MAGNETITE
You've read and possibly heard about MAGNETITE and how it enhances the homing instinct of our birds. Now we know a little more. We have learned of a study in Europe by Scientist working on the homing instinct of pigeons. This work suggests the best results are obtained by feeding your breeders the magnetite a short time, even before you mate them. In this way the hen has the ability to pass the material into the egg sac as it begins to develop in the reproductive cycle. As the egg is the formed, more of the effects of the magnetite are added. The youngster then develops in this magnetite-rich environment. From what we have learned, it is beneficial to continue to feed magnetite to your breeders for the first 2 or 3 weeks of the youngster's life after hatching. If you plan to raise another round you would then continue feeding breeders the magnetite until the last round of young are 2 or 3 weeks old..

Results of this study say this is the most critical period to use the product. Some flyers still insist it helps to use magnetite during the early training and races. It's inexpensive to use. It's your choice, anything to help get the birds home is worth the small cost of it's use. As an "old time" flyer once told me "if they don't come home they ain't likely to win". You only need a slightly rounded teaspoon to treat 5 lbs of pigeon feed.