Peanuts

[Bobthegas]

Hi,

 

I was advised by a top Welsh flyer to give my young birds a handful of peanuts per day.

50 young would eat approx 65oz corn and 1 handful peanuts.

Any ideas?

 

Bob

[Guest]

if i was going to give them every day id make sure after exercise or training they will then love trapping into the loft.   my youngsters have as much corn as they like everyday, i like to see them develop healthy, soon get the weight off with some training nearer racing.

[Guest]

i myself uses peanuts and everyone who knows me  locally knows  they are a fav of mine.

hence naming a very good dch hen of mine (peanut).

i believe steven van bremen recomends them too?...who was the welsh fancier who recomended them?

i give mine loads and it hasnt done them any harm....paul

[stevebelbin]

People have prob guessed im a fan of peanuts as well (for the birds i mean). Ive started my weaned YBs on them. They need to be cut into quarters for the YBs as they struggle to pick them up at first. And they need putting in the micorwave for 15-20 seconds to kill off any fungi

[Guest]

I use peanuts quite alot for showing as they produce that little bit of extra condition .They are very fattening so I would'nt over do it.Great tip about the microwave to kill bugs,Iwill do that next time as it is not easy to get real top quality peanuts.

[Guest shadow]

buy my peanuts from local supermarket then you know they are not contaminated the pet shop ones could be, still no harm in using micro wave to make doubly sure

[Guest]

People have prob guessed im a fan of peanuts as well (for the birds i mean). Ive started my weaned YBs on them. They need to be cut into quarters for the YBs as they struggle to pick them up at first. And they need putting in the micorwave for 15-20 seconds to kill off any fungi

 

just on a normal setting?

 

 

[Roland]

Bob be very careful with peanuts for several reasons. not least the Toxin in their system and getting a duff load. I'd only use from a Shop that sell for Human consumption for starters. And never more than three straight after a race. They will be like new by the morrow. In the wek no more than one each. Bad to stock them up on them. JMOand from expierence.

[stevebelbin]

 

just on a normal setting?

 

 

Yeh, I put it on full power for 15 - 20 seconds

[gangster]

YES I LIKE PEANUTS BUT ONLY HUMAN EDIBLE 1NS I FIND THEM BETTER AND NOT BIG LIKE SOME IVE SEEN....PS IM GONNA TRY MICRO AS WELL NICE TIP.......

[ACE LOFTS]

bob get your penuts from holland & barrets i think there the best peanuts u can buy, we always put our young birds on them just to get used to them but soon as there are used to them we take them off, thats normaly aroud training time.

[steven booth]

I find when i give peanuts to pigeons they go really loose maybe im giving them to much i really dont know

[Guest CS]

i used them before but dont see any difference, do any of you lads and lassess use peanuts, if so when do you give them and how often,and of course how many,

[speedbird]

ive used peanuts normally before a long hard race normally around 3 or 4 per bird as they hold water & full of protein & fat.whisch give energy released over a hard race i give the ybs them now to get use to them as yearlings. not that ybs need them or many hard races as ybs unless its a hard day at 200miles or racing channel but to get use to them as yearlings and  they then love em

[Chatrace]

The smaller round Spanish peanut is best I think,and in the raw form not salted or roasted

[chickadee]

People have prob guessed im a fan of peanuts as well (for the birds i mean). Ive started my weaned YBs on them. They need to be cut into quarters for the YBs as they struggle to pick them up at first. And they need putting in the micorwave for 15-20 seconds to kill off any fungi

 

Why do peanuts have to be microwaved and not their usual bird seed mixture? I would have thought that bird seed would have a certain amount of bacteria in it as well, does it?   :)

[crazy pigeon boy]

i give peanuts before a hard race and as a treat when back from training and racing they go mad for them  

[Guest]

i throw loads of peanuts to my birds.never count or look at the amount.never did my birds any harm.always give them straight from the bag,but i do watch for funny/bad looking ones .i can say peanuts do more good then harm...paul

[gangster]

The smaller round Spanish peanut is best I think,and in the raw form not salted or roasted

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  HAVE TO BE SOME KINDA DIMWITT TO GIVE SALTED OR ROASTED DONT YOU THINK... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D