Diy Pigeon Feed?

[Minutiae Manor]

Hello Everyone!

I have many pigeons and feel like they are not getting the proper nutrition from the bird seed I am giving them. I am interested in making my own pigeon feed, and have heard of others doing it, would you share any recipes you have used or heard of others using? Thank you!

 

[LamarshFish]

I am fortunate enough to live close to a feed company that makes three different pigeon specific feeds, so I just use those. But here is a link to some content on making your own feed, which I found useful:

http://mumtazticloft.com/PigeonBasicNeeds.asp

I also found the U.S. Army's field manual on homing pigeons to be useful in getting answers to questions like this, see link below:

https://archive.org/details/1945TM11-410

Pigeons' feed needs change throughout the year. For example, they may not want to touch corn during the summer, but the fat it has in it is useful to them in the winter and may be their grain of choice then. Many fanciers who choose to be picky about feeds change their formula based on time of the year and types of work their pigeons are performing.

 

[jak2002003]

Depends of what your birds are doing.... racing, breeding, moulting, or just relaxing as pets.

Different activities need different feed mixes and nutrients.

I can't get proper pigeon food in my country. So I have to mix my own. My birds are just fancy pigeons kept as pets. I feed them the following....

Wild bird seed (without sunflower seeds)
Dry green and yellow split peas
Chicken layer pellets
Peanuts (as treats and when moulting)

Also give ACV in their water, chicken grit and oyster shell.

They thrive on this diet and breed well too.