Corn help!!! Corn?!?

[philocrates]

Can I get an icon with a shaking head?

All I can tell you is my pigeons HATE, I repeat HATE HATE HATE, corn. How do I know? One of the foods we use is high in corn. [it is the we forgot to order your usual type of corn sorry bag] I don't get out of the room before they are throwing it on the floor cooing like crazy. Mad, angry, upset.

I spend the day in with the vac to take care of the corn. When I buy the food low in corn [but high in peas and others like that] well.. now that is a different story. Everyone dives for it when the new bag comes in. I barely pick up seeds at all.

[birdlover000]

O, so they like peas........

Corn and pea mix, good idea!!!

Thanks!

[birdlover000]

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I think we are, are we?????????

[maryco]

My birds don't like corn very much, they will eat it though if they are stuck on the nest with just corn left in the little dish near them.

But I know pigeons don't hate corn because the ferals will eat it and some who I rescue and bring in will eat it.

Milo though is still a favourite among all my birds.

Try to get a good balanced seed mix, not too many peas because they will get too much protein which is not good, barley, wheat, milo, buckwheat, some safflower, oats and other seeds are good along with some white peas, green peas, maple peas and some whole corn (never cracked corn!)

Mary

[david j bourgoin]

the warmer it gets the less whole corn to use. always have some amount of whole corn in your feed. pigeons will survive just fine on corn and wheat and alittle milo if you can get it. if you dont race you sure dont need expensive feed. because alot of pigeons wont eat peas and barly and such. ive had pigeons for over 50 years and use to sell feed, so i know what iam talking about. good luck with your birds. the smaller the corn the better

[Trees Gray]

Hi Mary!

I wonder if your babies just don't need it because they are inside in a warm place. Pigeons in outside conditions will eat it cause they need the extra fat to stay warm. They need the extra fuel. That is why your ferals outside eat it.

That is why my birds prefer corn in winter, less in spring and none in the hot Florida summer.

Treesa

[maryco]

Hello Treesa,

That could be very true
My birds are very picky but when there is nothing left in the little dish near the nest except corn they will eat it..

I give my ferals most of the corn from Dotty and Pearl, I save it for a cold day and they just love it.. So Glad I can make use of it, I pick up all the little corns that get stuck in the corners of my room to collect and give to the ferals, not a single one goes to waste..

Mary

[birdlover000]

Ok, I've changed it froma ll corn, to a mix................I think he like sit!!

[philocrates]

If you have an Agway [I am in PA USA] what we use is their breeding food. My guys hate the maintence [corn LOTS of corn] and the performance [more corn] Lots of peas, chickpeas and the like in breeding.

It beats getting nailed by flying corn an angry pigeon is throwing at you.

[Jesse]

I feed my pigeons daily 14 with popcorns. this means 14% of protein and they also have little popcorns. i found this to be more favorable for my pigeons.

[Jules]

My two cents.. and my experience is with ferals. I get my 50 pound bags of corn for $6 and the pigeons love it. Once, I didn't have time to go to the farm where I always get it and went to a feed store.
The pigeons wouldn't touch it. ???
I called the feed store and with some tender "pushing" I fould out that the corn they sold was genetically modified.
When I got my farm corn & put it out, the pigeons dove in. However, they again left what I presume was the modified corn. I ended up raking it up & composting it.
Food.... for thought.

Julianne