gromit
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Weird fact.
Historically, pigeons were actually a common food source. People built dovecotes link and some didn't even endeavor to feed the birds on their own. They simply built a nesting site for the birds, let them flock, lay eggs, forage for their own food, and then they'd regularly collect the eggs and occasionally a bird for easy protein.
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Pigeons have been used for a variety of domestic uses for thousands of years, possibly long before chickens took the stage.
The guano is considered especially good as a fertilizer.
That is cool and fascinating.