Feeding schedule

[Pigeon28]

Does everyone feed once or twice daily? Have seen people doing both, or is it just personal preference?

 

[biophiliac]

I think it ends up being personal preference depending on what you are doing with the birds. Training racing pigeons goes better if you control the amount and timing of their food. Breeding birds who are feeding young obviously need more and I like them to have access to food almost constantly. I guess everybody will do it a bit differently.

 

[Pigeon28]

I don’t plan on racing competitively due to clubs being so far away and the cost of equipment but do have an old school clock if I ever wanted to clock them just for fun. Definitely plan on loft flying and some short tosses to start so I guess I will just see what works. And I have the breeders separate so I’ll be able to have food down at all times for them

 

[CCUK]

Does everyone feed once or twice daily? Have seen people doing both, or is it just personal preference?

I feed mine twice daily if they are flying and only once if they are having an 'in' day. I always feed first thing in the morning. If they are flying they get the second feed when I call them in. They very rarely don't trap straight away!

 

[Pigeon28]

I feed mine twice daily if they are flying and only once if they are having an 'in' day. I always feed first thing in the morning. If they are flying they get the second feed when I call them in. They very rarely don't trap straight away!

Thankyou!

 

[backyard pigeons]

Does everyone feed once or twice daily? Have seen people doing both, or is it just personal preference?

For my flyers, they get food once a day for 6-8 minutes after they fly. This is the perfect amount of feed for them in my opinion. a lot of people feed their flyers for 20 minutes or more. I don't know how they would trap with that much food! Mine don't trap of they get 10-15 minutes of food. I feed them at about 5 in the evening.

My breeders get food at 12. It last them all day till the next day at about about 8 in the morning.

 

[Pigeon28]

For my flyers, they get food once a day for 6-8 minutes after they fly. This is the perfect amount of feed for them in my opinion. a lot of people feed their flyers for 20 minutes or more. I don't know how they would trap with that much food! Mine don't trap of they get 10-15 minutes of food. I feed them at about 5 in the evening.

My breeders get food at 12. It last them all day till the next day at about about 8 in the morning.

Thankyou! I like to try and keep most of my animals on a similar schedule, it makes it easier for me. Appreciate the help!!

 

[jak2002003]

Over many years I have come to the conclusion that once a day is perfect for my birds.

If I did 2 times they were getting overweight, and also slow to trap back to the coop... some birds even sleeping on the house roof!!

Only time I feed more is if they have young in the nest.

Other tip is fill the feeder, let them eat till full (you will see birds going to get a drink and some flying back to perches)…. then is the time to take out the feeder. Leave it in any longer and birds will start to sort out through the seeds and spill and throw it out of the feeds onto the floor.

Do not refill the feeder until the birds eat all the seeds. They will eat their favourite seeds first, then the next day have to eat the rest. Then there is no feed waste and they get a balanced diet.. stay in shape.

 

[Pigeon28]

Over many years I have come to the conclusion that once a day is perfect for my birds.

If I did 2 times they were getting overweight, and also slow to trap back to the coop... some birds even sleeping on the house roof!!

Only time I feed more is if they have young in the nest.

Other tip is fill the feeder, let them eat till full (you will see birds going to get a drink and some flying back to perches)…. then is the time to take out the feeder. Leave it in any longer and birds will start to sort out through the seeds and spill and throw it out of the feeds onto the floor.

Do not refill the feeder until the birds eat all the seeds. They will eat their favourite seeds first, then the next day have to eat the rest. Then there is no feed waste and they get a balanced diet.. stay in shape.

Thankyou for the reply! Will definitely take this into account!