newcomer seeks advice

[coey]

could anyone tell me how much food to give my birds? i was informed to feed a small handfull per bird but when i go into my loft the birds run around the loft with their wings in the air as if they are still hungry?

[majorpet]

if birds are not being raced 1 oz/bird /day-and once a week 1 and half oz.

 

give the birds a good mixture.

 

majorpet

[timbarra]

when you feed the birds give some small seeds in the morning only a little though, when they have finished exercise feed them until the first couple of birds go to water for a drink, then as time goes on in future you will notice which birds need a little more and which need a littl less. they are living animals treat them like you love them, not robots.

 

watch them they will talk to you in many ways. hope this helps

 

regards spencer

[Guest]

Having much the same trouble myself just now having changed from a mix with no small seeds to one with a lot.

 

At the mo I'm working from day to day, they were bad today, so I gave them a little more than yesterday. Hopefully less 'ravenous' tomorrow.

[frank-123]

if it gets colder i up the feeding a little

 

[chickadee]

if it gets colder i up the feeding a little

 

Yes I think ours needs that wee bit more when the nights are getting cold.

[ALF]

1 OZ A DAY PER BIRD IS ALL THEY NEED AS THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT SITTING AROUND THE LOFT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

[majorpet]

if it gets colder i up the feeding a little

 

of course thats right.

 

majorpet

[Brian Smith]

They may not be racing or training, but young birds are still maturing and all the birds are moulting so the last thing you should do is weigh food,feed them a good moulting mix and watch for them going to the drinker when about half of them have had a drink stop feeding. A good seed mix with the moulting mix will not hurt them.