Grit...whats your thoughts ?

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

all birds everyday here ...contains calcium and minerals ,for the breeders and ybs I buy crushed oyster shell very fine easily digested

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

I have it in front of mine all the time.

clean everyday, take it away Thursday for basketing Friday night

redrog wrote:

clean everyday, take it away Thursday  for basketing Friday night

interesting redrog, whats your reason for doing this...?

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

Clean grit everyday I no fanciers who take the grit away on Thursday as well

markevans wrote:

Clean grit everyday I no fanciers who take the grit away on Thursday as well

Grit, no grit one of those little 1% things from my perspective. Breeders I would say it's a necessity etc when breeding race birds that potter around the yard type of thing, maybe not so important I would suggest.