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is it possible to feed just once a day.

Think you will find that it is the norm during the winter months.

I started it on Sunday and feed at 8am.

Time of day will depend on your work & other commitments.

Yes, I staretd my birds on a 1 feed a day last week, and will remain on this over the winter.

thanks for the replys.can u feed once a day all year round or not

if you feed once a day the pigeons metabolism will slow down , it think that its starving then the bird stores energy as fat so in answer to that question i'd say no

Quoted from fodencat

thanks for the replys.can u feed once a day all year round or not

yes, but not when the old birds are feeding y/birds

i have fed once a day after racing ever since i started with pigeons does not hurt them

One of the best long distance fanciers in Holland only see to their birds in the evening, they flag them for exercise and then they are fed, what is left over in the troughs does them in the morning.

I feed once a day all year round unless there feeding youngsters then it will go to 3-4 times a day.

Yes, I staretd my birds on a 1 feed a day last week, and will remain on this over the winter.

Whilst in moult feeding always in front of the pigeons with fresh food put down in front them twice a day, winter months will most times feed once a day and in spring and summer fed between two and five times a day.

I know a guy who feeds once a day all year round and he wins out of turn.

good birds are good birds i think it dont make too much of a difference really

I know a guy who feeds once a day all year round and he wins out of turn.

Quoted from OLDYELLOW

if you feed once a day the pigeons metabolism will slow down , it think that its starving then the bird stores energy as fat so in answer to that question i'd say no

Sorry !!!!!!!!!   "LMFAO" I take back now what I just  said about you on the other topic here      But your wrong I'm afraid for what I have seen.
1st, Never ever only feed once a day when breeding or you have young in the nest etc, it's wrong. Racing is a different matter/issue & it can be quite successful only feeding once a day. Many flyers I know have done it for years here, mainly because of work committments/time which just does not allow them to be at their lofts twice a day to feed & train them.
Enjoy   & I hope we can still be friends.

I cafeteria all winter and open loft as well my birds were locked down 3 days last winter Oct - March
During the race season I feed 1 time a day in the LATE evening

ill try put it better on the recent threads great birds in scotland  and the other thread birds into ireland wales england there were great birds mentioned on these threads do u think if these birds were fed only once a day they wouldent have got these results i bet some of them were  and if they were fed with different grains they would have  still got the same results

good pigeons are good pigeons fullstop

We have only ever fed once a day as such, the only thing they got in a morning was a bit of seed and they win.


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thanks for all the replies.thinking about coming back into the sport after 20yrs away.the reason i asked the question was because of my work commitments.i start work at 16.00 & work till 02.00 sometimes 04.00,so its just trying to balance out feeding times

Quoted from fodencat

thanks for the replys.can u feed once a day all year round or not

Yes........and win prizes
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but there are many roads to rome!!