Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
490 posts
Aug 05, 2009
7:00 AM
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I began feeding my breeders pellets about a month and a half ago. Using Purina Pigeon Chow Checkers and the young birds are fatter and healthier than ever before. I have noticed a significant increase (40-50%) in water consumption from the breeders that are on pellets. My question is this normal?
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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Scott
2437 posts
Aug 05, 2009
7:33 AM
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Yes Joe, they are loaded with sodium, some types of pellets have much less sodium.
Never let the water run out or they have rocks in their crops, also keep a feel on the babies that the parents are giving enough water, at times I will feel a need to pump water down them.
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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TT
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466 posts
Aug 05, 2009
7:34 AM
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Joe,
It is pretty normal, I use Corona bottles(350ml) in my individuals,they are near empty in the morning, only if they have young and the young are in there 2-3 weeks and older, Ones on eggs consume about 1/3 if that, and the ones that have young younger then 2 weeks are about half.
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Tony...
"Color is not an option"
Last Edited by on Aug 05, 2009 7:34 AM
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fhtfire
2025 posts
Aug 05, 2009
7:54 AM
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I use swansons 28% pigeon pellet and I cut it with wheat milo and sauflower. 1 Part wheat, 1 part milo, 1 part sauflower and one part pellet.....Water consumption is about the same.....the poop is firm and does not smell..I quit using straight pellets 3 years ago.....and my babies are nice and healthy too.
rock and ROLL
Paul
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
391 posts
Aug 05, 2009
8:06 AM
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Purina green the water intake is lower.They fly like on grain and they are getting all the good stuff in the little round pea size pellet that they cleanup.JDA
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Sunflower
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493 posts
Aug 05, 2009
8:12 AM
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Thanks guys, just wanted to make sure I wasn't screwing up. Sure do like the results, first time I have tried pellets.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
393 posts
Aug 05, 2009
9:40 AM
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Purina pigeon checkers breeders.
Purina pigeon green all others including kit birds.
Purina pigeon gold higher protein for winter.
Thous three products are all you need,Look them up.JDA
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RodSD
323 posts
Aug 06, 2009
7:17 PM
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Pellet do have salts so the birds drink more. If they drink more, then they will end up with watery poop. I have observed that they drink twice more water using pellets alone or if your feed contains more pellets.
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rollerpigeon1963
286 posts
Aug 08, 2009
8:06 PM
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Hey Guys,
Its been a while since I posted on here been busy at work and the birds. I just finished up a new 3 stall kit box to go with the four stall I have now so I have plenty of room for the new birds coming up. But back to the pellet question. I have been using pellets now for 5 years or so. Best move I have ever done. The only thing you have to watch out for is the salt and sodium content. The pellet feed I use now is triple trust out of Lexington Ky. It has the lowest salt content of any pellet I found. Its a 15% protien level chicken layer pellet. I think it has 0.2 to 0.25% salt and sodium. There droppings is small and looks like they been eating grain. They don't drink a lot of water like they do when you have higher levels of salt. Which make a runny nasty poop. And stinks to high heaven. I feed nothing but pellets to all the birds year around. ANd have not seen anything that makes feeding pellets a bad move. The cost is a lot less they are very healthy and the babies grow super eating pellets. I even fly my birds on pellets. Now I switch them to wheat and milo during a comp. But for everyday feeding I use pellets.
Hope this helps Brian Middaugh
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toughrollers
215 posts
Aug 08, 2009
9:47 PM
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Hi
I'v been using pigeon pallets for the last 4 months and to date have noticed significant difference in their condition. The only major problem I have is with their "droppings", it looks like emu droppings. Tomorrow I will be starting 50% pallets and 50% grain. Lets see the outcome. PS Salt content is only 0.3% on pallets.
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Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
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Windjammer Loft
875 posts
Aug 09, 2009
8:38 AM
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Aug 09, 2009 8:45 AM
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
397 posts
Aug 11, 2009
9:05 AM
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Anyone else showing good results on the Purina Nutri Blend Green in training kit birds? I have used them all season with great results.Kit birds kit well and trap in great.They clean them all up no waste.JDA
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norlan hollingate
2353 posts
Aug 11, 2009
3:39 PM
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hi i used chiken pellets mixed with duck n goose pellets the young were in great nick but yes they drank more water but te young digest them easily no sloppy poo poo
those pellets are smaller than the pigeon ones
norman the loved one lol
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3562 posts
Aug 11, 2009
4:10 PM
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norman, don't look now but I think someone is following you! LOL
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
398 posts
Aug 11, 2009
8:17 PM
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norlan... Look up Purina Nutri Blend green or gold and I can guarntee your pellets are twice the size, and with purina green they don,t drink all that water and there droppings are normal pigeon droppings. And Tony I don,t fellow anyone. Just letting folks know my findings on Purina green for kit birds. JDA
Last Edited by on Aug 11, 2009 8:22 PM
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rookie from ct
GOLD MEMBER
117 posts
Aug 12, 2009
11:12 AM
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Hay rollerpigeon 1963 do you find your breeders wanting to rais 2nd &3rd rounds too soon with chicken layer pellets mine did and when I switched to purina green[smaller than peas] 2yrs ago they have been much better someone told me there were too many hormones in chicken layer for pigeons and it did make sence.My kit birds still get grain during flying time. Dennis
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
403 posts
Aug 12, 2009
5:14 PM
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Dennis..Try your kit birds on your purina green if your breeders were on them you should have no problem getting your kit back on them and as you know they have all a bird needs for a balance diet and all you have to do is learn the right amount per kit.JDA
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steve49
163 posts
Aug 12, 2009
5:17 PM
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how do you deal with grit(pellets contain grit) when mixing with grain or going back and forth between grain and pellets?
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Steve in Blue Point, NY
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JDA
GOLD MEMBER
404 posts
Aug 12, 2009
9:38 PM
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Purina green,no grit needed. look it up. Purina Nutri Blend.JDA
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PAUL R.
80 posts
Aug 13, 2009
11:05 PM
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