What do you feed a racing pigeon?

Answer 1

Cracked corn There are pigeon mixes that you can find online. You can also buy general bird seed at any pet store, but I recommend seed specifically for pigeons. Whatever you decide to feed him, you must include some "grit" in his food. Just a pinch. It is tiny ground up gravel or oyster shells or sometimes eggshells. It is the way pigeons digest food. They need a little of these rough stones to grind down the seed in their stomach. But you cant give him too much grit or he will get sick. Find a bird vet and they will be able to help you out! Good luck, pigeons are super super smart (smarter than a 3 year old child!) and they make wonderful pets!

Answer 2

Pigeons are grain eaters. Rice, white or brown, split peas, barley, buckwheat, canary seed, etc., are all good first options to feed a lost bird with. For racing most fanciers use the 12% mixture of grains. They also need grit because they have no teeth.

Answer 3

Pigeons thrive on food scraps and spillages. They congregate easily wherever food is readily available or where spillages are more common.

Answer 4

Grain. Seeds like millet, corn, sunflower, milo.

Answer 5

we feed ours cat food peas and water.

Answer 6

seeds and one other thing

Answer 7

Bread, worms, tiny insects.

Answer 8

bread and seeds