cold snap

[ALF]

i know its going off the thread a little , but with this cold weather

my pigeons are eating double the amount of corn nearly but with

pairing up in feb i dont want the hens putting on weight , any body else in the same boat

 

Mine just get the same weight allow i dont feed as much barley in it

[sammy]

i know its going off the thread a little , but with this cold weather

my pigeons are eating double the amount of corn nearly but with

pairing up in feb i dont want the hens putting on weight , any body else in the same boat

 

weren all in the same boat matey all pigeons eat more in cold weather as its there main source of heat GRUB  thats what keeps them warm better if you feed barley then you can give them plenty  

[Guest kev d]

 

weren all in the same boat matey all pigeons eat more in cold weather as its there main source of heat GRUB  thats what keeps them warm better if you feed barley then you can give them plenty  

 

hello sammy

i know all about what your saying they are on a good resting mix

from natrural and every thing else they need , i kept and raced pigeons

for over 25 years and i cant remember my birds wanting so much food

any way good luck for the comming season , kev

 

[alec guinness]

in the 50s the local laird had a curling tournament for the villagers on the local loch and at half time the cook from the "big hoose" would come on to the ice in a horse and cart with hot soups & rolls for all.very very cold. :) :) :)

[Geraint Parry]

Cold out there this morning, car running for at least 20 mins heaters on. Still Frozen solid. Will have to go check the drinkers in the aviary's as soon as dawn breaks.

[Guest kev d]

here in wellington somerset -3 , brass monkey weather

happy new year to every one

[Guest IB]

i know its going off the thread a little , but with this cold weather

my pigeons are eating double the amount of corn nearly but with

pairing up in feb i dont want the hens putting on weight , any body else in the same boat

 

Like yourself have been inclined in the past to feed more. But the only change I've made is to leave barley out of their mix (since Monday week), feeding an ounce of breeders mix per bird.

 

Question: does anyone know if pigeons are the same as wild birds in that their metabolism slows during colder weather? Don't know the temperature that triggers this, but it's 1% fall for every 1C fall. ? ?  Would mean that in 'lower temperatures' we should feed same or less, but certainly not more.

[Tony C]

 

Like yourself have been inclined in the past to feed more. But the only change I've made is to leave barley out of their mix (since Monday week), feeding an ounce of breeders mix per bird.

 

Question: does anyone know if pigeons are the same as wild birds in that their metabolism slows during colder weather? Don't know the temperature that triggers this, but it's 1% fall for every 1C fall. ? ?  Would mean that in 'lower temperatures' we should feed same or less, but certainly not more.

 

I would let the pigeons be the judge of that.

 

You cant expect to get pigeons conditioned for breeding by keeping them short of food, would a shortage of food effect their hormones too?

[bewted]

only real bad weather i know of was in 1963 i believe,,,,now that was a cold snowy year for everyone,only time i know bedford here to come to standstill because of it all and just after blizzards and everything stopped,it went to freezing that much you could walk on top of 2,3,4 foot of snow without falling through it !!!

 

also that year could walk all over fishing grounds on ice anywhere for a good week or more,never have seen anything like it since then !!

[Guest strapper]

glad i missed it...i was born in 64....maybe they froze me out lol

[bewted]

glad i missed it...i was born in 64....maybe they froze me out lol

 

you were a test tube baby lmao  

[Guest IB]

 

I would let the pigeons be the judge of that.

 

You cant expect to get pigeons conditioned for breeding by keeping them short of food, would a shortage of food effect their hormones too?

 

Not suggesting keeping birds short of food - and I've never done it.

 

What I was asking was do pigeons have the same mechanism that wild birds have that helps them survive through the coldest spells?

 

As I understand it, low temperatures cause the birds body systems to slow down, so conserving energy loss. There's also less food available to wild birds at these times, but what little there is for them still provides each bird with all the energy it needs, because the body uses less.

[jimmy white]

 

Not suggesting keeping birds short of food - and I've never done it.

 

What I was asking was do pigeons have the same mechanism that wild birds have that helps them survive through the coldest spells?

 

As I understand it, low temperatures cause the birds body systems to slow down, so conserving energy loss. There's also less food available to wild birds at these times, but what little there is for them still provides each bird with all the energy it needs, because the body uses less.

 

i can beleive this,, but do notice the birds want more in especialy cold conditions [as is now brrr ] i must be a little soft , give them a little extra maize , but my few , fly out each day ,,well  ,,,more the case of water , changed twice am ,,and pm,,, i beleive this cold frosthard period is could for eliminating nasties  [nice when you can just pick the droppings up by hand ;D]

[OLDYELLOW]

just went out breifly and as went out of door steam was freezing as it hit my face from heating system outside its going to be a cold one tonight , must open the Glen Morangie to keep the cold out

[Guest]

At the loft in frosty devon 2ish this afternoon, was still -2

[jimmy white]

just put another jersey on,, looking at the pic ;D  [its the same here]

[newbold]

to day in derbyshire first day to day water had froze in drinkers since cold snap

[Blue Chequer Pied]

to day in derbyshire first day to day water had froze in drinkers since cold snap

 

Phil it was -7 here at lunchtime yesterday having to thaw out the drinkers 2-3 times a day scraping out is tough work everything solid

[newbold]

hi paul verry cold hear but not that bad,bean digging garden all week apart from to day

[Jumbo]

Paul  you don't get wet dropping in this weather

[Blue Chequer Pied]

hi paul verry cold hear but not that bad,bean digging garden all week apart from to day

 

I would need a jack hammer to break the surface of mine Phil. You would honestly think we have had a heavy fall of snow the frost has been so hard for over a week now even the rivers are frozen over. I have been in and out of the loft all day just to thaw out.  8) 8) 8) 8)

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Paul  you don't get wet dropping in this weather

 

Jim they are falling out like frozen peas  ;D ;D ;D

[Guest joshdonlan]

Nice setting Albear mate.

[newbold]

yes paul i can imagenen i used to live in the north east and yes i mis it bean hear 11 years and still carnt get used to wether hear

[REDCHEQHEN]

Although it was cold this morning - I was surprised the car was fine - no windscreen to scrape - and no ground frost at all - not even at work which is further inland tho' it looked like freezing fog 'on them there hills' (evil)