Guest pigeon82 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 i just bought a bag of barley and im wondering wat ways i can mix the food i gave them it today mixed with their usual feed 1/2 oz barley and 1/2 oz normal feed is this ok?
ALF Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Just now i mix the barley with more barley
OLDYELLOW Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 it all depends on what your doing with the birds at the time to what percentage you use
Guest pigeon82 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 at the minute ive only 4 latebreds but ive 18 youngsters arriving on monday and will be training them up for racing so im wondering wat to do just looking for ideas if anyone can help me out plz
OLDYELLOW Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 id give them 10% of there feed in barley but others may differ in opinion
ALF Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Feed a good high protein young bird mix for the 1st few months and leave the barley out for now with the y/b's
Guest pigeon82 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 is it no good for young birds then i take it
ALF Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Yes it is but feed them a good y/b feed to get them growing well and give them a good start
ALF Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 I give my y/b's plenty of barley but not until the are flying for well over an hour
OLDYELLOW Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 its good to gauge the correct feeding once they start leaving the barley they have had enough food ( feeding by hand ) , im not a great lover of barley with ybs i'd rather use wheat
Guest pigeon82 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 so do you think around the 2 to 3 month stage when theyre flying well before i start the barley then
Guest Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Get the barley in once they flying well, could add to a mix now but only a little and depends what mix.
Roland Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 I switched back to Barly as posted short while back. Have a Oat basis with Barley, wheat, and cut maize. Maize is to keep the warm in the night. Barley to cleanse blood, wheat for goodness, and Oats for day time warmth and protein. Will be adding Tic Beans or Maples soon as I will be considering mating them up. .... I have promised the odd youngster, so will be putting one or two together for that purpose.
sprinter_1 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 I switched back to Barly as posted short while back. Have a Oat basis with Barley, wheat, and cut maize. Maize is to keep the warm in the night. Barley to cleanse blood, wheat for goodness, and Oats for day time warmth and protein. Will be adding Tic Beans or Maples soon as I will be considering mating them up. .... I have promised the odd youngster, so will be putting one or two together for that purpose. HI M8 DO YOU THINK BARLEY IS NO GOOD FOR THEM WARM...THANK YOU
Guest asha Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 You could race right through the oldbird season 1/2 and 1/2,just give extra fats buildup for longest race. I myself will be trying a very light diet this race season,probable no more than 10% protein,just will add fats starting 3days- up to 10 days for the longest,so what i learn,if anything.
Delboy Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 You could race right through the oldbird season 1/2 and 1/2,just give extra fats buildup for longest race. I myself will be trying a very light diet this race season,probable no more than 10% protein,just will add fats starting 3days- up to 10 days for the longest,so what i learn,if anything. A bit of sense from you, for *expletive removed* sake, whats the world coming to. ;D
Roland Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 sprinter_1 I think Barley is good for them all year round. But, though it has protein, etc. it is best as a blood purifier. BUT only fed sparingly. Because it can cause toxin. As it's make up lacks certain criteia feed wise, pigeons will tend to overeat to make up for what they / barley lacks at times... ythen they will over eat. Then problems can arise like toxin, etc.
Guest youngzimmy Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 ROLAND YOU CAN MIX ENGLISH IRISH AND WALES BARLEY TOGETHER IF YOU LIKE BUT YER NO GETTIN ONY OH OOR SCOTTISH BARLEY FIR YER CHEEK
jimmy white Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 allthough im not a great lover of barley,, but would use it as a weight controller,,, but would suggest if feeding a certain percentage of barley, would feed this percentage first b4 the other mix
Roland Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 ;D ;DROLAND YOU CAN MIX ENGLISH IRISH AND WALES BARLEY TOGETHER IF YOU LIKE BUT YER NO GETTIN ONY OH OOR SCOTTISH BARLEY FIR YER CHEEK ;D ;D ;D and to think we paid for that... and taught you how to grow it lol ;) :P
sprinter_1 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Posted February 11, 2009 sprinter_1 I think Barley is good for them all year round. But, though it has protein, etc. it is best as a blood purifier. BUT only fed sparingly. Because it can cause toxin. As it's make up lacks certain criteia feed wise, pigeons will tend to overeat to make up for what they / barley lacks at times... ythen they will over eat. Then problems can arise like toxin, etc. THANK YOU ROLAND WHEN YOU SAY FED SPARINGLY BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE TOXINS WHAT EFFECTS DOES IT HAS ON THE PIGEONS.THANK YOU
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