A plastic film canister holds about 1 ounce of pigeon food - it's easier to measure than a table spoon. As Lovebird said, birds that are racing eat more, they also need more when the weather is cold. Start by giving one and a half ounces, watch your pigeon eat and as soon as it goes for a drink or, after ten minutes remove the food. Work out what is left and then feed accordingly. Overfed ...
It's starting to get cold in California - dipping in the 50's. I know, I know...wah, wah, wah. I'll be the first to admit that Californian don't take weather changes well :p But for pigeons outdoors in a loft, how cold is too cold to consider a heater? And how hot is too hot? My loft has...
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Basic Colors Gerrick, There are three basic colors in all pigeons. In order of dominance they are ash red, blue, and brown. There are four patterns, T-Pattern check, check, bar, and barless. Some people list a few between these like dark check or light check but I believe these are just expressions of a bird carrying other pattern genes. There are a number of modifiers that will cover the ...
having raised pigeons for 15 years,and knowing something about their physiology[diameter of the throat]--I decided whole corn was out,-I opted for cracked corn,and have had great success[zero problems]--which prompts me to ask other pigeon fanciers-"what are your experiences feeding whole kernel...