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Devo1956
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Coming up to breeding season, good nutrition is needed when raising youngsters. Will you be adding any pellets into you feed, or will you buy a mixture that includes pellets?
Murray
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You have access to very good pellets in the UK. I think the pellets available here, while perfectly good are possibly not as well formulated.
I have tried them in the past and saw no improvement in the youngsters at all.
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Diamond Dave
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Yes I use them but only when the birds are rearing but the adults don't always eat them.
Wiley
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I've always been a big fan of pellets not so much for breeding but definitely for young birds once weaned and especially if they get the dreaded young bird sickness
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I've used them in the past, pigeon & chicken. I used to feed a mix with the BOS pellets in, but the birds ended up leaving them, so I no longer feed it.
I'm not a fan on using them to rear YBs. The young birds grow alright but when weaned are slow to eat proper grains. (ok for sickness as Wiley says)
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A good quality mixture, with some P40 pellets i used for my breeding season. Youngsters thrived on them, and turned out to be very well grown. and ready to go through their development.
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What are the best pellets to use or even in a mix THANKS
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I used to use the BOS pellets
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Wiley
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Tony-P- wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2026 2:30 pm What are the best pellets to use or even in a mix THANKS
Used to be a big fan of the g10 but they not the same anymore
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roughly what amount would you give the birds when feeding them
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