peanuts.....

been hearing a lot about giving the birds peanuts to get them tame, what are members thoughts on this please ?

Pigeons love them but they can be very fatty for them the best thing to do would be to use them to get close to your pigeons

Lets say you have called then in feeed them and go down the pen later to se how they are go in the loft and give them a peanut but play around with them as you give them the peanut by doing this you are able to get a bond with you and your pigeons.

hi don, thanks for the advise...how many would you give each bird and how often?

Only about 2 max as they can put on fat very fast but put some into a food blender just to make them a little smaller and let the birds have a try from your hand the best time to do this is feeding time only give a small amount and see how you go

Hi Don and David, i got peanuts fit for human consumption. I know you can get peanuts for the wild birds, but im almost sure i read that these were not ok for the pigeons to eat.
So am i over spending or am i doing the right thing
Great topic,,,,,all the best .........amanda

hi, i bought the peanuts from asda...they were for human consumption and were 75 pence, they have red skins on them and are not too big but bigger than the maize/peas etc....

Yes it is best to get the ones for human consumption as if it is for us humans it is good for the pigeon

David you are getting the right type with the red skins on them but you can also get them from any health shop but you have to see which one is the cheapest but can still provide what the pigeons requirer

Can say that the higher the price still does not give you the best results just look for the balance

hi don, they had some others as well which didnt have the red skins on and were a whitish colour and split in half.....im pretty sure they said organic or that type of thing.
im going to give the red skin ones a go as i feel my birds need to be quite a lot tamer than they are now.

The ones i got are organic with red skins. At the moment its one for the birds and one for me

Im having nightmares. The pigeon rattles the tin and i come running

how many and how often do you give them amanda.....

The best time to give them is when you have them in the loft ready to feed and they are a little hungary and you can tease the pigeons and give them half a peanut, youcan do this each time they see you but only give them 2 half peanuts once they get used to you they will become tame then you are able to form a bond with you and your pigeons

DAVID wrote:

how many and how often do you give them amanda.....

Ive been giving them a peanut in the afternoon. But i think i will try Dons suggestion

Hi Dark chequer or should a say amanda??

Thanks for your reply, by doing this way pigeons will do anything if they are a little hungary and this is how you can bond as they will associate you as a treat and they then get more confidence being around you and being close to you and this helps on race days also as they say every second counts

i gave my young uns peanuts for the first time yesterday and they seemed to love them so i will be giving them as a treat from now on, as i prefer my birds tame and at the minute they are a bit wild so i will give it a go to see if it calms them down

yes ray, i bought some last week but still havnt got round to starting them on them.....by what ive been told the birds do love them and it does make them alot tamer and this can only be of benefit when trapping etc.

given birds a few bits of peanuts but we havnt got a food blender to chop them up so any ideas what to do? obviously they arent going to take them out of my hand straight away....can anyone just run me through what i should be doing please...

Hi David

the best thing to do is split the peanut then split the half again with a knife or if you know someone with a blender ask them, but only do a few till the pigeons get the taste of them

david dont bother chopping them up ,before feed when they are hungry just throw in about ten peanuts and leave them for half an hour or so they will pick at them at first ,but i bet when you look back in they are gone try it

Must agree with you Ian if a pigeon is hungry they will eat regardless

will it be safe to give whole? as they are bigger than the maize.....

David it is up to you really what ever you think is right them you do it that way

would you give to ybs approx 6 week old or wait a bit while they are a bit older.

David for me i woould wait till they are eating well and finishing everything and once you feel confident about the way they are feeding then you can try the peanuts then but when the pigeons are hungary

idont give my youngbirds peanuts until they are well on and few months old

just trying to get them used to the sound of corn tin rattling and associate it with food......need to get them in some routine as i cannot afford to loose any as i only bred 8 for myself.