Change Of Feed.

[Guest geordiejen]

i have changed my food over the past 3 days and in the seed their is green peas,their wasnt any in the other feed i have used and the poops are fully formed but more green could this be down to the different feed upsetting the digestive system?birds are all fine but was wondering if this is the case.

[greenlands]

More than likely yes mate,did you introduce the new feed gradually.

[OLDYELLOW]

Just down to the green pea I use green peas in my mix

[andy Burgess]

i have changed my food over the past 3 days and in the seed their is green peas,their wasnt any in the other feed i have used and the poops are fully formed but more green could this be down to the different feed upsetting the digestive system?birds are all fine but was wondering if this is the case.

i would say so , if droppings are good then no need to worry .

[Guest geordiejen]

More than likely yes mate,did you introduce the new feed gradually.

no mate although their isnt much of a difference.i used breed and wean and then moved onto super elite popcorn mix.less maple more peas and small french maize is just about the only difference.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Heres a bit about green peas from a good book I like

 

"With the geen pea the pigeon fancier is supplying the troughs of his birds with the best legume.They contain less protein and minerals than beans,but still have more than enough.The high nutritive value is mainly due to the ample content of B and E vitamins,and vitamin forming substances such as provitamin A:carotin"

he goes onto say if they are abscent in your mixture add some yourself and the doos eat them happily as they are easily digested.He also mentions that they aren't really used as much as he thinks they should be.The main reason being the droppings are "nicer" with maple peas.

[just ask me]

if changing over the feed i like it add some into the old mix and slowly bringing it onto the new mix

[THE FIFER]

[OLDYELLOW]

Heres a bit about green peas from a good book I like

 

"With the geen pea the pigeon fancier is supplying the troughs of his birds with the best legume.They contain less protein and minerals than beans,but still have more than enough.The high nutritive value is mainly due to the ample content of B and E vitamins,and vitamin forming substances such as provitamin A:carotin"

he goes onto say if they are abscent in your mixture add some yourself and the doos eat them happily as they are easily digested.He also mentions that they aren't really used as much as he thinks they should be.The main reason being the droppings are "nicer" with maple peas.

In my many experiments with corn mixes I find the ratio of 3 parts maples to 2 parts green peas in the mix is fine as soon as I shift to more peas they will start to leave the green peas birds preferences can differ