minerals during breeding

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

ive always used pink minerals, but last breeding season I had a couple of hens who seemed to be searching for something, scratting around the loft and looking a bit run down.......on darrens advise I introduced kilpatricks black minerals and this sorted them out, ive used it ever since.

I will also use ropa b liquid throughout the year, even through breeding season.

oldstrain wrote:

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

same as you but mixed together and we give each pair a teaspoon morning and evening so they cannot gorge on it

shippy wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

same as you but mixed together and we give each pair a teaspoon morning and evening so they cannot gorge on it

yes shippy I give it to them in the boxes until they are sitting so that the hen gets her fill ,sometimes the cock drives too hard and the hen don't get chance to pick at the grit/minerals- once they have all layed I revert to communal girt and mineral feeders
...sometimes the little things make all the difference

oldstrain wrote:

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

Your lot O/S appear to be blessed with so many goodies on hand there
etc. This little duck sticks to Baby formula, milk powder & salt 24/7 & also a Brick for a special treat .

ive found the modern metric bricks are very brittle and sharp, the older imperial bricks are softer........

David wrote:

ive found the modern metric bricks are very brittle and sharp, the older imperial bricks are softer........

True . Just not made like the old days David . You name it what ever it is today & I will bet, XXX  it will not last as long as my pile of old bricks, down behind the loft as such .
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Mine have natural mixed grit through breeding with golden boost mixed with a little black minerals to accompany their breakfast.

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

Your lot O/S appear to be blessed with so many goodies on hand there
etc. This little duck sticks to Baby formula, milk powder & salt 24/7 & also a Brick for a special treat .

fair shout oz your birds are getting all the goodies with your supplements and the old clay bricks but I would of thought a lump of burnt wood would not go amiss from time to time

Boosey wrote:

Mine have natural mixed grit through breeding with golden boost mixed with a little black minerals to accompany their breakfast.

do you make your own boost steve or buy it in

I buy it and mix it with pinhead out meal, cod liver oil, black minerals. And they say put sugar with it but put marmite instead

how did you put the marmite in it steve

Boosey wrote:

I buy it and mix it with pinhead out meal, cod liver oil, black minerals. And they say put sugar with it but put marmite instead

wonder if molasses would be ok

I dissolved it in water

I give grit to my pigeons all year round, but never give minerals. When I used to give minerals to them breeding they never ate any first round but always craved them second round, so I think the birds don't need them until the second round not sure why and don't like the thought of them eating a lot of it while feeding, so stopped it all together and can see no difference in the youngsters or the pigeons.

I would give minerals all year round, also throughout breeding, I would do this because like martyn my birds were craving for them during breeding last season, and I think the reason was because if they are not getting any, with rearing ybs it depleats the body`s supply of them therefore they crave them after the first round......JMO

David wrote:

I would give minerals all year round, also throughout breeding, I would do this because like martyn my birds were craving for them during breeding last season, and I think the reason was because if they are not getting any, with rearing ybs it depleats the body`s supply of them therefore they crave them after the first round......JMO

that's the way I see it too...sometimes the cocks drive too hard and the hens don't get chance to get to any grit/minerals 2nd round they have used up their reserves and need topping up ,pigeons can survive without grit or minerals they can survive on a diet of bread but its not ideal ...each to his own but I like mine to have access 24/7 and 365 days

Always used pink minerals all year round and grit give them a cattle lick when breeding they love it.

Its  a must for breeding always gave them plenty of black minerals fresh everyday

oldstrain wrote:

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

what do you use ...we use pink mineral and more importantly kilpatricks black iodised minerals containing salt,magnesium,charcoal and iodine stops the bird from searching the loft for salt also the charcoal keeps the crop sweet for feeders and ybs alike ,iodine keeps on top of canker and fungal issues and magnesium to replenish laying hens reserves ,a great product for the pigeons all year round but especially for the breeding season these are given in separate pots to the grits and clay block ....what do other members use

Your lot O/S appear to be blessed with so many goodies on hand there
etc. This little duck sticks to Baby formula, milk powder & salt 24/7 & also a Brick for a special treat .

fair shout oz your birds are getting all the goodies with your supplements and the old clay bricks but I would of thought a lump of burnt wood would not go amiss from time to time

Had a seniors moment there O/S forgot the charcoal   Have 10 tonne of wood to burn next winter here etc      piled up in the back yard at the moment & with a bit of luck I may finish up with some of that black stuff I suspect.