kopetsa
1152 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:13 PM
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Just wondering, is this good feed to give my flyers? Should I eliminate anything or add anything? Should I add some pellets too and give this to the breeders?
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Andrew
Last Edited by on Jul 17, 2008 12:55 PM
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WaTtS UpP
1070 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:16 PM
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eat some
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Watts uppp homeboy
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pat66
160 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:23 PM
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I would get rid of the corn!
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Pat
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gabe454
1100 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:40 PM
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I would get rid of the corn looks like homer feed
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454
TRIPLE "G" LOFT
L.P.R.C
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Steve S.
85 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:49 PM
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Kopetsa,
That looks like racing fuel.
You have to keep control of the rollers and its not a rocket science.
A good 12-14% mix will do it in the right amounts.
Wheat/Milo/peas, I prefer Canadian but Austrian will do with some oil seed just prior and during the moult.
Keep it simple and feel your birds you fly often to know when they are in good fly fit condition.
They will also let you know in the air what they are about
with the length time they fly.
Don't go on how they act because they are little actors and
they say they are hungry when they are not.
From what I see there is ALOT of unessasary seeds there.
Later
Steve
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kopetsa
1153 posts
Jul 12, 2008
7:52 PM
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Ok thanks guys.. I'll get different feed. This is 14.9% by the way..
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Andrew
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Santandercol
2744 posts
Jul 12, 2008
11:00 PM
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Interesting looking mix there,eh,but very little wheat in it.If you can find a place that sells individual bags of all the various seeds and mix your own feed Andrew,you'd be better of.With kitbirds wheat tends to become what you feed them alot of and it is cheaper than the other seeds,for example Y/B kitbirds in my loft get 4 parts wheat/1 milo/1 peas/3/4 safflower.they do just fine on that.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
1154 posts
Jul 12, 2008
11:19 PM
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All four of those are in this mix.. :) thanks for the info.. kel.
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Andrew
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mkg
33 posts
Jul 12, 2008
11:59 PM
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I would add 1/2 pellets for the breeders the babys grow better with some pellets.
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Mayo
3 posts
Jul 13, 2008
12:46 AM
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where the wheat??????????where the milo??????????
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kopetsa
1156 posts
Jul 13, 2008
1:01 AM
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There's milo in there Mayo.. Right now I have my breeders on 22% pellets..
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Andrew
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scrimpscrampi
26 posts
Jul 13, 2008
1:19 AM
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I didn't notice any meat? That is the protein my birds love!
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scrimpscrampi
Tulsa, OK
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kopetsa
1157 posts
Jul 13, 2008
1:21 AM
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lol?
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Andrew
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trevsta65
295 posts
Jul 13, 2008
1:48 AM
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in a answer to your post no it doesnt look like good feed, looks like it is rather old and lacking in some essential nutriants would be looking else where if i was you
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cheers trev
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George R.
888 posts
Jul 13, 2008
1:59 AM
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no I see some rotten peas .. and the kind of corn you would feed pigs..
I would never feed my Birds that stuff
the Novice
George
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ROLLERMAN
218 posts
Jul 13, 2008
9:19 AM
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Looks to be a very poor grade of corn, If and when i feed my birds corn . I only feed them pop corn.
AL
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gabe454
1103 posts
Jul 13, 2008
9:21 AM
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andrew what did you get yourself into brother!
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454
TRIPLE "G" LOFT
L.P.R.C
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kopetsa
1158 posts
Jul 13, 2008
10:34 AM
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I am picking out the corn piece by piece lol.. I think I got ripped off.. it wasn't very cheap.. lol I wasn't sure if I wanted to feed this to the rollers.. Whatever I'll put it out in a wild bird feeder and let them deal with it.. lol
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Andrew
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
1908 posts
Jul 13, 2008
11:48 AM
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If u bought that feed and u dont have anymore money to buy feed i would give it to the birds.....it will be ok....
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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kopetsa
1161 posts
Jul 13, 2008
2:25 PM
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I have more money to buy feed.. lol
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Andrew
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stiff
44 posts
Jul 13, 2008
4:58 PM
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Kopetsa today i bought hard red wheat from the organic health store it is nice and clean? I bought red wheat from my feed store and the red wheat is mixed with white wheat more white wheat than they use to sell before and the wheat was dirty. LOL the guy at the organic health store asked me what was i going to do with all that red wheat I told him it was for my pigeons he looked at me and told me man those would be good eating organic fed pigeons HMMM LOL i told him I dont eat them i just (moderated) them out and throw them away he thought i was on drugs LOL. Oh yah a bag of so called red wheat from the feed store 21.00 the feed from the organic health store 64.oo Hey maybe i better start eating my (moderated) LOL.
Last Edited by on Jul 13, 2008 7:20 PM
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Windjammer Loft
350 posts
Jul 13, 2008
6:27 PM
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kopetsa.....I would get rid of the corn. The wheat/milo/
peas would be a good basic feed to start with. And tweek it up where ever you see fit.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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kopetsa
1163 posts
Jul 14, 2008
8:21 PM
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lol Stiff.. Organic birds... I buy wheat, barley, and red millet out of a (People's) Organic health food store.. lol They average.. 60 cents/100 grams.. So it is kind of pricey.. Yeah this corn sucks I began taking it out today.
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Andrew
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cvr(FR3rd)
87 posts
Jul 14, 2008
9:31 PM
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that is racer feed or its the cheaper one
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Fernando Ruelas
CVR
Ruelas loft
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RXR Loft
231 posts
Jul 14, 2008
10:07 PM
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since we are on the subject of cheep feed
I found that BIG LOTS has wild bird feed, it looks like reg pigeon mix the diffrence is .. no pea's, the corn is cracked, ( the corn is reg to small size )and it has some black sunflower seeds mixed in I picked up two 5# bags $ 1.33 each my birds eat it. my birds on't like the pea's anyway.
in a pinch check it out..
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RxR Loft
Roll'em if you got'em...
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kopetsa
1166 posts
Jul 14, 2008
10:17 PM
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I will never buy cheap feed for my rollers. I have never bought a bag of bird feed in 26.00 for my birds. This bag cost me $32.00.. It is racing feed.. but I'm taking the corn out as we speak.. (I mean type lol)
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Andrew
Last Edited by on Jul 14, 2008 10:17 PM
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gotspin7
1466 posts
Jul 15, 2008
4:25 AM
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Andrew, I would get a feed that does not have the big corn in it..I feed my young 16% protein. Good Luck..
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Sal Ortiz
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kopetsa
1186 posts
Jul 17, 2008
12:55 PM
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Are those dark greenish pea looking things Maple peas?
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Andrew
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kopetsa
1187 posts
Jul 17, 2008
12:56 PM
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Are those white arrow looking seeds safflower? And what about those reddish/white looking smaller seeds, is that Milo?
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Andrew
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kopetsa
1192 posts
Jul 18, 2008
10:37 AM
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??
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Andrew
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Electric-man
1847 posts
Jul 18, 2008
2:13 PM
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Yes and yes
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Val
"Site Moderator"
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