---
id:
    - envelope:oak_pigeonhole
    - envelope:spruce_pigeonhole
    - envelope:birch_pigeonhole
    - envelope:jungle_pigeonhole
    - envelope:acacia_pigeonhole
    - envelope:dark_oak_pigeonhole
    - envelope:mangrove_pigeonhole
    - envelope:cherry_pigeonhole
    - envelope:bamboo_pigeonhole
    - envelope:crimson_pigeonhole
    - envelope:warped_pigeonhole
title: Pigeonhole
type: block
---

**Pigeonholes** are craftable blocks that house [pigeons](@envelope:pigeon), which fill their homes with waste when they rest inside.
Dirty pigeonholes can be cleaned with a [shovel](https://minecraft.wiki/w/shovel), dropping a [bone meal](https://minecraft.wiki/w/bone_meal).

Pigeonholes are similar to [beehives](https://minecraft.wiki/w/beehive):
they also keep pigeons inside when broken with [Silk Touch](https://minecraft.wiki/w/silk_touch),
[comparator](https://minecraft.wiki/w/comparator) reads the waste level the same as honey level, etc.

## Obtaining
Pigeonhole can be crafted in a [crafting table](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Crafting_Table) from wooden planks and a [hay bale](https://minecraft.wiki/w/hay_bale).

The block also generates as part of a [dovecote](@envelope:dovecote) and [collapsed mail hub](@envelope:collapsed_mail_hub) structures.

## Usage

### Pigeon housing
Pigeonholes can house up to 3 pigeons at a time. They can enter through any unobstructed side, top,
or bottom, but can exit only from the front, and only if it is unobstructed by a block that has collision.

Pigeons try to enter a pigeonhole at night, during rain, or when they are tired after mail [delivery](@envelope:delivery).
They first look for one that they remember as home (last rest), but if there is no pigeonhole there,
or it already contains 3 pigeons when they arrive, they search the nearby area for another one.

Igniting or smoking (using [campfire](https://minecraft.wiki/w/campfire)) a pigeonhole forces any pigeons inside to escape.

### Waste
<div style={{ display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", width: "100%", alignItems: "flex-start" }}>
    <div style={{ flex: 1, marginTop: "-20px"}}>
        Each time pigeon exits a pigeonhole, it has a 20% chance (or 100% when tired) to increase waste level of a block.

        Once it has the maximum waste level of 5, block changes its appearance.
        [Shovel](https://minecraft.wiki/w/shovel) can then be used to clean the pigeonhole,
        resetting its waste level back to 0 and dropping a [bone meal](https://minecraft.wiki/w/bone_meal).
        Additionally, cleaning has a 1% chance to drop a [diamond](https://minecraft.wiki/w/diamond), granting a hidden advancement.

        #### Automation
Pigeonhole can be cleaned by powering a [dispenser](@minecraft:dispenser) containing a shovel. The dispenser must be directly facing the block.
    </div>

    <center style={{ alignItems: 'top', marginLeft: "1rem", marginRight: "0.2rem" }}>
        <Asset location="envelope:item/oak_pigeonhole_waste" width={128}  />
        <div style={{ marginTop: "6px"}}>*Dirty Pigeonhole*</div>
    </center>
</div>

### Redstone signal
Pigeonholes have a [redstone comparator](https://minecraft.wiki/w/comparator) output with a strength equal to the waste
level in the block, with a maximum signal strength of 5 once the block is completely full and ready for cleaning.