Peanuts

[Guest speckled]

I aslo gives "peanuts" red skins from the health shop.i give my birds,them all the time,but its only as a treat . I start as soon as the youngsters,are feeding themselfs.Ok thay might not be able to pick, them up,but because the parents are feed them, thay soon get the bond  ;D  I also think that it helps to tame the youngsters & oldens.Speckled.

[mealybar]

There were peanuts in a racing mix I tried this year, not many mind.

Try a couple in your trapping seed; mine never trapped so well

[westburylofts]

 

Was it the Arrow Mix  From Blandfords

 

RAY

[mealybar]

Trying to think now,, erm, it was one of the Wizard mixes,, cant remember who makes it off the top of my head tonight.

[Chatrace]

Raw Spanish ,Training treat and for shipping on 300 mile races

[Peckedhen]

The reason for using peanuts that are for humans  is because the ones for wild birds are treated with chemicals,  that over a long time can have an effect on the pigeons,  

 

This is what we have been told, and everyone in our area say the same thing.

 hope it is true and not because they all have shares in the local health food shop.

 

Thanks Ray, I'll get myself to the health shop for the red skins and give these old ones  to the Sparrowhawks!! ;D  

 

Peckedhen  

[james_mc_laughlin]

I use peanuts all year round, especially in the breeding season as I think the y.b.s thrive on them when been fed by the parents. I also agree with Speckled, they are a great way to get the birds settled. When the birds get the taste for them they will climb over the top of you if they think they are going to get some. I have one hen in particular who will fly straight to my hand on return from a race instead of entering the loft because she knows i use them to trap and dos'nt waste any time in getting her share. Who says you need electronic timing   :D

[westy]

during the winter i mix them with the food but not loads just a little

[Guest]

during the winter i mix them with the food but not loads just a little

 

Interesting, Westy.

 

Do you chop your peanuts ?

[carl]

speight i have peanuts in my loft coat pocket most times when im cleaning out etc,im always teasing the birds with them letting them fight over them etc.The birds know that i have them and this motavates the birds everytime i enter the lofts.Some of the tame birds are constantly at me trying to get there treat.I dont give too many this time of year but when breeding starts i will mix them with the corn.

[alan_smith]

Agree with you Carl 100%

 

Our birds will do anything for peanuts,

 

Alan

[Guest]

speight i have peanuts in my loft coat pocket most times when im cleaning out etc,im always teasing the birds with them letting them fight over them etc.The birds know that i have them and this motavates the birds everytime i enter the lofts.Some of the tame birds are constantly at me trying to get there treat.I dont give too many this time of year but when breeding starts i will mix them with the corn.

 

Why do you mix them with the corns in the breeding? Carl  :-/

[pouw22]

HELLO ALL, I FEED REDSKINS ALL YEAR ROUND BUT NOT TOO MANY. WHEN REARING I HAVE FOUND MIXED CHOPPED NUTS''THE SORT YOU CAN BUY IN SUPERMARKETS''ARE REALLY BENIFICIAL I MIX THEM WITH HORMOFORM AND GROATS AND GIVE A SMALL AMOUNT TO EACH PAIR EACH DAY,AND A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK ADD ECHINACEA ONTO THE MIX AND SINCE USING THIS IVE NOT HAD ANY Y/B SICKNESS IN LOFT,BUT THIS COULD JUST BE COINCIDENCE,BUT IT DOES BRING THEM ON BEAUTIFULLY.

[carl]

Hi speight because i want as much fat and protein pumped into the youngbirds as possible,mixing them in with the food the older birds ravish them eating them before anything else.I also swear by homoform when breeding,gem the pax on food three time a week also.

[Guest]

Has anybody try "Gem 10 Breeding" ? what do you think of them ?

[snowy]

Hi speight because i want as much fat and protein pumped into the youngbirds as possible,mixing them in with the food the older birds ravish them eating them before anything else.I also swear by homoform when breeding,gem the pax on food three time a week also.

 

carl, ive started giving the birds homoform a very small ammount, they took a while to get the taste (like the peanuts) but now ravish it, what benifits have you noticed, i seem to have noticed my birds are more active?

[snowy]

Hi Peckedhen

 

The reason for using peanuts that are for humans  is because the ones for wild birds are treated with chemicals,  that over a long time can have an effect on the pigeons,  

 

This is what we have been told, and everyone in our area say the same thing.

 hope it is true and not because they all have shares in the local health food shop.

 

 RAY

 

i have also heard that the ones for birds can carry mould on some of them & can be bad for the pigeons.

also when doc white ;D told me about the nuts i chopped them at first, , but now they love em, but only 1 or 2 nuts per day each, its the nuts that got my birds so tame, even the stock birds i got off people are now waiting for me in the morning for their nut out of my hand, if they dont take it out my hand, they dont get one   But its worked for me, & when i go in the loft now at first light before the hens get off the eggs, theres one or two that will take the nut while sitting on the nest ;D its a good feeling to get them this tame & trust you.

 

[Tony C]

Peanuts bought other than human grade should be given 20 seconds in the microwave, a couple of handfuls at at time, kills of any nasties.

[jimmy white]

peanuts ,not for human consumtion, can be sprayed with milton, dried and fed to the birds???

[Tony C]

More than one way to skin a cat .................redskin :)

[pigeonjock]

SPEIGHT,WERE TRYING GEM 10 PELLETS AT THE MOMENT WHILE THE BIRDS ARE FEEDING YOUNGUNS, AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THEY ARE EATING THEM BETTER THAN ANY PELLET I HAVE TRIED THEM ON.WE WERE ALWAYS BIG BELIEVERS IN P40 PELLETS BUT THOUGHT WE'D TRY THE G 10'S AS WE LIKE GEM PRODUCTS.WHAT THE YOUNG TURN OUT LIKE I'LL LET YOU KNOW AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY ONLY 4-5 DAYS OLD AT THE MO.

[chickadee]

Are peanuts poisonous to pigeons or not?

[bewted]

no,they love them,but,too much can put too much weight on them,,,,use as a treat and putting little extra weight for flying long distance basically !!!

[Guest]

Are peanuts poisonous to pigeons or not?

 

they love there nuts

[chickadee]

Yes I know they love them but, a pigeon fancier from kennoway said that they were poisonous to the birds systems, now, I've been feeding peanuts to our birds since we got them and if they were poisonous all our birds would be stone dead by now, but, they are thriving.

 

I just wondered if anyone else thought them not to be good for the birds, but, I'm more than happy with my replys, thanks bewted and geordie.

 

My birds are also more than happy with your replys. ;D ;D ;D ;D