invector Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have a failed field of beans that was going to be sown to spring rape. The estate has now decided to put in millet. This will be a first for me and I wondered if anyone had decoyed over millet before? Hopefully it will be as good a draw as lupins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have shot pigeons on Drilled game cover with millet in it but never a field of it, let us know how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 It will be very interesting and may depend on what alternatives are available for the birds. On one of my old permissions the best field for pigeons, was a field of setaside after the farmer had flailed it. I would imagine that the pigeons would really like millet. You don't have any wild budgerigars up your way, do you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 any answers on this?, i've just got two fields of it on one of my permissions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 any answers on this?, i've just got two fields of it on one of my permissions Nope , Completly stumped on this one . Having never even seen a field of millet . But i would bet that any crop that yeilds any kind of seed will be fair game to pigeons . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Nope , Completly stumped on this one . Having never even seen a field of millet . But i would bet that any crop that yeilds any kind of seed will be fair game to pigeons .Harnser . Millett is good for pigeons but even deadlier on ducks, I feed my pond mainly with millet and attendence rose dramatically when I started using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 that sounds good - as there's a river/marshland running down to one side of one of the fields. had a quick look yesterday - it's only been in a month or so (didn't know the field had been resown), covered in corvids. also saw a Montagu's Harrier which was pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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