mario
GOLD MEMBER
351 posts
Mar 22, 2009
12:32 PM
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Hi guys
i have a hen that was very good for me 35 to 40 feets easy and frequent ,she was like this for two years ,so last yeat i breed her with a good old male and one young die and the other one was creeple so i cull him ,this year i let her with a young good male for a month and ...no eggs ,i dont know what s wrong with her so i put her back in the kit-box....but i really want to breed her
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Oldfart
920 posts
Mar 22, 2009
12:38 PM
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Mario, I would try feeding her a little oil on her food, olive, safflower,or even cod liver, but I had to take that as a kid, tastes awful! And make sure she has grit. You can also rub a little oil on her vent to grease the wheels so to speak.
Thom
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mario
GOLD MEMBER
352 posts
Mar 22, 2009
1:25 PM
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thanks Thom...
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0221
124 posts
Mar 22, 2009
6:28 PM
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I wonder who has to do that to all the comon pigeons. LOL.
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Scott
1919 posts
Mar 22, 2009
6:35 PM
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Good point 0221, but then here I am shoving a 1/4 of a Tumms down a hens throat every time she cycles LOL
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Just my Opinion
Scott
Last Edited by on Mar 22, 2009 6:37 PM
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0221
125 posts
Mar 22, 2009
6:47 PM
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Scott, I put all My stock birds on LAYEN pellets. Best thing I ever did. No grit or oyster shell. Just a little apple cider vinegar now and then. Sometime's I wonder if I own the birds or they own Me. LOL
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Oldfart
922 posts
Mar 22, 2009
6:50 PM
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0221, Common pigeons are free to find what they need, not locked up in a small box, dependent on their manager.
Thom
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Scott
1921 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:06 PM
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I used to feed pellets, I used Nutrina 16 0/0 ,no mess no fuss , then they quit carring that brand and I got away from it last year, time to get back at it, although that isn't this hens problem , she just has to have "extra" calcium or her eggs are Chaulky, no other problems with other hens.
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
195 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:17 PM
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Scott_have you ever tried Purina Gold? if not you might like it.Nice little pellets that they have no problem with.JDA
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Scott
1922 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:24 PM
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I had some years ago and found it to be high in sodium like most pellets which meant high water intake and messy.
The nutrina is like grain fed droppings and they don't use a heavy binder to hold them together, how is the purina now ?
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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gotspin7
2331 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:27 PM
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Mario, give her some time she should be just fine.
JDA, I used the green and gold. I thought you were supposed to mix the two? Gave up and just went back to regular 18% pigeon pellets.
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Sal Ortiz
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
196 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:44 PM
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Scott-Years ago they looked like rabbit pellets and I feed them in the 70s, but they came out with this Purina gold and Purina green that I started feeding in the 80s and early 90s and the gold is a small round feed that pumps them up in size quite well. But if this nutrina gives them droppings like normal, It has been since the early 90s like I said. I am back in birds again now that I am retired. Have been thanking about going back to pellets but for now I have been feeding royal feed. JDA
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
197 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:53 PM
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gotspin7- I have never heard that about mixing them but the gold worked well for me. I believe it was the higher protein.JDA
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gotspin7
2336 posts
Mar 22, 2009
7:54 PM
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JDA, actually the green has the higher protein. The gold has more carbs. Thanks for sharing.
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Sal Ortiz
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