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Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:19 am
by Buster121
How much feed do you use per day, I use around 8kg every day
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:11 am
by George and Morgan
don't take much notice do give enough maybe too much
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:15 am
by Devo1956
I would use 1.5 oz if racing and training for each bird. If they are working hard make sure it's good nutrition.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:36 pm
by Trev
Same as Dev, mine get about 1.25 to 1.50 ounces per bird per day, so with around 60 birds here that equates to about 2.5kg/day. At the moment because the birds have been mostly shut in for 4 months they are probably only eating half that !! The amount they eat will increase as the birds come out more and of course when they start feeding babies.
Having said that it is only a guide and that will increase/decrease daily depending on how quickly they eat the feed and if there is any left from the previous feed, also when I start breeding and through the later part of the season they will be hopper fed beans.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:00 pm
by Devo1956
Trev wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:36 pm
Same as Dev, mine get about 1.25 to 1.50 ounces per bird per day, so with around 60 birds here that equates to about 2.5kg/day. At the moment because the birds have been mostly shut in for 4 months they are probably only eating half that !! The amount they eat will increase as the birds come out more and of course when they start feeding babies.
Having said that it is only a guide and that will increase/decrease daily depending on how quickly they eat the feed and if there is any left from the previous feed, also when I start breeding and through the later part of the season they will be hopper fed beans.
Yes Trev, no hard and set rules. You know your birds well, so it is important to understand how each individual bird, performs on their travels through how they eat. Keeping in mind the 4 seasons.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:47 pm
by Andy
All winter I have been just filling the troughs up in the morning and taking away what’s left in the afternoon after work. Now that they are feeding youngsters they are fed in their nest boxes. I give them a handful each pair in the morning and again in the afternoon. Once the youngsters are weaned the cocks and hens will have been separated. The hens will be fed twice a day in the trough and the cocks fed in their boxes. The cocks will be exercised twice a day and kept fairly tight on feed, but not starved.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:44 pm
by Murray
I feed them as much as they can eat, twice a day.
At present with them being locked in a shed they are not eating as much as when they are free flying. Also they were leaving the peas and most of the maize so I have taken 5 parts of the normal mix and added 1 of safflower, 1 of milo and 1 of wheat. They seem to be doing fine on that.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:38 am
by George and Morgan
mine leave the peas
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:55 am
by Murray
Yes George, unless they are feeding youngsters they do leave the peas. I suppose they know what they need.
Peas are expensive, and if they are going to waste them then I am happy to add more grains and safflower which they want.
Safflower is not cheap, but a kilo of saff is a lot. it's quite bulky.
Re: Daily Feed
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:57 am
by George and Morgan
agree Murray my mixture has no maize