BARLEY

[sprinter_1]

HI ALL

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FEEDING BARLEY AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS .IS IT TRUE THAT SOME FANCIERS MOULT THEIR PIGEONS ON 100%BARLEY.COULD PIGEONS RACE ON BARLEY ......THANKYOU

[Merlin]

My own system is based on feeding barley at approx 10% the whole year round, with this increased to 75% AFTER the moult,till two weeks before breeding,my way ,I am sure there are many others

[timbarra]

I only use Barley to achieveing to get weight off the pigeons, other than that, races horses dont win on hay alone !!!

 

spencer

[Merlin]

With the content of good clean barely at  Protein 11.3%,Carbo 69.25%,Water, 14.0%,Fat,2.6%and most important I think Fibre, at 14.4% its on par with Good Corn, but particular benifical for its high fibre content,sure you are correct Rose re Tipplers,it wouldnt do any harm to a 500 milers if fed correctly

[schouwman71]

i know a few top fancierswho race there youngsters on barley andthere not starved to win,if you feed barley to your birds just take notice on how long they start to fly for,its good stuff,dont knock it has it is a good grain to tighten them up.

[timbarra]

i know a few top fancierswho race there youngsters on barley andthere not starved to win,if you feed barley to your birds just take notice on how long they start to fly for,its good stuff,dont knock it has it is a good grain to tighten them up.

 

I usually use a sanner to tighten things up les,   ;D

 

Bareley is good at certain times, you can hopper feed it without risking the birds getting fat

[LISTER]

 

I usually use a sanner to tighten things up les,   ;D

 

Bareley is good at certain times, you can hopper feed it without risking the birds getting fat

 

Can i have a "P" please bob lol  :X :X

[timbarra]

 

Can i have a "P" please bob lol  :X :X

 

P there u go, now that was funny  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Back garden fancier]

Chris Gordon, one of the great modern flyers feeds ONLY barley. He races up to 850 miles !

[leighton1984]

feed only the best barley for the birds at the right time and they will fly very good round home some say no to it and some say its the best thing they is . I feed it  

[sprinter_1]

THANKYOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPLYS

 

[leighton1984]

I feed barley from Swainston Durham very good best that i have seen  

[Aussie Lofts Australia]

my Janssen based pigeons raced extremley well on a high percentage barley diet, however my Aussie based lines did not.

[sprinter_1]

HELLO ALL

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHAT WAY Chris Gordon FEEDS BARLEY TO HIS BIRDS  THANKYOU

[frank-123]

http://www.elimarpigeons.com/Article3/Gordon.htm

[sprinter_1]

THANKYOU BART A VERY GOOD READ

[Lennut Tar]

my Janssen based pigeons raced extremley well on a high percentage barley diet, however my Aussie based lines did not.

 

;D ;D ;D That may be so   ;) But which would you prefer ???????? to be waiting for, at 500/600 miles into a strong head wind there. "PMSL".

Enjoy.

 

 

[Lennut Tar]

http://www.elimarpigeons.com/Article3/Gordon.htm

 

Thanks Bart !!!!!!!!!,  I just read the Gordon article etc & I thought it was a beauty   ;) . Even for an old bloke like me ???????. Never to old ???????? to learn something new  ;D ;D ;D because I found it very thought provoking at times & of great interest to me. Now !!!!!! all I have to do, is work out how to adapt it to my way of doing things.

Enjoy.

 

 

[Merlin]

Have always held beliefs that Barley is one of the essential grains a fancier can feed his birds,at various percentages all year round,possibily maligned because of its relative cost in comparsion to other grains,with a school of thought amongst many,if its cheap, its not good enough for birds,this is a common trait among many aspects of our sport.