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I was just wondering which brand of feeding everybody uses, i have tried many but found that Versele Laga were the most consistent and of a higher quality, what do you think of the different varieties and brands. I understand there are a lot of local brands to specific areas so if you posted other could you please let us know which ones and how you rate them, thanks.

at the moment i use corn from the local pet shop i spend about £4 a week on corn from there in jan i am going to buy a big bag to save money.

we use versa laga,
Gerry Plus  and Super widowhood Plus

Gerry Plus all year round.

RAY

i feed all my birds on swainstons from the last race to 2 weeks be for the first race then go on to versa lager super widowhood old birds

using a varied mix of bamfords moulting,de scheemaeker ,moulting and a mariman racing mix  ,mix all three together let them choose the grains the like,and eat as much as they like ? this time of year , ( dont skimp mysef either ) two more tatoes than a pig ?

Sympathise with you Westy. Posted in the old forum that I reckoned one of the best things the Corn folks could do for new starters with their few pigeons, was to have smaller bags for them. I'd a bother finding a supplier, 'the Co-op' used to have pigeon mixture and now doesn't and my local pet shop doesn't stock it either, or anything else for pigeons for that matter.

Watch that the cost of travel doesn't take away the benefit of the bigger bag, Westy. Being a member of the poor branch of the family, just going for my stuff costs me £2.50 -and whatever happened to delivery??

Having used versa laga and bucktons I don't see how versa laga can justify their prices.

what do you think of Bucktons new red corns? were at blackpool show 2005,

Red and Yellow corns is the same or different ?

Versa Laga
SIMPLY THE BEST  

Alan

Was very impressed by the Bucktons irish ruby when saw it in the blackpool show also. Had problems getting the old birds used to the red maize. noticed the quality in the mix dropping so I went back to using versalaga.

They only show a special mix of corn at the shows.
dust free and highly polished
but what you get when you buy from your corn merchants.

Versa laga all ways seems up to the high standards.

Ian

that is what i found, at the shows you see a lovely mix dust free and highly polished but you never got the same bag twice. i once tipped a bag of mix into the corn bin and nearly choked on the dust and chaff that came out of it. but with versele laga the quality of the grains was always consistent. it may be that little bit more expensive but you are getting the best and also they do a lot of research into the nutritional needs of our birds.

Think the last two posts say it all.
agree with them totaly

greg davis

I am pretty lucky as I live in a farming area I buy all my grain in 50 lb bags and mix it myself I get corn, milo, wheat, I even have locally grown sunflower avaible 90% of the time the grain is perfect but I occasionaly get a dusty bag I just learned that I can also have the feed mixed and bagged here also

WHEN RACING SUPER DIET1000 & SUPER PLX FROM BOSMOLEN NOW OWNED BY VERSE-LAGA-SIMPLY THE BEST...................

been racing three years tried gerry plus,natural,elite now my birds on marimans
still dont know what to race on
think ill try and mix them all not got a clue?

I use V-Laga Super-widowhood early races, only breaking down to a depurative if the weather is mild and then gradually change to V-Laga Best All-round as the distance increases. A good tip I got this year is if you buy your corn a few bags at a time and you have plenty of room, try to get hold of an old fridge, lay it on its side and use this to store you corn. This stops any damp getting to it.

its got to be versa laga its the best i've seen so far..........westy your have you got alot of birds or is your pet shop ripping you off i have 30 and it does not cost me that much to feed them you need to find a corn store or animal feed store that might order your corn in for you

changed to a farm supplier six weeks ago, been using resting mix with beans and barliy.its half the price of top brands and the birds are exersising better

does anyone feed beans anymore? I have always used beans as a self-regulating hopper feed as well as mixtures for control & condition. I always start my young birds on beans before feeding mixtures. They only take what they need and very rarely over indulge.  When I use mixtures I use Bosmolen.

mick,i use beans alot one of best grains for rearing. club mate feeds 50% beans to old bird racers, last few years has won most races plus 3x 1st section mnfc  

versa laga super widowhood & gerry plus a real good mix

ok i voted Versele Laga but thats me base mix i use other stuff but its human consumption

gerry plus is the boy for young bird racing

i have gone back to how i used to feed beans maples and tares. cant be bothered with the state of the art bull sh** mixes.

i use verse laga superwidowhood and gerry plus experimented with feeding in my 1st season and found i got the best results using them

has anybody ever used bamford cool racer and fast and fancy mixes .....think they also have one a wizard  mix or is it wizard light

im using gem youngbird mix off andy galley...top quality

mick is that the same mix for the one loft race with the g10`s in it.

yes but no g10s init     ...

does anybody here know much about Garvo corn?

i voted Versa Laga althought i use farm corns as much as i can , but Versa Laga in my mind has the best range and is what i use during the racing season

i like using the natural feeds and products...........amanda

I feed any

Quoted from Albear

I feed any

Same as that mate.Costa do a 25k bag of rice for about 7quid as well .
just mix and match as i see fit i will use a base mix but its not allways the same then just add bits to it.
I'm on gem breeding at the moment but i mix a handfull of chicken pellets in with each feed to get the protein levels higher for breeding.

any widohood mix , i can then beef it up or thin it down , maize, bean's , pea's blue & white , wheat , groat's,
safflour , red & white dari , rice , barley, all bought as straights

iv paid £16 a bag and won iv payed £8 a bag and won as long as sound and clean corn  brand dont matter

any as long as clean

i only use versa laga just change
with the seasons but stick with
thoughout the year

Gem for me unless in the winter when they get all the cr-p they can.

im a big fan of versa laga corn,this winter ive been feeding crowhers from wakefeild corn cant knock it for price and qaulity

beans beans and more beans

when racing,, brand of feeding would not come into it,, type of feeding yes,, good sound clean corn ,  and fed to suit the type of racing [i,e distance differing from sprint]

I used Teurlings mixs, but as of the end of season my stockist stopped selling these mixs because the price rocketed
Ken