breeding mix for this year

Mixed my own, bit of everything except beans this year, works out about £14.50 a bag

barnie wrote:

Mixed my own, bit of everything except beans this year, works out about £14.50 a bag

Part of the fun Colin bit of this & bit of that type thing ends up cheaper, & no worse on average I suggest than many of the fancy/expensive type mixes one can buy etc. End of the day     could perhaps maybe thrown in a few chook pellets there for an extra treat.

yes might get some pellets in there too Think pet shop sells them by the kg rather than full 20kg sack

i'm thinking different this year if there big ybs there big if small then there small they will get same feeding

George & Morgan wrote:

i'm thinking different this year if there big ybs there big if small then there small they will get same feeding

More nonesense talked about feed George than any other aspect of our sport.

If you have a mix with numerous different ingredients no pigeon will eat the same mix every day

Each will pick and choose, as long as the feed has the right amounts of nutrients it matters not what
form they come in and posh bags can hold rubbish.

Used the same mix all year round, results speak louder than words, never sick pigeons and always
in prime condition.

Regards.

i use same mix all year no maize

Your pigeons are always in good nick Geoge and bet you have few health problems with them.

I did have maize in my mix and the only one I varied at times.

Proof of the pudding.

Regards.

Your pigeons are always in good nick Geoge and bet you have few health problems with them.

I did have maize in my mix and the only one I varied at times.

Proof of the pudding.

Regards.

got tired of them throwing the maize out misty

mine did the same george, maize all over the boxes and floor, loads being wasted ........this year im on the centenary breeding mix by bamfords, a lovely mix it`s pellets and plenty of small seeds, not too much maize (and not that big horrible maize), plus peas in it .

less waste and hopefully nice young birds .

we`ll see .........

Yes, some maize can be too large, like dog tooth, beans the same with, horse shoe etc;
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I always had the same YB mix very small pea size maize never any left

Regards.

Yes, some maize can be too large, like dog tooth, beans the same with, horse shoe etc;
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I always had the same YB mix very small pea size maize never any left

Regards.

George & Morgan wrote:

i use same mix all year no maize

I take it George you have never somehow heard of Cattryse as such & what his favourite food was etc.

Knackered wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

i use same mix all year no maize

I take it George you have never somehow heard of Cattryse as such & what his favourite food was etc.

Only used 60% maize all through the racing season Knackered.

Only changed during Winter, then 60% barley and they flew a decent pigeon.

Far, Far, too much nonesence talked about feed, there are numerous different means of giving the right feed, using different means.

Regards.

it's called waste Knackered my birds don't like maize

this centenary breeding mix is what im using for now, seems pretty good but will like to see if any is wasted whilst feeding ybs, and what the ybs turn out like





this centenary mix contains bos pellets





also like the look of the speedy breeder and the breed and wean mixes

is feeding ybs a food that makes them fat make them a better yb or is it all in our mind

ive found feeding pellets makes the ybs bigger and plumper in general george, i suppose thats why farmers feed them for chickens / turkeys etc to build them up quickly ......

either way by feeding pellets or just plenty of food, i much prefer to see a healthy, fat young bird that a thin under fed bird.

each to our own i suppose .

my thinking you should not have to fatten a yb for it to be healthy well hopping that  is right  as breeding from smaller hens 

im not saying you have to fatten the yb to make it healthy george, just saying that the pellets are rich in a number of important nutrients, which help ybs to grow and be healthy ..........ive seen some horrible thin and weedy ybs fanciers have bred, which have looked like streeters, why they cannot breed a decent yb is beyond me because all they need to do is feed the parents enough food and water at regular times during the day, i choose to feed twice a day but i know of some who feed three times a day, but three times a day wasnt right for me as they tended to not feed the babies as good for some reason .

i think going in the loft to feed willy nilly whenever you can be bothered will not produce good healthy ybs, ive always been of the opinion that if the babies are quiet they are content and well fed, if the babies are always squeaking it tells me they are hungry .

thats just my opinion though .

i only feed once a day but more than enough to see them to next day that way i found they eat more peas and beans

If food is before the all the time they will eat the parts they like the best and leave the rest until fed again.

Regards/

point taken misty but most has gone

i think i was feeding too much to a certain extent, that might explain the amount of waste .....although not all of it.

i normally feed in two trays on the floor, and then put food in a pot in the nest bowl....i think this year i will do the feed in the nest box as their main feed, then put less than normal in the trays, hoping they will eat whats in the nest box first then if they need more go to the trays ...

got to say never fed in the nestbox when i wean them that's it they must learn to  eat and drink