82 FEEDING OF FOWLS 



Pigeons that are not feeding their young may con- 

 sume as little as 2 oz. of grain each, per day, but 

 those feeding their young will require perhaps as much 

 as 4 oz. per day. 



A suitable ration for pigeons is composed, by measure, 

 as follows: 



Food Parts 



Corn 2 



Wheat 1 



Peas 1 



During the fall and when the pigeons are molting, 

 a good ration for them is composed, by measure, as 

 follows: 



Food Parts 



Corn 4 



Wheat 4 



Peas 4 



Millet 2 



Vetch seed 1 



Flaxseed 1 



Hemp seed *A 



A ration for the hand feeding of pigeons, that is, 

 for scattering on the floor of the house, is composed, by 

 measure, as follows: 



Food Parts 



Canada peas 3 



Cracked corn 1 



Wheat 1 



Kafir corn 1 



