mobster Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 can peanuts be a sole diet for young birds? pros and cons?
Guest Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 Cons - too fatening, and they need a wide variety of food and minerals. Its almost like feeding a kid only sweets.
Guest shadow Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 Peanuts should never be the sole diet for young or old pigeons the are to fattening and high in protien all birds need a balanced diet or suffer health problems, the same with people.
Peckedhen Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 Also the cost - unless you have found a cheap source!
jimmy white Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 peanuts are full of protein and good for the growing youngster, but it still needs a balanced diet,, it would be like you having steak for breakfast dinner and tea, but the old birds will naturally eat more protein whilst feeding young
mobster Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Posted January 31, 2006 what is the ratio of peanuts mixed with racing/breeding mix?
jimmy white Posted January 31, 2006 Report Posted January 31, 2006 THE BIRDS WILL TELL YOU MOBSTER, THEYLL EAT WHAT THEY NEED :)
Guest speckled Posted February 1, 2006 Report Posted February 1, 2006 :-/ :-/ Well use "Peanuts" for a treat,yes thay are good in protien,but fattening if feed alone,as other say to much of a good thing makes ya fat. ;D ;D.but its a good way of taming the birds. Alway have them in the loft coat pocket. Speckled
Guest cloudview Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 be very careful using peanuts they are prone to fungal problems if not stored correctly reccomend ones for human s i know to my cost
Guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 If you microwave them for 15 or so seconds it kills the fungus
Guest speckled Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 ;D Lol Sbelbin radio active penuts lol ;D ;D ;D ;D Speckled
THE FIFER Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 WHAT SHELBIN THE PEANUTS OR THE BIRDS LOL
THE FIFER Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 2 PEANUTS PER BIRD PER DAY IN AMPLE, I FEED THEM TO MINE WHEN PICKING ABOUT IN THE GARDEN AND TRY TO MAKE SURE ONE BIRD DOES'NT GET MORE THAN ITS SHARE, IF U JUST PUT A PILE OF NUTS DOWN SOME BIRDS WILL GET TOO MUCH, I FIND TOO MUCH CAN GIVE THEM SOFT DROPPINGS,
Guest slugmonkey Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 I have been reading on peanuts and decided to try them I have been having trouble getting birds to eat them I have started chopping them and am seeing if this wont help problem I am feeding a lot of corn 40% and about 10% wheat and peas and sunflower and about 30% milo this has been an excellent mix but maybe the peanuts will put me over the top
jimmy white Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 if you keep them a bit peckish , if theve never had p nuts, theyll eat them, and once they start ,theyll go for them like mad, but as said before they are fattening but the ammount can be ,regulated as you need to, ie feeding young their good, distance races , moulting etc
Guest slugmonkey Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 my birds fly out a lot but I am looking to peanuts for setting up on tougher races I have been reading a lot about giving them as they burn cleaner in the pigeon
Guest slugmonkey Posted March 27, 2006 Report Posted March 27, 2006 Last night I gave them to some babies at first I had to push them down but after a couple they swallowed them right down
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