PRACTICAL FEEDING OF POULTRY 



better than white wheat by many pigeon breeders. Good 

 wheat screenings are often fed with success, as they 

 usually contain a variety of seeds. Various stimulating 

 seeds, such as lentils and vetch, are sometimes fed as a 

 tonic to breeding birds during the molting period. 



The following table gives an analysis of the grains most 

 commonly used in feeding pigeons. The protein content 

 is very high in the three kinds of peas and in peanuts. 

 One feed very high in protein seems to be essential to get 

 the best results. The ration of equal parts by weight of 

 whole corn, red wheat, Kafir corn, and Canada peas con- 

 tains 14.2 per cent protein, 65.6 per cent nitrogen-free 

 extract, 69.2 per cent carbohydrates (total of nitrogen- 

 free extract plus the fiber), and 2.8 per cent fat, is a 

 good one. 



Table V 



Composition of Pigeon Feedstuffs 



Feedstuff! 



Fat 



Corn 



Wheat 



Kaffir corti .... 



Oats 



Canada peas . . 



Peas 



Cowpeas 



Peanuts 



Buckwheat . . . 

 Egyptian <coin. 



Millet 



Hempseed . . . . . 

 Sunflower seed 



Per 

 cent. 



5.4 

 2. 1 

 3.6 

 5.0 

 .8 

 3.0 

 1-7 

 J9.6 



2.2 

 3.9 



3.5 

 21.0 



31.3 



Note: Also see Tabic II in Appendix for Composition. 



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