she has continued to rescue!
Rachel’s aviary in New Hampshire
Rachel’s aviary in New Hampshire
2023 was the year of the aviary, and the start of building dovecotes for feral pigeons! Four aviaries all over the United States were built in 2023: (1) one for Ashley Rankin in Eerie City, Pennsylvania; (2) one for Amy Riggs of Rebel Rescue Ranch near Youngstown, Ohio; (3) one for Liz Greenwood in Phoenix, Arizona, and (4) an overflow aviary for me in Central Point, Oregon. My aviary quickly fills to overflowing, doing pigeon rescue.
The aviary in Eeirie City, PA
The aviary in Eerie Ciy, PA
Lisa’s aviary in Central Point, Oregon
Lisa’s aviary in Central Point, Oregon
THE 2024 AVIARIES
2024 Starts With A Big Aviary in Scappoose, Oregon.
The first aviary completed in March 2024 was a real labor of love. One of my dear friends, Ramona, was diagnosed with small airway disease (a form of COPD) from an allergy to the antigens in her pigeons. She was very ill, having lost more than 30 pounds and being confined to either a respirator or nebulizer. She had no choice but to rehome her pigeons.
I agreed to help her and found the most amazing place and new owner in Scappoose, Oregon, which is north of Portland. Pam and her family had owned pigeons her entire life, and she was eager to have them again. I credit Pam entirely for finding the builder (usually my job). She located Colin’s Custom Builds in St. Helens, Oregon. Colin’s only builds outdoor structures, such as barns. So, we both suspected he was the guy for the job! And, what a beautiful job he did. He added a lot of custom touches to my design. This incredible aviary now holds 24 of Ramona’s pigeons and 5 of my own. Thank you Pam, Colin, Steve and all the customers of Sindy’s Pigeon Supply for making this possible.
New aviary in Scappoose, Oregon
New aviary in Scappoose, Oregon- New Aviary in Scappoose, Oregon
The lucky number 13th aviary was built by San Tan Valley Coops for East Valley Wildlife/Crystal’s Critter Haven in Mesa, Arizona. Crystal is a skilled rehabber and runs a nonprofit sanctuary and rescue for all types of animals, including pigeons. I have been fortunate enough to have built aviaries for three well-established sanctuaries: (1) One Living Sanctuary in Martinez, California; (2) Rebel Rescue Ranch near Youngstown, Ohio and now (3) East Valley Wildlife/Crystal’s Critter Haven.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply built the aviary (featured below in the slide show) in 2024 for Skywater Ranch in Wilton, California. Wilton is located in the Sacramento Valley of California. Skywater Ranch is a nonprofit rescue for a variety of animals, including rescued, domesticated pigeons. Stefanie Stewart is the owner.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply collaborated with individuals, Joshua Proto and Stormi Hoebelheinrich, to create this beautiful aviary in their Vancouver, Washington backyard.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply also built an aviary in Eugene, Oregon. This too was a combined, paid effort with Hermione Miller. San Tan Valley Coops built this aviary, the one in Vancouver and the one in Wilton, California.
THE 2025 AVIARIES
2025 is off to a great start for rescued pigeons! In January 2025, Sindy’s paid for a 7′ x 9′ aviary for Elizabeth Bennett in Irvine, California. This backyard aviary is an ideal size for many property owners and can hold approximately 8 pigeons.
Another 7′ x 9′ aviary went up in Rancho Cordova, California the next month (February 2025). This aviary was a collaboration with Lucy and Dave Kirth. Steve and I also set up this backyard aviary, adding hanging perches, African baskets, water tubs, a pine needle basket and the contents of the nesting rows (grocery bags as liners, pillow cases and cushions).
Sindy’s built another free aviary in West Sacramento in May 2025. This 8′ x 10′ aviary is connected to an inside room by a Sally Port.
Holly Ashman Jensen and Sindy’s Pigeon Supply split the cost of a very unique backyard aviary in Roseburg, Oregon. Holly’s aviary is 16′ long and 4′ wide. Steve and I set it up for Holly, so it maximizes the space that she did have to create an aviary. This aviary is ideal for big pigeons, who spend more time on the ground than they do in flight.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply built an aviary for Rebel Rescue Ranch in 2023. Rebel Rescue is located near Youngstown, Ohio. In 2023, Rebel Rescue accepted 64 pigeons, which had been seized for animal neglect. Rebel Rescue had no place to put these birds, so Sindys’ stepped in. In 2025, the aviary received a new floor since the old one was defective. Additional nesting boxes were also added. And, to my delight, a very cool sign!
