Who Sells Groats In Central Scotland?

[billt]

Out of interest, what sense do you think the birds use to choose seeds, with us I'm sure sight and smell play a part but taste must be our main source of choice, the birds obviously don't taste as they pick up and swallow so must be sight or smell I guess, what's your thoughts?

[Guest chad3646]

Out of interest, what sense do you think the birds use to choose seeds, with us I'm sure sight and smell play a part but taste must be our main source of choice, the birds obviously don't taste as they pick up and swallow so must be sight or smell I guess, what's your thoughts?

 

 

to much food being put down, i m o

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Out of interest, what sense do you think the birds use to choose seeds, with us I'm sure sight and smell play a part but taste must be our main source of choice, the birds obviously don't taste as they pick up and swallow so must be sight or smell I guess, what's your thoughts?

 

I've seen the birds tasting. They pick up the grain, test it for soundness in their beaks and lick it at the same time. sometimes they drop it after this, others they swallow it.

[walterboswell59]

to much food being put down, i m o

no it was not that jimmy there was a bad batch of maples doing the rounds small and wrinkled the birds just would not eat them as if they knew something was wrong with them lots of the guys were saying the same doos like maples dont know if they could smell something on them or what the problem with them was but it was a problem i dont if they could taste they were not right bill my guess is smell is a big part of it but who knows

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Bruised grains have the sugars activated quicker, maybe they find the porridge tastier. You probably have good Scotts birds.

[walterboswell59]

I've seen the birds tasting. They pick up the grain, test it for soundness in their beaks and lick it at the same time. sometimes they drop it after this, others they swallow it.

seen them do that with tic beans as if there feeling the weight of the bean if it dont feel right its tossed away maybe they taste it to who knows m8

[billt]

Have seen youngsters testing seeds but old birds seem to go straight for what they want

[Guest chad3646]

pampered comes to mind

[walterboswell59]

pampered comes to mind

now now chad i remember an old pal that used to put his tic beans into a bin lid and pick out any bad ones and was a hard man to beat wonder what hed think of all the fancy mxtures thats around now eh

[Guest chad3646]

now now chad i remember an old pal that used to put his tic beans into a bin lid and pick out any bad ones and was a hard man to beat wonder what hed think of all the fancy mxtures thats around now eh

 

 

my guess walter, that he would still stick with the bean and the groats the maple and a little linseed simple as you can get it but as we all know walter you have got to have the right pigeons first you are on the right track now and good luck to you on the season ahead

[billt]

now now chad i remember an old pal that used to put his tic beans into a bin lid and pick out any bad ones and was a hard man to beat wonder what hed think of all the fancy mxtures thats around now eh

 

You reminded me of a club mate many years ago that fed farm tic beans only the whole year round, huge great things and his weaned youngsters ate them, I'm sure mine would have starved, his results at National level were great

[walterboswell59]

my guess walter, that he would still stick with the bean and the groats the maple and a little linseed simple as you can get it but as we all know walter you have got to have the right pigeons first you are on the right track now and good luck to you on the season ahead

thanks chad long way to go yet m8 but built a good team around me but as you know it can all fall apart very quick think yer right about the auld yin but worked for him why change it still think good doos will win on any good grain no matter what it is to many go ott on the feed if its one thing i learned off yer auld man its keep it simple and he was right imo

[walterboswell59]

You reminded me of a club mate many years ago that fed farm tic beans only the whole year round, huge great things and his weaned youngsters ate them, I'm sure mine would have starved, his results at National level were great

yip horse beans bill chads old man was great flyer distance man to only fed tic beans with linseed and a little groats and had good national results with a small team of birds others win feeding almost 80 percent maze go figure many roads lead to rome pal do your own thing imo

[PIGEONPACKMAN]

What benifits do the birds get from groats and have fajciers who feed them notifed andifference in there birds, just interested thoughtvabout feding it myself

[gulkie]

Sight must play a big part in recognising food my pigeons would kill for peanuts ,I have sat in

The garden and chucked down three peanuts and a bean the bean ain't even looked at,so they

recognise and remember the taste of the peanut,yes?? Or am

I wrong"