3 Key Nutrients For Pigeon Racing

There are three major nutrients need for an healthy racing pigeon. They are: Fats, carbohydrates, and protein. All three of these are essential for a pigeons health and should be taken seriously to make sure they are getting the required amounts. Protein is an amazing nutrient for breeding pigeons. This is because protein helps build, maintain and repair muscles and other tissues. This helps pigeons prepare for breeding, improving the fertility and hatch-ability. Protein also allows the youngsters to have improved growth and increased development of other areas. It has been proven that a 18% mix of protein in pigeon feed is the ideal amount, in pigeon racing. Anymore than 18% doesn't do any harm but doesn't have any improvements. Fats are essential for sustained flight. And we are talking about good fats, not the kind that us, humans eat and make us obese. The fat that racing pigeons eat help them store energy, so for long distance races they don't run out of energy half way. They can access this fat they have stored to provide energy throughout the whole race. Fat slowly releases the energy over a long period, in very small amounts. Carbohydrates are great for short bursts of energy. They are actually the simple and complex sugars found in pigeon feed. These sugars are not really stored in the body like fats are. Carbohydrates are for immediate energy, and for short term. In the first 10 minutes of flying, pigeons have burned up most of their carbohydrates, so that is why it is important to have fats in racing pigeon feed for long distance races. For short distance pigeon racing, carbohydrates is all that is needed to get them from start to finish so you don't need to feed them as much fat, as it will slow them down. This is why it is so important to know what your feeding your pigeons, and to train them properly. It is why most pigeon fanciers never win races. Of course there are many more nutrients to know about and educate yourself about to gain an advantage in the sky with pigeon racing. But these 3 are key to have success. Without them, it will be hard to go up against pigeons that are ready to go with the proper amounts of carbohydrates and fats. So don't stop at this one article, continue reading, continue learning and you will become more and more successful. Good luck!