Rearing young birds

what do you think best way for breeders feeding ybirds?

Hopper full of breeding mix kept filled all day every day?

or fed in instalments till they stop eating several times a day?

Individual pots in the nestbox topped up when nearly empty?

I'm going to try feed pots in boxes with a lighter than regular breeding mix, and a hopper with maples on the floor which will have maples in all day, all corn removed as it gets dark, back in for daylight.

ive always fed twice a day colin, in the comunal tray, and in the boxes too .......i did at one time feed three times a day, but found they didnt feed the ybs as good, why i dont know, but ive had better ybs reared feeding just twice .

also found they rear better with water in the boxes too ......

We feed as much as they want with troughs then oots in nest boxes . Ybs never go hungry

pots in boxes for me here...fed 3 times a day ,middle feed is breed and wean other 2 feeds are a versel laga ic breeding mix,i know i know its commercial and expensive etc,etc, but i like it its consistent and clean and the best i can get around these parts ,i add plenty groats to all feeds to about 20% i do have a wire hopper down full of clay pots conataining minerals grit and clay

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

what do you think best way for breeders feeding ybirds?

Hopper full of breeding mix kept filled all day every day?

or fed in instalments till they stop eating several times a day?

Individual pots in the nestbox topped up when nearly empty?

I'm going to try feed pots in boxes with a lighter than regular breeding mix, and a hopper with maples on the floor which will have maples in all day, all corn removed as it gets dark, back in for daylight. Basically, for myself here Barnie     I found it didn't really matter on average all that much etc     if one fed just hoppers or twice a day type of thing. Sensible to remove the feed thou at night I suggest    . End of the day, it's a time factor thing I suggest & best to find a way that works best for ones self & not what the good book may suggest you must do    .    

Never changed the feed all year round, much as they wanted never hungry.

Contained everything but the kitchen sink.

Feed always available.

Never any problems of any consequence.

Think mucking about with feed one of the biggest problems for the pigeons.

Regards.

I know if you get the feeding right then you're well on the way: providing you have the birds and loft environment right of course.

rung some ybs earlier, 6 days old........had to use washing up liquid, they were quite big ybs .

good sign David, must be growing well, you would have really struggled waiting until tomorrow. are the parents bigger than average birds?

no colin, i wouldnt say they were, one pair are older birds, medium size, the other pair are two of our one loft birds, maybe 2 - 3 years old, the MNFC cock and the RPRA tumley hen, first time they have reared ybs .

good luck with them, get yourself a clock and get stuck in...........

David wrote:

no colin, i wouldnt say they were, one pair are older birds, medium size,  the other pair are two of our one loft birds, maybe 2 - 3 years old, the MNFC cock and the RPRA tumley hen, first time they have reared ybs .

be nice to see them ybs david when they leave the nest

Good stuff David

Same as Misty here. Few safflower seeds in the nest box later. Do not like them on the floor before they can fly. Add some basic feed sometimes. Chick peas. Canned. Got about 10 cans with load of stuff daughter brought. Empty the can, wash the peas, they come in salt and water, then let dry. Birds eat them. About 15 cans of beans, different types, will try some later on in the week.

MISTY wrote:

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

what do you think best way for breeders feeding ybirds?

Hopper full of breeding mix kept filled all day every day?

or fed in instalments till they stop eating several times a day?

Individual pots in the nestbox topped up when nearly empty?

I'm going to try feed pots in boxes with a lighter than regular breeding mix, and a hopper with maples on the floor which will have maples in all day, all corn removed as it gets dark, back in for daylight. Basically, for myself here Barnie     I found it didn't really matter on average all that much etc     if one fed just hoppers or twice a day type of thing. Sensible to remove the feed thou at night I suggest    . End of the day, it's a time factor thing I suggest & best to find a way that works best for ones self & not what the good book may suggest you must do    .    

Never changed the feed all year round, much as they wanted never hungry.

Contained everything but the kitchen sink.

Feed always available.

Never any problems of any consequence.

Think mucking about with feed one of the biggest problems for the pigeons.

Regards.

Can be a crazy/weird type world I suggest Misty if one decides to start mucking about with different feed scenarios coming from so called experts of the day these days. Talk about making life complicated at times in a pigeon sense & it's mostly for little return on average I suggest for the average type flyer .

i try keep my feeding simple, breeding or resting they are fed the same corn, which i add TK conditioner daily ..........the only thing that differs is the amount

keep things simple, too many make it harder than it needs to be .......