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David
Oldbird
Posts : 28965
Join date : 2009-03-18
Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 1:30 pm | |
| how often do members give grit to there birds...I give depatagoon which is very similar to matrix (but better in my opinion ) every day, plus black minerals 3 - 4 times per week. whats members thoughts and usage of grit......some say they don't need it  |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
Posts : 10028
Join date : 2011-01-03
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 1:54 pm | |
| all birds everyday here ...contains calcium and minerals ,for the breeders and ybs I buy crushed oyster shell very fine easily digested |
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Lofty
Youngbird
Posts : 1247
Join date : 2015-10-07
Location : Swansea
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 4:45 pm | |
| Grit is available all day every day, renew it at least twice a week, it's surprising how keen they are to get at the new stuff as soon as its down, so they must be getting something from it |
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Boosey
Youngbird
Posts : 1335
Join date : 2013-08-09
Age : 46
Location : Basildon, Essex
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 4:57 pm | |
| I have it in front of mine all the time. |
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redrog
Hatchling
Posts : 668
Join date : 2012-12-02
Age : 61
Location : rhos, wrexham
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:44 pm | |
| clean everyday, take it away Thursday for basketing Friday night |
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David
Oldbird
Posts : 28965
Join date : 2009-03-18
Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:05 pm | |
| - redrog wrote:
- clean everyday, take it away Thursday for basketing Friday night
interesting redrog, whats your reason for doing this...? |
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redrog
Hatchling
Posts : 668
Join date : 2012-12-02
Age : 61
Location : rhos, wrexham
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:11 pm | |
| just what my uncle taught me, he reckoned pigeons could do without grit for a number of days and he didn't want them carrying extra baggage, who knows hey  |
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markevans
Youngbird
Posts : 1466
Join date : 2015-01-25
Age : 51
Location : Wolverhampton
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:55 pm | |
| Clean grit everyday I no fanciers who take the grit away on Thursday as well |
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Knackered
Oldbird
Posts : 5584
Join date : 2013-03-11
| | Subject: Re: Grit...whats your thoughts ? Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:44 am | |
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