In terms "fancy pigeons" were initially meant to be starred upon. But yes, you can surely have them out and about rather in a cage till death.
In most cases classic frill do not have a strong homing ability.
Fancy pigeon genetics have been altered through centuries to be SHOW type and thus...
That is fine... Just be out with them until they or you decide to bring them back in. Are these frills that you have or will be having, can they take off?
because if they can.... Just be aware that something frightening them might make them take off and not be able to find home.
If so, it...
I think if it is a frillxflier pigeon. Then flying could be possible...
I say this BC a guy had a frillxracer and he flew it with his flock of racers...
If you pair lays eggs again, In my experience... they cock will still tend to the squab. So he is going to be put on a lot of pressure. What I do when this happens is use fake eggs until the squab is big enough to venture on its own.
But it seems your pair has gone back to normal behavior...
I raise homing pigeons as well. Therefore both feeds are fed to both types of birds. Fermenting? never heard of that? how do you ferment yours? Sounds so interesting!
I am not sure If I should change any of it? Should I? ... Right now I am in a confuse state and am lose in this feeding frenzy. I guess I am still in the stage of trying to find a reliable feed mill/store that will stay around for a while and produce good quality feed for poultry.
Of course...
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Thank you for your reply, I have laying mash for the hens laying eggs (combination of Milo, wheat, cracked corn and a powdering mix of vitamins and mash). I am looking for a better feed; any suggestions is greatly appreciated.
HEY! I hope everyone is having a nice day or night.... my question is, this laying pellet that I bought for my birds (chickens-pigeons) has "grain by-products" listed as the first and initial ingredient on the list. When ever I see "by-products" it sounds like left over and the husks or hulls of...
Hello, I was just wondering If I could use Commodity pellets as a feed for my chickens. As of right now I have laying mesh, and whole corn as their feed. They seem to be laying eggs very nicely. Chicks are very healthy, they love eating the crack corn. And yes I do let my flock free range all...