Maize

[neila]

what kind of maize would members buy by choice and purchased as a straight to add to a standard mix for the race season

[Wiley]

I do like cribbs maize, but hard to get hold off. A fad of mine has always been popcorn maize though

[neila]

cheers Wiley

what do you think of petite French ? it looks a small maize very much like the 2 you mentioned

[Kyleakin Lofts]

what kind of maize would members buy by choice and purchased as a straight to add to a standard mix for the race season

 

I believe they all contain the same feed values and are difficult to notice if they become mouldy, but that aside, cribs maize is dried more naturally and red maize apparently contains more sugars and becomes a favourite of the birds once they are used to it. Red Bordeaux cribs maize fits the bill. I have also heard the birds prefer the smaller maize.

 

I do not know the facts behind any of this.

 

Are you the Neil from London area whom I spoke to previously on another site?

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Get a bag of the Mariman Multimais and see what you think

[OLDYELLOW]

I always buy popcorn it's a good size and full of sugar as stopped growing to it's full size , so an ideal maize , never tried the ruby maize's

[neila]

thanks for the replies

kyle akin im near London mate

[Tony C]

A couple of ways of testing the quality of a bag of maize is if you bury your hand in it there should be no powder on your hand when withdrawn. The other is drop a handful on a hard surface and it should ping everywhere, if it just bounces with a dull sound its no good.

[philg50]

A couple of ways of testing the quality of a bag of maize is if you bury your hand in it there should be no powder on your hand when withdrawn. The other is drop a handful on a hard surface and it should ping everywhere, if it just bounces with a dull sound its no good.

Is that not just because its not polished that there is powder on it ,i thought that would be cornflour wouldnt dampness be the enemy.

[neila]

A couple of ways of testing the quality of a bag of maize is if you bury your hand in it there should be no powder on your hand when withdrawn. The other is drop a handful on a hard surface and it should ping everywhere, if it just bounces with a dull sound its no good.

 

I didn't know that Tony. I thought the white powder was like a starch which was good sign

[Kyleakin Lofts]

thanks for the replies

kyle akin im near London mate

 

Good to know which site you are on now.

 

A couple of ways of testing the quality of a bag of maize is if you bury your hand in it there should be no powder on your hand when withdrawn. The other is drop a handful on a hard surface and it should ping everywhere, if it just bounces with a dull sound its no good.

 

Good pointers!

 

Does the dust show it is mouldy and the dull bounce indicate dampness?

[Novice]

Some of the best seasons I ever had were when I used large maize covered in flour. I have no idea what kind it was but it came directly from the docks in 10 stone bags and was very reasonable priced. I wish I could get my hands on some again.

[philg50]

I get my maize up here from a company they are called Harbro ,it is a bit dusty and some broken ears its £8 a bag and the doos snap it up no ill effects.

[walterboswell59]

Some of the best seasons I ever had were when I used large maize covered in flour. I have no idea what kind it was but it came directly from the docks in 10 stone bags and was very reasonable priced. I wish I could get my hands on some again.

was just thinking the very same thing m8 it was dog tooth maize full of flour and the birds raced great on it almost everyone in my club was using it great stuff as long as its dry maize is maize grain being nice a shinny looks good but it does not make it better its still maize imo

[peter pandy]

Whole Maize or American Corn as Eddy Newcombe called it can be had from Coxidene at £10 per 25 Kgs and regards the flour accompanying it is the best part.