an old guys tips

old guy had pigeons 47 years said, dont buy top corn brands throwing money away buy cheap and add to it, water if you use tap water to put fish in they die if it isnt treated, so why are you giving it your birds, my reply to stop dehydration, bo----ks he said buy spring water daily 2 litres he buys daily,

i,ll need more than 2 litres steve,about 8 to 10 then more cost

just put some water purifier in the tap water problem solved

or boil it then cool it

have heard of people leaving the water overnight because of the cloreide etc but ive never bothered and just gave it to them straight from the tap........with all the wierd and wonderful potions some give their birds i dont see tap water doing them any more harm..... if its good enough for me to drink id say its good enough for the pigeons to drink, having said that im not saying our water is as good as it could/should be.....

totally agree david god knows what they drink when returning from a race when they go down for a drink ,

ian wrote:

totally agree david god knows what they drink when returning from a race when they go down for a drink ,

exactly ian, if they go down for a drink they will be drinkig from puddles and who knows what else.....

tap water tastes too much of lime here, only drink water out of fridge filter chilled,

think different areas have hard and soft water dont they, so it could alter whats in it and the taste maybe.....?

funny this subject has come up I was thinking this last season, after watching a jansen video they drew water from a well the best spring water for the best pigeons in the world. i thought might be something in it so this season I am putting one loft of youngsters on mineral water from tesco,s its about £1.00 for 8 litres.

will be interesting to see your results and if you think its made any difference....... does any other members on here have any ideas / theories on how to give water.....?

Yes I have 2 seperate youngbird lofts this year, my old loft which is 2 sections and a new loft in the attic where I work. Its still in my garden but further behind my lofts. Maybe this loft will fly different anyway, but Im going to try mineral water in this one it will be easier for me too, because its a bit out of the way and there is no water in that shed, so bottled water will work well. will be interesting to see what happens.

martyn, is the eye in your avatar one of your birds...? if it is, has the bird done anything racing and did you take the pic with an ordinary digi camera.....?

Totally agree with your comments Ian

Totally agree with you David with your comments

The corn situation yes you can buy cheap

But if you have a farm close you can buy good corn cheap then mix your own

But a lot of fanciers see the price £7.50 and the next one £12.00 most of them will go with the £12.00 because of the price it must be the best one

Have know fanciers feed cheap rubbish and win but win very well

must say would never race on cheap shite

must say youve got to give them every chance you look at the top flyers and i bet they are feeding decent corn

Yes your right there

But as i have said get a good farm with different corns then you can save a load of money

But have seen fanciers feed poor feeds and there pigeons look oil paintings and you feed the same and your pigeond don't look the same

upto now been using versa laga corn expensive but no husk in it clean