I finding the same problem, I get my whole corn from a farmer and it is pretty big. Maybe I should try the popcorn corn? min
they eat all except the corn
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Keith, my birds won't eat their peas. Are they just to young still and prefer the small seeds? I keep telling them they need their peas, but they don't listen and just eat what they want. on a difffernet note, they are going to be let out today, this evening before they get fed. They only got a little teaser meal this morning
Yes, the peas are rather large. I have been scattering them out on the ground for other birds to feed on. Perhaps when they get a little older they will eat them. In the mean time, I am thinking about screening them out of their diet for now. So, back to the corn, are you saying use it more as a cold weather suppliment for energy or maybe break it up smaller? As warm weather gets here, diets will change? I'll have to watch their intake closely and learn how to adjust. Good info everyone. I am learning
As far as greens, how often do you put grass/weeds in for them to eat? Also, is white clover ok?
As far as greens, how often do you put grass/weeds in for them to eat? Also, is white clover ok?
Just let them eat what is easiest for them to pick up, eventually they will pick it up and eat it, but my birds tend to eat less during the warmer/hot months.
The large deep yellow to orange corn is best for them. it is loaded with beta-carotene which is the precurser to vitamin A, excellent for their nutritional intake, and good for their
SIGHT, as well.
My pigeons have always eaten the corn first, so much so that when the weather is a little cooler (it doesn't get real cold here in Oz) I throw in an extra few corn grains to be nice. When I first got them, they always left the peas and like you, I threw them out on the grass for other birds to eat. Yesterday when I was weeding my rose garden I found quite a few budding pea plant seedlings - I swear I didn't throw them in the garden, but I guess they have been carried there! I found that during the moult they started eating the peas and left some of the corn, so they seem to know what they need when. Now they are leaving the little canary type seeds - I think they find the little ones harder to pick up in a hurry, so laziness varies between pigeon groups! Now I leave the uneaten seed in their feeder and just add a smaller amount of mix to it - if hungry enough, they eat it all!
I found that during the moult they started eating the peas and left some of the corn, so they seem to know what they need when. Now they are leaving the little canary type seeds - I think they find the little ones harder to pick up in a hurry, so laziness varies between pigeon groups! Now I leave the uneaten seed in their feeder and just add a smaller amount of mix to it - if hungry enough, they eat it all!
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