A tip for the breeding loft

stormqueen wrote:

that;s the problem david it;s all ways the young birds you think i will have to help it get out because it comes from one of my best pair of birds.
i know the feeling i have done it my self with the canaries.
but as i said i never had success doing it.
i no a pigeon is not the same as a canary.
but to me the principle is the same.
if it cant come out is self there is a weakness there.
you only won;t the best athletes.

hi john, normally i would agree, survival of the fittest......but i still would give a little help if needed

now ive seen comment about hole in egg then i would help

steve1952 wrote:

now ive seen comment about hole in egg then i would help

yes steve, i remember this happening to martyn last year and he coverd the hole/crack........id do it myself without a doubt.

changing the subject have put salt blocks in lofts let you know what the outcome is in few days

brilliant ian been in 4 days y/b crap much better, ordering more

brilliant news did you use the pink one or white

got 2 white split them in half for 4 sections

the pink ones are cherry flavour and have iodine in them plus other things cant remember what now

pink might be best then with iodine

not sure steve but i got one of each

What you chaps doing with these blocks then? are you sticking them in a pot or fixing them to the floor..wall?

i put mine in a pot on floor ken

ok cool, I might go get some today then, cant do much halm minerals are always good. I have found usually anything thats good for horses is good for the birds.

you can get sheep and cattle blocks also..the cattle and sheep ones havemolasses in them but are more like licks.

starting to eat the salt lick block now hope to see difference it makes to youngens droppigs will post outcome as soon as

Hi Ian

You should see a difference in a couple of days

ATB

Fred

cheers fred thanks ian

So can anyone tell me why the droppings then are so good? is it just ood for there insides? or does the salt dry them up?

think you should ask ken , but i would imagine its the salts

nest boxes much cleaner since ive used it

great stuff

I'm glad your all pleased with the tip, it wont win you races, but it will give your youngsters a better start, and to answer rudderfelt, I think the droppings are better because the birds can utilise the food better, I'm no scientist but I can see it works, and all this wet feeders talk, I'm convinced you wont get them.

As regards using different colour picks, if you going to do this I would put a plain salt only in as well, as this is the stuff that does the job (Salt)

ATB

Fred

will do have got one of each anyway wont harm

thats what i thought ,the salt drying it up,believe me its strong,i cannot get the taste out of my mouth...lol

read small print ray, it says its like having viagra