Also in 2025, Sindy’s Pigeon Supply funded an aviary in Las Vegas, Nevada for Belinda Foreman. This aviary, like the one in West Sacramento, is built, so that the pigeons have both inside and outside access. Belinda Foreman already had an inside room in her home for her rescues. The aviary allowed those birds (and many more rescues) to have an outside aviary as well.
In 2025, Sindy’s Pigeon Supply also built a 10′ x 12′ aviary (and foundation) in Phoenix, Oregon. I am particularly happy with this aviary since it went to my wonderful friends, Shonda and David Cannon. Shonda and I became friends when we worked together to rehabilitate and release a band-tailed pigeon in 2024.
THE 2026 AVIARIES
2026 began with a flurry of aviary building activity. The Phoenix, Oregon aviary (built in the summer of 2025) received longer eaves to protect the aviary from Oregon rains.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply also funded an aviary for Hopes Wings Rescue and Sanctuary in Texas. Mariah Edwards, the rescue’s owner, did the work on the ground of finding the paver and the builder. And adding design details from the drawings and specifications Sindy’s provided. This kind of collaboration is necessary when aviaries are built far from Oregon, where Sindy’s Pigeon Supply is located.
Sindy’s funded a new aviary in Medford, Oregon in January 2026. San Tan Valley Coops built this 8′ x 10′ aviary, and Steve and I set up the interior with hanging perches and baskets. When Sindy’s builds locally, we provide everything the pigeons and their person will need: nest boxes with face plates, bedding, tubs, seed and container, heater and connection to the house, hose and connection to the hose, pine needles, dried lavender and fortified grit.
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply built its first aviary in the South for Jennifer Randall in Panama City, Florida. Jennifer is a wildlife rehabber, who does pigeon rescue.
I also had the pleasure of collaborating with a friend and one of my aviary helpers, Kristin Brigita, to enclose her porch for an aviary. Kristin now enjoys 9 pigeons right outside her room.
In May 2026, Sindy’s funded an backyard aviary in Portland, Oregon. Portland has a thriving pigeon rescue community. I was thrilled to be a part of contributing to it with another aviary for rescued pigeons.
Also, in late spring 2026, Sindy’s built another aviary in Medford for Samantha and Cole Nordin and their family. What a work of art this one turned out to be with lots of added special touches. There are 8 very lucky pigeons that now reside there.
Sindy’s also funded a 10′ x 12′ foot aviary in Eugene, Oregon for a farm sanctuary, Magnificent Miniatures Sanctuary. Magnificent Miniatures offers animal care, rescue efforts (such as placing animals like large farm pigs), and spaces to connect with nature and the animals. The sanctuary currently has over 100 rescued farmed animals.
Services Sindy’s Pigeon Supply Offers
In order to take advantage of any service we offer (or create your own event), you need only email sindyspigeonservice@gmail.com or leave me a text at 458-302-9590. Some of the services we offer include:
- Aviary tours
- Speaking engagements about pigeons: what are domesticated, rescued pigeons?; what is their history as man’s helpers; did you know that pigeons were once the darlings of the rich and famous?; do pigeons make the ideal pet, etc.
- Summer camp visits
- School visits
- Bookstore displays
- Story time visits
- Pretty much any other event that involves education about pigeons!
Donate & Support
Sindy’s Pigeon Supply is not a nonprofit, so any donation is not tax-deductible. However, every penny of profit earned by Sindy’s Pigeon Supply goes towards building aviaries for pigeons in need of rescue or rehoming or towards building pigeon houses (aka dovecotes) for feral pigeons. No person collects a salary. There are no employees, just Steve and me. From our start in 2020 until today, we have built 12 aviaries, with a capacity for more than 400 rescued pigeons. Sindy’s Pigeon Supply has also built two dovecotes, capable of providing refuge for two feral flocks. If you can’t see anything you need on our site, please consider a donation.
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