Seabass Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 What is the best food to put in my feeders for my phesant and partridge that is cost effective and also holds them in. Any help appreciated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 I tend to use wheat as a base feed, and hand feed additionally a few cattle beans and sunflower seeds. The sunflowers are a real draw to the birds, the same as split maize. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirksdonuts Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Definately Maize. Either split or whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabass Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 I had head wheat was good but getting expensive are the sunflower seeds and split maze cheeper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Don't think anything is as cheap as wheat. Its really all you need TBH. I was speaking to a keeper on a big commercial shoot who told me they used to feed some split maize with the wheat and the birds loved it, they stopped though two years ago and it has made no diiference to returns. If the birds don't get it they don't miss it. I have also heard a keeper managed to source some rice which was cheap and successful but it was a one off and could not be aquired at low cost again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 We use Wheat as the main feed. When it comes to the end of Dec/Jan time we will also throw down some corn or maize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PheasantMan Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 As above what is the best then later in the season mix some maize up with it. Good idea to put some small bales of straw around where your pheasants are and spread a couple of buckets of feed on top each morning they love it unless you have a spinner of some descroption that goes on the back of a quad ect they love finding there own food on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabass Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 We have alot of maze on the ground but its cut before its ripe the green corns might be good for them to keep theminterested. What you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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