Feedings per day?

[Guest CS]

How many times per day do you feed during the off/moulting season, training & racing?

And if you feed once per day do you let your birds out twice?

[pigeonscout]

I feed twice per day 25% after morning fly round loft and then back to 75% from training toss in afternoon. Young birds I feed 25% when I take them of the dark then 1 hour later let them out to fly. In the afternoon I let them out to fly again to take the steam out of them and then take them on a training toss. They race home to the 75% afternoon feed and that is 1 hour 30 min's before I put them back on dark.

[Guest]

Hi Craig, I find it very easy to feed once a day in the 'off' season, but much more difficult after they have been paired up and start sitting on eggs.

 

Although most of mine have been sitting for just over a week now and I'm still feeding once a day around 1200, the cocks and hens are looking to get fed now at different times;

 

The hens are looking to be fed away from their boxes not long after the cock has taken over sitting; 1200 seems to suit them fine, but the cocks are also looking to eat (again) after the hen has again taken over sitting, around 4/5pm, with dusk around 6pm.

 

So looks like I need to go onto twice a day ... that's what the birds appear to want.

 

 

[pigeonpete]

Hi craig, feed once per day october to january, then, twice a day after pairing, corn freely availiable till breeding over end of march!! then change in diet, and game on!!

 

well thats theplan!!!  

[Lightning McQueen]

Twice a day (all year round) apart from when on youngsters..i still feed early morning and late evening before and after work,,,I'm lucky Sally will go in during day and feed as required..

 

[Guest TAMMY_1]

twice a day all the time, when feeding young birds a lot more is added to each feed but still just twice

[Guest CS]

Hi craig, feed once per day october to january, then, twice a day after pairing, corn freely availiable till breeding over end of march!! then change in diet, and game on!!

 

well thats theplan!!!  

 

What time do you feed once per day October to Jan ?

[pigeonpete]

About 1.30 pm craig, lofts 3 miles away and very busy with work!! dont do them any harm

[Flyer]

like most of the other replys twice a day all year 25% in the morning and the rest in the evening

[Beanz]

Once per day but they do get a bit of seed in the racing season after morning fly ( widowhood cocks)