Winter Feeding?

What works for you? Once a day, twice a day, hopper fed? Minus 4 outside now, need some good grub in them through cold winter nights would be my way. Measured amount a.m. then fed full as much as they want an hour before dark would be my choice.

barnie wrote:

What works for you? Once a day, twice a day, hopper fed?  Minus 4 outside now, need some good grub in them through cold winter nights would be my way. Measured amount a.m. then fed full as much as they want an hour before dark would be my choice.

For the working man type Barnie I always would suggest once a day is quite adequate etc. Why make things hard for ones self I say & it's been well proving over a long time pigeons adapt quite easily to such a way from those that I know well    .

Once aday for me. In feeders. Hoppers? They do not eat everything they are not fed until all is gone.

we give 1/4 ounce morning birds always at the doors for their brekkie ...depurative with groats added and a few pellets added also...then main feed about 3pm of a breeding mix with added depurative about 20% you can tell when they have had enough they will leave the barley its always about an ounce per bird they take from the hopper...all hoppers emptied after feed ,let them eat well ...plenty time to slim down before pairing. 2 weeks of depurative before pairing up ,handled a few yesterday they seem well atb

I think twice, if not hopper feeding. Maize/hemp or such added to heat their' blood in cold snaps and days... Night draws in and gets cold.

Daz wrote:

I think twice, if not hopper feeding. Maize/hemp or such added to heat their' blood in cold snaps and days... Night draws in and gets cold.

bang on daz a lot wont feed maize in winter

Always used the same method as I believe David did, same all the year round with only small seed varying at different times.

The mix I used included most grains.

Regards.

I use lots of this. Corn.

halcanada wrote:

I use lots of this. Corn.

like the sleeping quarters there on offer Hal but wouldn't be impressed etc replacing a set of tyres as they say. Now, as we race in winter down here, many still use corn to a large degree & also peas, for the distance type races.