peanuts.....

wont they be too big ?

iany wrote:

give them peanuts and you,ll hang on to them

didnt you say peanuts is full of toxins, maybe i must weak my peanuts in brandy

i think mine must be drunk niel they way they get lost...

what i said is to many is not good, somebody told me they were full of toxins but havent harmed mine or many others who use them

yes ian, ken who is a member on here said the same and thats why once the packet is open what he has left he eats and doesnt give the day after....

use mine for weeks eat them myself seem fine to me

do they make you more tamer ian....

not really but i still like my nuts

If you go to asda they do small bags of nuts for human consumption by using small bags you you keep the waste low

ive put mine in an airtight container to try kep them fresh....mind you if you are using them they wont last long enough to go off.....

Spot on mate

ill have to get into feeding them to my birds, ive got them but just kep forgetting or not bothering.....partly scared of them being big and thinking they cant swallow them...

As i have already said make them smaller and leave them in the loft so you can see them and that will tell you toi use them

havnt got a blender would it be ok just to chop them up...

Yes no problem with thatat all mate

im going to just get a knife then and ill chop them and mix it in with the corn untill they get the taste for them....then do i offer them peanuts by hand to see if they will take it ?

Yes just try it when they are ready for there feed

ive found that most of my hens are pretty tame anyway,its the cocks that arnt....when i put my hand in the nest the hen will give a little peck and push my hand away and not be scared of me at all, but if i did it with the cocks some of them would jump off the eggs and fly out of the box....thats not good is it, especially when widowhood cocks should be protective of the box...i know ive not raced them yet but it doesnt look good if im wanting them to fly w/hood....

My breeding cocks and hens, bite my hand like a pitbullterrier, and hitting me like mike tyson would only dream of, when they sitting on eggs.

yes would you protect your young , with your life

For sure Ian, for sure.

say no more niel

Ian do you think it would be good to give the birds a different food mixture everyday? i dont like to eat fish everyday? What is your opinion?

niel i always give the same feed all the time i once changed there feed to a different brand because i was low and the brand i used was not in stock , my pigeons droppings changed from being perfect to runny so i tend not to change my feed but i do add different seeds now and then

true ian, with me only having a few birds i buy one sack at a time and during the 08 season more times than not when i went to buy corn it was different.....and as ian said it played havoc with my birds, the droppings altered, they didnt want to fly and all sorts of minor things. i think the top racing men and the ones who can afford to will buy in the corn to last them the full season, and when i start racing i will buy a few bags at a time to try make sure im not chopping and changing all the time...