Ian McKay’s love for pigeons and pigeon racing saw him finesse specific feed recipes over a 40 year period. 18 specific Ian McKay Pigeon Mixes are now available through Hunter Premium Produce.
Hunter Premium Stockfeed - Ian McKay Pigeon Mix
Hunter Premium - Ian McKay Super Mungbean Mix
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Fancy Mungbean Mix
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Sydney Hi-Carb Mix
Sydney Hi-Carb is a mix of dun peas, vetch, hard wheat, maize, milo, brown rice, hulled oats and safflower. This mix has been formulated for the fancier wishing to use the modern approach of less pulses and a higher percentage mix of carbohydrate grains.
The fancier should be aware that feeding too much carbohydrate grains will promote a build up of body fat, if not burnt off in training.
This mix is best fed in a controlled diet.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Sydney Depurative
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay NPM with Popcorn
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay NPM
Ian McKay NPM is a mix without peas – consisting of hard wheat, milo, popcorn and safflower.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Custom Mixes
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Trapping Mix
Consisting of safflower, milo, plain canary, white millet, hulled oats, canola and linseed. This is used, as the name suggests, but can also be used as a conditioning mix for the longer races due to the higher fat content.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Sprint Mix
A 50% legume mix that contains 12 different grains including a variety of small seeds and brown rice to provide essential fats for energy. The birds eat less of this mix due to the higher energy content.
Primarily used for racing young birds but can be used up until racing begins. Some fanciers have been feeding this mix in the old bird races at the start of the week during racing.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Race Popcorn
A basic mixture of dun peas, hard wheat, maize, milo and safflower can be fed all year round to both race and stock birds. Like the European young-bird mixes, it contains about 50% legumes.
You will find as the racing year progresses the birds’ dietary requirements will change and will require some extra carbohydrate seeds later in the week i.e. maize milo or brown rice or change to Hi Carb Mix for two days before basketing.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Race Mix
A slight variation to ‘Race Popcorn’.
A basic mixture of dun peas, hard wheat, maize, milo and safflower can be fed all year round to both race and stock birds. Like the European young-bird mixes, it contains about 50% legumes.
You will find as the racing year progresses the birds’ dietary requirements will change and will require some extra carbohydrate seeds later in the week i.e. maize milo or brown rice or change to Hi Carb Mix for two days before basketing.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Moulting Mix
This mix was developed based on one of the European formulas and formulated to use with available Australian grains.Fed to provide for an excellent moult in stock birds and is fed at the completion of breeding until two weeks prior to pairing. Can also be fed to old birds in the race team after the race season.
Higher protein mixes are recommended for the growing young birds.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Hi-Carb Mix
A mix of dun peas, vetch, hard wheat, maize, milo, brown rice, hulled oats and safflower.
This mix has been formulated for the fancier wishing to use the modern approach of less pulses and a higher percentage mix of carbohydrate grains.
The fancier should be aware that feeding too much carbohydrate grains will promote a build up of body fat, if not burnt off in training.
This mix is best fed in a controlled diet.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Fancy Mix
This is a popular mix for the fancy bird fancier. No large maize is used to allow easy feeding for the smaller beak varieties of birds.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Depurative
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Budget Pigeon Mix
Consisting of dun peas, hard wheat, milo, maize, barley, safflower and vetch.
Budget mix is used during the non-stress periods when the stock birds are not paired and when the race birds are not in training.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Breeder Popcorn
This mix was developed, as the name suggests, to feed in the stock loft once breeding has commenced.
It contains the pulse legumes, dun peas and vetch. This allows the parents to feed the growing youngsters plenty of protein for growth. It also has maize, milo, hard wheat, safflower, linseed, white millet, plain canary, canola and hulled oats.
Begin two weeks before pairing-up. You can also continue to feed the growing squeakers on a controlled diet until training begins prior to racing.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
Ian McKay Breeder Maize
This mix was developed, as the name suggests, to feed in the stock loft once breeding has commenced. It contains the pulse legumes, dun peas and vetch. This allows the parents to feed the growing youngsters plenty of protein for growth. It also has maize, milo, hard wheat, safflower, linseed, white millet, plain canary, canola and hulled oats.
Begin two weeks before pairing-up. You can also continue to feed the growing squeakers on a controlled diet until training begins prior to racing.
Sizes Available: 20kg Bag
