Peanuts etc.

Bit of a special type day down here today to a degree 52 years ago to the day my Joyce here said she would love honour & obey me type of thing till eternity. Total load of rubbish I'm as my reward today to mark the special occasion for all my hard work here over 52 years, was would you believe, a jar of chocolate coated peanuts worth about a dollar, at the best .

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Congratulations Knackered, tis the thought that counts, material things in the end of no real consequence, give her a kiss from me Knackered.

Have a nice day and many more to come.

Regards.

MISTY wrote:

Congratulations Knackered, tis the thought that counts, material things in the end of no real consequence, give her a kiss from me Knackered.

Have a nice day and many more to come.

Regards.

Maybe so Misty material things But I travelled miles here yesterday etc to her favourite nursery as such to purchase a voucher of her choice to spend at will there & at her leisure for her garden & it worked out in the end worth around 200 dollars of her peanuts here as such to simply somehow mark our special occasion as such    .

Congratulations to you both

your a hard man to please oz ,stop yer whining its all sweet as a nut looking over from my viewpoint enjoy the day both of you

never fed peanuts which ones do i look for are the ones for wild birds ok

oldstrain wrote:

your a hard man to please oz ,stop yer whining its all sweet as a nut looking over from my viewpoint enjoy the day both of you  

Whine not me O/S spit it out as it is type of thing Fairies actually come in the night here thou redemption maybe I suspect found a cherry ripe chocolate (another dollar's worth) beside my favourite chair when I woke up this morning here .

George & Morgan wrote:

never fed peanuts which ones do i look for  are the ones for wild birds ok

theres a guy in australia selling some on the cheap george

i used to buy yellowskin peanuts unsalted from health shop local to me but i think colin uses redskin ones so i would trust his judgement to ,main thing is be sure they are not old and wrinkly as they will be sure to be mould infested although you would not see the mould with the naked eye

oldstrain wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

never fed peanuts which ones do i look for  are the ones for wild birds ok

theres a guy in australia selling some on the cheap george

Yes but they say on the rumour file you should never feed chocolate ones to pigeons' type of thing I hear    .

are the ones for wild birds ok

congratulations to you both knackered, 52 years is a long time for the mrs to put up with you .......

George & Morgan wrote:

never fed peanuts which ones do i look for  are the ones for wild birds ok

george ive used the red skinned ones from asda for human consumption , i think they were around 69p last time i bought some .

George & Morgan wrote:

are the ones for wild birds ok

Should be OK I suspect George a bird is a bird type of thing Thou one of the best local flyers down here only ever buys, human graded grains etc for his birds as such & thinks the extra cost involved is well worth the effort all round come race day.

thanks usually feed a little seed on the perch but don't have any so will get peanuts

some people break them up smaller george, some give halved or whole ......but either way by what i remember you havnt to give them too many each .

i was thinking one each

More bunkum talked about feed as many other matters relative to our sport.

Go to Johnson and Jeff,George, can get top quality pea nuts in varying quantities,
Used them for over 40 years, just nipped out to out greenhouse to see name.
and size of bag 20 kL.

That is for the squerels and woodies etc; since not having our feathered friends.

When racing, as stated in previous posts, I used an all year round mix that included pea nuts.

Also always had a pocket full to keep in good grace with the pigeons.

Results George not assumptions count.


Regards.

when i had the show birds would grind the peanuts now not sure but think i let it then soak in water and it turned into oil not sure if put that in the water or over the corn i think water

George if yours don't fly out they don't want to be getting too many peanuts as they can be fattening. I get these from Morrisons when they got 2 for one offer. Great once the pigeons take to them, they calm the wildest of pigeons once they get hooked.

yes Colin i was using a small seed to clam them down waiting on a bag coming

[quote="George & Morgan"]when i had the show birds would grind the peanuts now not sure but think i let it then soak in water and it turned into oil not sure if put that in the water or over the corn i think water[/quote

NATURE George.

When you see wild birds mucking about with food that's the time to join in.

Grinding up reduces the pigeon's ability to digest in a proper manner for the species.

Ruins the guts capability to work in the manner nature intended.

That is why grit is important.

Better not to pander to fads, keep things simple.

Tis far harder to keep pigeons in full bloom and show condition in completely open loft than in clinical fastened up conditions.

Could put bloom on any pigeon in a clinical loft in no time.

When going to a show just made sure feet were clean and no lice or any other matter that would be detrimental and off we go.

Last Show I entered was the CLEETHORPES OPEN, the last one ever held.

Among other cards got Best Opposite SEX.

The year before in another large show got Best In SHOW' among other cards.

Never entered a show without getting cards and many firsts.

Not bragging George just pointing out there is an easy way and a hard way.

Regards

i was feeding a little conditioner seed on the perch to clam them down and it worked i have none left and waiting on some the problem i have these 3 new hens are wild and upsetting the others so was going to feed a few nuts each day

George & Morgan wrote:

i was feeding a little conditioner seed on the perch to clam them down and it worked i have none left and waiting on some the problem i have these 3 new hens are wild and  upsetting the others so was going to feed a few nuts each day

Always a good idea George to have a few nuts in your pocket all the time, the best way to make friends with your pigeons will get used to it and follow you around.

Usually once paired up they settle down.

Seed, too much, not a good idea, nor feeding on the perch.

Regards.