MCCORMICKLOFTS
836 posts
Dec 04, 2006
8:07 PM
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If you aren't going to fly them until spring, just feed them regular pigeon mix like you would your other loft birds.
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Santandercol
452 posts
Dec 04, 2006
8:19 PM
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Hey Paul,
Do you think cutting back on the amount you feed the kitbirds if they're locked up for the winter is a good idea to keep them from getting too fat?Where I am it doesn't go below freezing but for a few weeks through the winter.Skysharks love it here in the winter.
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Kelly
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maxspin
62 posts
Dec 05, 2006
6:51 AM
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Kelly,
It is easy to take the weight off them in the spring. Put them on wheat or wheat milo mix for a couple of weeks prior to first release. I always put them out in the training cage a couple of times to reinforce trap training before I let them out again after winter lockdown. I feed a mix all winter and don't worry about them too much.
Keith
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bman
121 posts
Dec 05, 2006
7:01 AM
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Would safflower be a satisfactory replacement for corn in a mix in the winter.If so how much percentage wise?
Yesterday morning 18 degrees in ohio,BRRRRRRRRRRR
Oh by the way I'm feeding 16% mix no corn.
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Ron
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Santandercol
453 posts
Dec 05, 2006
7:59 AM
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Thanks Keith,
This is a topic which is debated alot amongst the fliers up here.When I did cut their feed a little,they seemed quite hungry.When it does get cold here the birds seem to need more as they almost tear the wire floor off the kitbox when I walk by.
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Kelly
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