How Much Corn...?

how much per bird are members giving each day and what corn are they feeding now racing is over...?

ive got mine on bamfords resting mix and giving 1 and 1/4 oz per bird.

any thoughts ?

just as much they want must have got it right now as feeder is empty each night it is the same corn as there is one thing I don't like changing is the corn and won't till breeding then breed and wean

right ok George, is the corn an all round or a heavy mix, or a light mix...?

countrywide high protein mix £10 a bag

had a look on countrywide site David I think it's called high protein low cost mix they did not like the peas at first but they do clear them now

I have mine on Bamfords moulting mix, with tk mixed in, i work to half once morning and night. along with their side order of grit.

bamfords super molting in the morning feed by hand in troughs untill 3 quarter of birds go for water that's it till tomorrow

1 1/4 ounce ...1/4 ounce in the morning of small seed and pellets and 1 ounce of versa laga mutine in the evening

rainbow wrote:

countrywide high protein  mix  £10 a bag

that's sourced and made up just down the road from me ...that's my supplier

rainbow wrote:

had a look on countrywide site  David   I think it's called high  protein low cost mix they did not like the peas  at first  but they   do clear them now

I may even use this mix with barley George for winter ...once they have finished the moult

50% van robbys 50% barley they go on this from end of racing till two weeks before we pair up
they get a hand full of homoform and a hand full of gem conditioner at night between around 30 birds only other thing they have is marmite 3 times per week

once ybs start to hatch mine go on marmite 3-4 times a week till breeding is over if I keep one or two ybs for myself they will stay on marmite

please could you tell me how do you use the marmite

we melt 2 tea spoons in warm water and put this in a 2 liter milk jug
topped with cold water and give to the birds

the feathers gleam on it also we do use provit just add some oil to the seed watch the feathers go shiney and soft in a week

like honey I put it in a glass of cold water overnight 0ne teaspoon then mix with water for the drinker it do smell after a day but I take no notice of that

never thought of putting it the water just thought they didn't like kingsmill when they kept on leaving it

I only have 19 birds you mix it by number of birds you have

how many days a week can you give it and when

I can only speak for myself that is 3-4 days sometimes I just top it up what I can say I have a friend who has had ybs most years when I ask him this year did he give marmite he said no but the year he did was the only year he did not have ybs it was ripe in his club this year if you look at the photo I put up of 2 ybs you will see from there droppings I have been giving marmite

markevans wrote:

never thought of putting it the water just thought they didn't like kingsmill when they kept on leaving it  

should have used mothers pride

I can vaguely remember my late dad-in-law boiling linseed and using it in the drinkers but for the life of me I can't remember if he diluted it or used it straight anyone else use something like this

thats correct lofty ive used it in the same way all you do is boil a hand full of linseed in water
keep stirring till it forms a gell then strain it then all you do is add 2 table spoons to i drinker dilute in a bit of warm first throw away the flack it keeps in the fridge for a bout 3 months

posted on another site roy about linseed I would put some in water to take the oil out then pour some over the corn and put in oven till dry but this was just for the show pigeons not racers now I find it's about fresh air corn and water to bring birds into condition one thing I would say don't keep changing the corn or giving this thing and that thing pigeons do not like change others will be able to give more advice on here

Years of experience lets you know how much to feed.obviously the likes of now I feed only once a day but I give them quite a bit more with it being colder.

I tried measuring the feed during the racing season and feeding the cocks in galley pots in their boxes. It really didn't work for me.
I had the cock of the loft claim the floor the whole season others couldn't get down to get grit and he chased them away from the water drinker, it was a real pain during breeding.

I've gone back to my old method of feeding in a trough on the floor until 2 or 3 have gone to the drinker.

I think all birds are different sizes you wouldn't feed a fly weight boxer the same as a heavy weight.

Measuring out food doesn't work for me.

Plus all the birds are getting used to each other being on the floor more.

They still love their boxes the same.

Thats my opinion anyway.