remmy1100 Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 hi all. just heard from one of my farmers hes taken over a farm ,hes offered me the shooting on it .hes just sown 150 acres of it with kale and 60 acres of rape and 80 acres with barley,ive never had a farm growing kale before is it any good for pigeons ..if so when will they hit it.. over winter or when it pokes through thanks for any information :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Before rape appeared, kale was the main Winter green food for pigeons. Like rape (which is a type of kale) it is a diaeretic and pigeons have to eat a lot of it to get much nourishment. On the basis there wasn't much else about, they use to hit it very hard. I haven't seen much kale about for some time, apart from some small fields for cattle feed and I haven't noticed the pigeons paying much attention to them. It will probably depend what alternative food is available in your area. Certainly worth keeping an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe doe Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 i was shooting geese in scotland a few years ago and the field behind me was a kale field and there was alot of pigeons feeding on it BUT there was a good layer of SNOW LYING ON THE GROUND . :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 thanks guys.have got the shooting on farm anyway so ill have to wait see what happens ive got 60 acres of rape just round corner so if its not one theyll hit other as kale fields back onto major roosting wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Can you shoot anything on this farm or just woodpigeon?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 hi all. just heard from one of my farmers hes taken over a farm ,hes offered me the shooting on it .hes just sown 150 acres of it with kale and 60 acres of rape and 80 acres with barley,ive never had a farm growing kale before is it any good for pigeons ..if so when will they hit it.. over winter or when it pokes through thanks for any information Yo Remmy look at my previous post http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...showtopic=22408 Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 can shoot anything on farm henry d,and thanks topgunners ive been following your posts your having a good year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 kale is a winter feed mainly for sheep eaten of the field but as for pigeons defo worth a look especialy when the weather is hard and snowy cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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