Changing food

Hi all. I changed my food about 2 weeks ago, i was using garvo resting and have now changed to versa laga superstar plus.ic. For the 1st week there droppings went a bit loose but have firmed up now, apart from a few. The birds seem healthy and are trainng ok. Any thoughts

hi, i think whenever you change the food it usually alters the droppings for a day or so, but they come back to normal once it digests through them and they are on the new food...............mine usually go a bit watery when feeding but they havnt this year , i think its because im just feeding corn and not pellets......

hi nik i tried the garvo g spirit and thought it was a right load of crap then turned to versa laga ic and wont be changing to anything else every bag is of top quality

ive just used 5 bags of vanroebys breeding mix to feed 22 ybs, i was suprised it used so much food to rear them but i really like the vanroebys corns and will be using the widowhood mix next when they start racing..........

All pigeons droppings change when you change there food so that is normal

Bu tthe best food i used was Natural corn brilliant i think but everyone to there own

tried some different ones and best i found has been bucktons breed/wean and ultimate with gtp 3 times a week and hormoform.

have got v/l start plus ic and i dont really rate it...birds always leave the pellets and im not too keen on it. so have nearly a full bag left.

the only reason why they leave certain foods is i think is over feeding
it took me a long time not to over feed now any thing i put in front of them is eaten up
right away . pellets , beans, maize , barley you name it they eat it the best thing is to get a 1oz feeding measure and stick to it .

do you think 1 ounce is sufficent or do you feed a bit more when racing

when racing starts and no yb in the nest 1/2 0z in the morn and 1,0z at night
but once the weather warms up they eat less but its trial and error really .

Alex wrote:

tried some different ones and best i found has been bucktons breed/wean and ultimate with gtp 3 times a week and hormoform.

have got v/l start plus ic and i dont really rate it...birds always leave the pellets and im not too keen on it. so have nearly a full bag left.

cant see why you dont like it mate realy clean good quality corn and if their leaving the pellets your feeding to much

think this is what i bought at weekend from crowthers alex, was 14 pound a bag but looked very nice and fancy with all sorts of different types of corn in it..........

was it buctons or versa laga you got david

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

DAVID wrote:

hi, i think whenever you change the food it usually alters the droppings for a day or so, but they come back to normal once it digests through them and they are on the new food...............mine usually go a bit watery when feeding but they havnt this year , i think its because im just feeding corn and not pellets......

when i change my food i do it gradualy by adding about 10 percent of the food i,m changing to everyday so in 9 or 10 days time you have a complete change of food but each to their own

DAVID wrote:

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

Yes thats the one david, looks alright just my ybs/breeders havent been keen on it, I like to adjust it myself to be honest really but each to their own.

yes, proper way to do it............but when i changed my food its because ive run out and the local corn shop havnt got the same corn in stock.............to solve this i bought enough to last me all season so im not chopping and changing during the season.

this is one worthwhile lesson ive learned.

DAVID wrote:

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

ah rite david lovely corn and the pellets are excellent they have everything in them and they are a good guide too if your feeding to much as alex said they are the 1st thing they leave if anything

oldstrain wrote:

Alex wrote:

tried some different ones and best i found has been bucktons breed/wean and ultimate with gtp 3 times a week and hormoform.

have got v/l start plus ic and i dont really rate it...birds always leave the pellets and im not too keen on it. so have nearly a full bag left.

cant see why you dont like it mate realy clean good quality corn and if their leaving the pellets your feeding to much

Cant fault bucktons too though darren, is just as clean too mate...everyone has their own preference and that seems to be mine. the breed/race mix for 9 quid v/l do is alright

oldstrain wrote:

DAVID wrote:

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

ah rite david lovely corn and the pellets are excellent they have everything in them and they are a good guide too if your feeding to much as alex said they are the 1st thing they leave if anything

hi darren, i bought 2 bags for a fancier who is breeding me 12 ybs..........i though id just be decent and contribute towards the cost of feeding them for him.

he was gratefull for the corn but said its too posh for his birds as he buys it from the local farm.........

yes alex its ok i bought a bag of buctons breed and wean and its fine but for my ybs i like the pellet they add in the versa laga and also i think its cleaner but as we say each to his own

DAVID wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

DAVID wrote:

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

ah rite david lovely corn and the pellets are excellent they have everything in them and they are a good guide too if your feeding to much as alex said they are the 1st thing they leave if anything

hi darren, i bought 2 bags for a fancier who is breeding me 12 ybs..........i though id just be decent and contribute towards the cost of feeding them for him.

he was gratefull for the corn but said its too posh for his birds as he buys it from the local farm.........

pmsl david our birds are snobs then mate only the best for mine

ive got to like the vanroebys corn, i used the best all round last year with versa lage super diet asnd found it lovely clean, fresh corn...........this year ive used the breeding mix of theirs and have also got some widowhood mix and depurative too.

oldstrain wrote:

DAVID wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

DAVID wrote:

versa lage darren, it said imune plus or something on the bag, and had 10 % free

ah rite david lovely corn and the pellets are excellent they have everything in them and they are a good guide too if your feeding to much as alex said they are the 1st thing they leave if anything

hi darren, i bought 2 bags for a fancier who is breeding me 12 ybs..........i though id just be decent and contribute towards the cost of feeding them for him.

he was gratefull for the corn but said its too posh for his birds as he buys it from the local farm.........

pmsl david our birds are snobs then mate only the best for mine

he said he used to feed marimans corn which he said was good, but expensive......

tried to get some marimans sneaky mix david but no supplier near me

they sell marimans at crowthers in wakefield darren, bit too far away from you tho isnt it.....