Darren/Oldstrains Grit and Minerals Tray

posting this photo up for Darren, of his grit and minerals......5 star luxury by the looks of it.......


well done Darren, what a great idea, putting the pots into a feeding tray

Well done daz, smart arse
What's the last 2 daz can't make out what they are.

spot on daz ,exactly what mine get but all in one big tub mixed together this time of year they get it in there boxes every day to mainly help the hens cause the cocks r driving the life out of them

think there red and black minerals lofty

mufc rick wrote:

think there red and black minerals lofty

Thank you, wasn't sure because they look very fine, dust like, and not like fine grit.

from left to right ...crushed oyster shell,red pick stone,clay block,black mineral,pink mineral
rics right i also have a tub blended together for the nest boxes but if the birds need anything specific its their for them after they start sitting no need to put in the nest boxes the tray is taken indoors and left in the kitchen overnight much to the annoyance of her indoors otherwise they get damp...thanks for posting the pic for me david

great idea putting the pots in the feeding tray Darren, do you leave them in permenantly or take them out for feeding the pigeons ? do you leave in over night ...?

is that the vanrobys pink minerals Darren, it looks like the one I get which is very sorf and fine powder, not like the rough stuff......

David wrote:

great idea putting the pots in the feeding tray Darren, do you leave them in permenantly or take them out for feeding the pigeons ? do you leave in over night ...?

is that the vanrobys pink minerals Darren, it looks like the one I get which is very sorf and fine powder, not like the rough stuff......

natural pink mins david and the tray is left in from morning til night then brought indoors ...birds are fed in the boxes now

right, thanks for the info Darren......

looking good

Darren, which do your birds tend to eat most of out of the 5 pots, which are they more keen on ...?

oldstrain wrote:

from left to right ...crushed oyster shell,red pick stone,clay block,black mineral,pink mineral
rics right i also have a tub blended together for the nest boxes but if the birds need anything specific its their for them after they start sitting no need to put in the nest boxes the tray is taken indoors and left in the kitchen overnight much to the annoyance of her indoors     otherwise they get damp...thanks for posting the pic for me david

What's the secret O/S with your in doors etc . Between the sh*te kepted in her cupboard & now the goodies for your birds stored on her table as such I get the feeling I've lost out "Big time" with my missus sadly. Now !!!, interesting collection there thou I would be adding a pot of salt, but as you know only too well by now, I know nothing.

Handy thing that Daz stops the grit and minerals going allover the place.

David wrote:

Darren, which do your birds tend to eat most of out of the 5 pots, which are they more keen on ...?

they have a pop at it all david its clearly visible when feeding ybs i would say extra intake of black mineral is a lot more for its salt content no doubt

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

from left to right ...crushed oyster shell,red pick stone,clay block,black mineral,pink mineral
rics right i also have a tub blended together for the nest boxes but if the birds need anything specific its their for them after they start sitting no need to put in the nest boxes the tray is taken indoors and left in the kitchen overnight much to the annoyance of her indoors     otherwise they get damp...thanks for posting the pic for me david

What's the secret O/S with your in doors etc . Between the sh*te kepted in her cupboard & now the goodies for your birds stored on her table as such I get the feeling I've lost out "Big time" with my missus sadly. Now !!!, interesting collection there thou I would be adding a pot of salt, but as you know only too well by now, I know nothing.

yes salts very important for rearing ybs the black mineral contains a fair whack of salt i have tasted it myself i did toy with the idea of adding salt before but birds seem to be ok and content with the mineral did try a salt lick but kept weeping and left damp patch in the loft

oldstrain wrote:

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

from left to right ...crushed oyster shell,red pick stone,clay block,black mineral,pink mineral
rics right i also have a tub blended together for the nest boxes but if the birds need anything specific its their for them after they start sitting no need to put in the nest boxes the tray is taken indoors and left in the kitchen overnight much to the annoyance of her indoors     otherwise they get damp...thanks for posting the pic for me david

What's the secret O/S with your in doors etc . Between the sh*te kepted in her cupboard & now the goodies for your birds stored on her table as such I get the feeling I've lost out "Big time" with my missus sadly. Now !!!, interesting collection there thou I would be adding a pot of salt, but as you know only too well by now, I know nothing.

yes salts very important for rearing ybs the black mineral contains a fair whack of salt i have tasted it myself i did toy with the idea of adding salt before but birds seem to be ok and content with the mineral did try a salt lick but kept weeping and left damp patch in the loft

if u put a pot of table salt in for the birds they will take what they need but wont gorge them selves sean

seems to be a lot of fanciers in favour of using salt for thier birds something i have never done but think its time i tried some after reading lots of posts

shippy wrote:

 seems to be a lot of fanciers in favour of using salt for thier birds something i have never done but think its time i tried some after reading lots of posts

I've heard most of the disaster type stories Shippy in relation to salt & pigeons etc. Total rubbish, from my perspective. I'm even happy to put a cup of salt in the bath water for them on a regular basis & as we know pigeons more times than not will first drink the water before jumping in as such & even with doing that I've never found any issues to be concerned with/about     & just as a final note       for the bleach sceptics as such     I'm happy at times to replace the salt     with a cupful of bleach.

not to keen on bleach for the birds will give that one a miss

on Darren/oldstrains advise I gave mine black minerals a year ago because when they were feeding they were lacking in something, I could see them searching round the loft even though they had grit, pink minerals etc......Darren told me the black minerals contain salt so I gave them this and within days they improved and ive given it ever since on a regular basis.....

I remember ray peel a few years ago giving his birds one of those cattle, salt blocks and he found pigeons had too much and died.....maybe he can tell more about it.

shippy wrote:

not to keen on bleach for the birds will give that one a miss

. Well Shippy, I will refrain from giving you my spirits of salts tonic etc being an old plumber.

SPIRITS OF SALTS TONIC the mind boggles knackered

Knackered wrote:

shippy wrote:

not to keen on bleach for the birds will give that one a miss

. Well Shippy, I will refrain from giving you my spirits of salts tonic etc being an old plumber.

your not unblocking a sink now knackered........

shippy wrote:

   SPIRITS OF SALTS TONIC the mind boggles knackered

if you like Shippy for the same price I will give you the battery acid tonic "Special brew" if you really want to fire all your birds up there.

why not chuck a few rusty nails in for good measure