QuestionMr. Ruble, can you give me a complete diet chart/plan of Indian Fantail Pigeons? What should be their feeding plate like or how should I feed them?
Answer:-), well, I won't give a "complete" diet schedule, but here are some rules of thumb;
Flying and young birds - 16% protein
Breeders - 18% protein
The following grains (with protein percentages) are commonly used
Pigeon Peas 24%
Garden Peas 24%
Soybeans (baked to convert the lysine is best) 37%
Corn; field, flint and pop 9%
Wheats 12%
Sunflower 26%
Safflower 15%
Oats (crimped only) 14%
Millet 9%
Milo 9%
Barley 12%
Rice 7.5%