Caleb
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Jul 20, 2004
6:41 PM
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Hi all,
I was wondering if anybody feeds pig pellets instead of pigeon pellets. The only reason I ask this is because pigeon pellets are so expensive where I live. What is a good protien level 15% 16%?
Thanks,
Caleb
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rollerpigeon
Site Moderator
127 posts
Jul 20, 2004
10:01 PM
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Hey Scott, what do you like better with the lay pellet? Price, less odor, droppings consistency? FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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spinnerpigeon
2 posts
Jul 21, 2004
8:23 AM
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Scott,
Do you feed the birds straight pellets or do you mix grain
with the pellets?
Caleb
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mother lode lofts
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Jul 21, 2004
11:26 AM
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I like them cause I'm lazy and it takes less work LOL,just kidding,sort off,what I don't like about mix is that there's just to much picking and choosing,and certain grains just left,which in turn I end up dumping and refilling fresh,with pellets they either have food or they don't so the youngsters get the same thing every feeding,the draw back of (most) pellets is the salt content in them has the birds drinking more water which in turns means messy as far as droppings,notice I said most,this year I started using a brand called Nutrina,the droppings are solid like grain fed and (all) youngsters are all healty as they tend to be on pellets,I've tried everywhich way as far as feed and I allways fall back on pellets during breeding season,generally I feed in the morning and just leave it in all day,at night I remove so that mice don't contaminate it,all feed must be kept protected from Rodents !!!!!,as far as cost lay pellets are economical but I never consider cost when it come's to the birds,I will only buy the best that I can get my hands on,my pellets I buy close to home,my wheat and Milo I drive 40 mi one way to get,I don't like the pellets where I get my wheat and milo and I don't like the wheat and Milo where I get my pellets,just keep in mind that not all pellets are the same when it comes to qaulity and the same goes for grains,I buy all my grains seperate and do my own mixing.
Scott
Scott
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mother lode lofts
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Jul 21, 2004
1:48 PM
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Caleb I feed straight pellets,otherwise they end up throwing feed all over the place sorting through,with just pellets they dont sort through they just eat,search around for the right pellets also as there are some pellets that pigeons won't like,also I never buy any type of feed unless it's in the heavy paper as far as bagging due to it's much harder for Rodents to contaminate when stored at the mill or feed store,the weave bags will asorb Rodent urine,also check the feed that you buy before feeding,if it smells funny or tastes funny,Mouldy or what have you DON"T use it.
Scott
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Joe
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Jul 22, 2004
12:16 AM
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I know a few guys that have kings and other utility breeds. They say that they get good results feeding pig pellets. The young turn out nice and plump. It is much more economical than other types of pelllets.
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
116 posts
Jul 22, 2004
12:43 PM
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I knew a guy who raised the big Show Racers, or maybe it was exhibiton homers. Hard say they were as big as a truck, Arnold Swartzenegger looking homers. And he fed them small dog food and that's it. These things were huge and had to have weighed a couple of pounds. Bad part was the high protein made the birds have these cancerous looking growths to their extremities.
Brian.
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rollerpigeon
Site Moderator
131 posts
Jul 23, 2004
6:47 AM
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Hey Scott, Thanks for the info about Nutrino. I'll see if I can get some of it for my next purchase. Is there a name to it like: "Nutrina Pigeon Pellets" or anything that I can call it when I shop for it? FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
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Dry Creek lofts
34 posts
Jul 23, 2004
9:53 PM
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Hey Scott who manufactures nutrina pellets and where do you get them in Stockton? or Sac.
I would like to try them for my breeders and see if they are less mess. Thanks Chuck.
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Anonymous
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Jul 24, 2004
12:08 PM
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Hello Guys, do you know what is the different between pellets and chow/checkers??? are they same just different name.
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Siddiqir
65 posts
Jul 24, 2004
12:17 PM
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Hello, check out the URL below. They have informtion on different kind of Purina Pellets for pigeons offered by Purina Mill.
http://www.qualityfeedco.com/pigeon.htm
It is surprising the Purina Mill website have no information on pigeons feed but they do offer pigeons feed
http://www.purinamills.com/main.html
Scott, Would you able to tell which one you use to feed breeders
Thanks, -Rauf
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Anonymous
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Jul 24, 2004
4:00 PM
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The pellets that I use are lay pellets,meaning that thier intent are for laying chickens,the brand name is Nutrena,it's called Naturewise layer complete pellets 16,
the 16 meaning protien percentage,you can get higher protien but I just don't see a need for it,pigeon pellets generally cost more and I doubt that there is much if any differance,my wheat and Milo are Purina,I find it fairly consistant as far as qaulity and it comes in the heavy paper bagging that I like,Chuck Nutrena is a mill in Stockton but it's strickly wholesale I believe,might want to check around I get it from my local feedstore and just kind of fell across it as I needed some feed right away,Nutrina does all grains but I havnt tried thier wheat and milo but I'll give it a shot,I like using what works and it seems whwn I start buying just here and there I end up with garbage.
Scott
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mother Lode Lofts
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Jul 24, 2004
7:13 PM
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Chuck I get no mess with these pellets,I thought that it would get messy come Summer with the added water intake but it never happened,the birds seem to really like them also.
Scott
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Dry Creek lofts
36 posts
Jul 24, 2004
8:27 PM
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II will check with my local feed store and see if they can get it here I like the idea of pellets as they have all the menerials and vitamens that young birds need and it dise make a defferance with them.
you said that they dident give then loose dropings that is a plus. Thanks for the info Scott.
Keep them up and flying Chuck Foster
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Anonymous
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Jul 30, 2004
1:20 PM
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I heard some pellets contains antibiotics specially pellets for chickens. Is that good for rollers? It may lower the resistance. The effect may not seen in offspring but if continue to use it will evenly appear. What you guys think
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Anonymous
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Jul 30, 2004
3:14 PM
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Did you guys know that the most pig pellets have wormer in it.
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Mother Lode Lofts
Guest
Jul 30, 2004
5:12 PM
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I wont use pellets with anything in it and I don't believe that its put in for stock that is mean't to live to a ripe old age.
Scott
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