CooCoo
1 post
Aug 27, 2006
4:31 AM
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How much should you feed your birds each day?
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CooCoo
3 posts
Aug 27, 2006
4:38 AM
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i am new to this sport and have just had 8 birds for the last month now
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Santandercol
279 posts
Aug 27, 2006
7:22 AM
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Coo Coo,
Welcome to the site.Hey,,,we're all a little coo coo around here!!If you read through all the old threads on here,you'll find a wealth of info,guarenteed!
It depends on the family of birds you have how much they will need to be fed,but a general rule is 10 birds,1cup of feed.Some guys feed as little as 1 tbsp per bird,per day.If they are mature birds,they'll perform well eating just wheat or wheat and milo and this time of year during the molt period,a little safflower helps them out.Youngbirds need a good rich mix and feed them up good.
Good luck with your birds
Yours in the sport,
Kelly
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siddiqir
263 posts
Aug 27, 2006
5:26 PM
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CooCoo,
1 US Standard Cup per 10 birds. This is pretty much standard. In other words 8 ounces = 1 Cup = 10 birds.
Amount goes up and down depend on weather condition and how birds react.
Example : if weather is above 85 then I will probably give 6 ounces to 10 birds
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if weather is below 30 then I will probably give 1 1/2 Cup to 10 birds
Also, feed quality is matter so keep that in mind
Birds reaction is also very important. If birds not trapping in and ignoring your call ... feed less ... if birds wants to come right in and flying for only 3-5 mins (low) then more feed.
I hope that helps
Last Edited by siddiqir on Aug 27, 2006 5:27 PM
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CooCoo
5 posts
Sep 02, 2006
4:38 AM
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i have 1 bird that all it wants to do is fly around and land on the house roof and fools around on the ground near the loft .does not go with the other birds,,,,what do you suggest?
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Santandercol
286 posts
Sep 02, 2006
7:00 AM
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Coo,Coo,
Take his head off.They're not attached that well.He'll screw your other birds up if you don't
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Kelly
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siddiqir
266 posts
Sep 02, 2006
9:03 AM
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CooCoo, seprate him with fly birds. Either use him for fostering or simply take him couple of miles why and let him go wild.
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
788 posts
Sep 02, 2006
11:03 AM
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Sid.I don't agree with turning the rollers loose in the wild.This is the type of pigeons that have caused all pigeons to be thought of as being bad,carrying diseases and crapping over everything.Especially in the towns and cities.If there is no us for them in a loft they need to be made into food or fertilizer. My opinion only. David
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Opinionated Blowhard
69 posts
Sep 02, 2006
12:23 PM
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Its irresponsible and cruel to take your rollers away from home and release them to starve. Only one in a dozen survives. Those that survive live their brief lives in filth and disease. It is pigeons like that which cause people to call pigeons flying rats. Have the guts to kill them yourself. If you dont have the guts, find a friend with guts to do it for you. Kevin.
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STARFIRE
54 posts
Sep 02, 2006
4:32 PM
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-Hi CooCoo;
That bird that flys allover the place and don't want to come in is being fed too much.Don't feed it for about 2-3 days and see how he acts.Birds that act like this are not geneticly prone to act like this because of their breeding.Any young bird will go bananas if you don't pay attention and let it do what it wants.You can only control them with the feed can
Stan Arnold
STARFIRE
Last Edited by STARFIRE on Sep 02, 2006 4:33 PM
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CooCoo
6 posts
Sep 02, 2006
4:47 PM
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My bird that kept fooling around the house and staying by the loft is now gone i think,,,,,,,while the other birds were flying this morning my neighbor lady told me she seen a hawk with this bird on the ground but it broke loose and flew away i seen it going across the back lawn and have not seen it since dont know if it is hurt or just scared but did not come back to the loft.
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CooCoo
8 posts
Sep 03, 2006
5:46 PM
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I am from Ontario Canada........is there anybody else living within 100 miles west of Toronto that has birds on here.........if so how long do you fly your birds into the fall and winter season?......thanks .Dave
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