budharley
1 post
May 10, 2007
1:00 AM
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Hi guys just askin what you guys in the us feed your kit and how much do you do it different to us in the uk
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W@yne
402 posts
May 10, 2007
1:29 AM
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budharley
I don't think we over in uk feed our pigeons any different than to you guys over there. Our main flying diet consists of wheat mainly and dari.
The thing is we get our mixed feeds readily bagged up we don't buy separate and mix our own feeds like you guys seem to do.
Our breeding mix consists of
Small French Maize, Maples, White and Blue Peas, Tares, White Dari, Red Dari, Safflower, Wheat, Tic Beans.
I tend to get the mix without maize added personally
Hope this helps
W@YNE UK
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Last Edited by on May 10, 2007 1:34 AM
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Electric-man
279 posts
May 10, 2007
1:39 AM
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I think your most common answers will be, a tablespoon of feed per bird, some feed straight wheat,some feed 50/50 wheat and milo, others add peas. Some feed the same amounts every day and some use the yo yo system. You can go through the archives and find a mountain of info on feed. Some have their own additions to these but I think these will be the common answer for most. Click and search the RPDC and you can getlots of reading on this subject. Personally I feed 50/50 wheat and milo, tablespoon per bird per day!
Oh yeah, welcome aboard,budharley!
Val
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budharley
2 posts
May 10, 2007
3:51 AM
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Hi thanks im just starting out this year and have bread my first birds for my kit my breeding birds dont seem to eat any peas at allis this comman
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Velo99
1084 posts
May 10, 2007
4:49 AM
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Bud,
Welcome. Easy fix on the peas. Don`t feed them anything until the feeder is empty.Once or twice of that and they`ll clean it up every time.
Lesson number one. Feed is your best tool in behavioral modifications. As you learn more about your birds and their behavior you will learn to adjust everything accordingly. Just takes time bro.
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J_Star
870 posts
May 10, 2007
5:14 AM
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Bud,
Welcome to the site. No matter how you feed the breeders, they seem to waste a considerable amount of feed because they sift through it to get their favorite grain. Peas are not their favorite, so they waste it. The best way, if you cannot get separate grain, is to create a cover for the feeder that will have two holes of 30mm (about 1 ¼’) in diameter. That way they only see what is in front of them and if they still sift through, the edges of the feed cover will catch the feed from falling to the ground. You will save tremendously on feed and force them to eat what is in front of them.
I personally do what I wrote above and still give them one grain at a time (wheat). Vitamins are added to the water, fresh grit is given to then every couple of days. Safflower and Milo is given to them as a treat every few days. Whatever works for you to eliminate waste will be a good thing.
Jay
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Santandercol
1061 posts
May 10, 2007
6:28 AM
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I was getting tired of feeding all that waste feed to the chickens so have built cafeteria feeders for my breeders.That is a feeder built from plywood which has all the grains seperated and they can choose whatever they want to eat.It has six compartments to put pellets,whole corn,peas,wheat,milo and safflower.It's big enough I can fill it and forget about it for a few days.I didn't think they would eat the corn but a world cup winner John Weins told me it makes the young get fat and full size quicker.If you add one type of grain to the cafeteria at a time starting with the one they are least used to,they will eventually be eating something of everything and the waste is minimal.
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Kelly
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
1371 posts
May 10, 2007
11:04 AM
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For the most part, straight wheat here. I do mix up peas/milo/wheat for the younger kits and as a kicker for the older kits when they are on the down slide of fitness. Wheat is the base for kit rollers. Everything you do with feeding the kit birds should be based around a wheat base.
A friend was over last night picking up a kit I was giving him to start out with. He has some squeaks, but wants to see some performance now. He is one of those that babies all of his birds, from the laying hens to the finches. I told him just feed them straight wheat, one tablespoon per bird for a while, then he can give them mix once a week to spike them. He looked confused and asked "well does wheat have enough in it to fully nourish the bird if kept on it straight?" I laughed and told him that if he doesn't feel like he is torturing the birds, he is feeding them too much and being too nice. You know you are working older birds right when you feel a little guilty inside.
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sac_spinners
154 posts
May 10, 2007
12:10 PM
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I see its your first post, Welcome to the site Budharley
Chor
Last Edited by on May 10, 2007 12:10 PM
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nicksiders
1674 posts
May 10, 2007
12:12 PM
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Welcome....strap on your seat belt and enjoy this site. None better.
Nick
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