another food question

look for a standard mix if you can find one. If not wild mix, will do if that is all you can get. mix in safflower, and more oil sunflower to get the protein up.
I do think if you look around you will find a supplier of pigeon feeds. I have to drive 1/2 hour to get to any feed store that carries pigeon mix. I think there is some risk with the wild bird mix, since i do not think it is monitored as close. Feed a lot of grit, and in its own container. Dave

dave what do you pay for pigeon feed? i called 2 places heres, 40/50 pounds 17-23 bucks a bag. do you buy the grit at the feed store or do you order it off the net? -chris

colbyjack said:

dave what do you pay for pigeon feed? i called 2 places heres, 40/50 pounds 17-23 bucks a bag. do you buy the grit at the feed store or do you order it off the net? -chris

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Hurry and go buy some........LOL
We pay $29 to $35 for a 50lb bag........

Chris,What part of Illinois do you live?I used to mix my own feed, if the mill sell's the differant grain's. May the way to go.Just a thought.

western IL on the iowa border. Rock Island

what do you mix? i got a few feed stores but have no clue what to mix. any help would be appreciated. chris

Chris, I have a friend who used to fly in the East Moline club, I don't think that's too far from you?Check them out on the ARPU site. If you can get in contact with any of those guy's, I'm sure they would be more that willing to help you. I'm digging around for my recipe...Which was basicaly maple pea's, milo, corn and hard wheat and a little flax. It's the proportions I can't find, I'm digging!

Chris that is right about what i pay, last time is was like 22.00, but i went with a no corn, safflower instead, mix. get your grit from the feed store, you will not have to pay for shipping. Buy the red Grit, if they carry it. Believe it or not unless you live near very GOOD feed store it will be cheaper to by it by the bag.. Dave

got a 50 pound bag of grit and a 40 pound bag of piegon feed out the door with tax for $29.

east moline is on the other side of town. i bought this at east moline feed store.

ill check into the east mo club. i left a card at the feed store. he said when he sees the pigeon guys hed give them my number. -chris

That is right Chris, corn is for winter or for racing in some cases. i have fed many bags of "Old Elm" in my day LOL! Dave

That grit will last you a long time, but I did notice a picture of a chicken. I thought that chicken grit is different than pigeon grit based on their size. Hopefully the rocks are not that big for pigeons to swallow. But then this site seems to imply it is ok.
http://www.northstone-ni.co.uk/prod...mestone/58/agriculture-and-feedmill-products/

i left a 30" long chick feeder in there where its dry and out of the way of droppings. after this weekend ill get a pan and try to feed them at the same time to get them in a cycle.

if i remove the food, i mean not leave food in there all the time. how long should i leave a pan? 30mins and ill walk away so i dont spook them. dont think there used to me yet.

also if i feed that way, should i do it once or twice a day?

can they eat suet? -chris