loft stock and barrel

Im starting up racing again after a long time out, and while Im savingup for a loft im doing lots of reading. Ive found a really good book called loft stock and barrel, its a diary of a suuccesful widowhood fancier from the 80s
Its not just information its the day to day running of hes loft.
The only trouble is Ive never heard of some of the old things he uses, I was wondering if any of the older fanciers on here can remember what they were and if theres anything
like it around now.heres a list.
Ridzol
erithrycin
glauber salts
minadex
fynnon salts

and what sort of feed is groats.

hi there you can still get glauber salts and minidex fom chemist . ur ridzol not sure but wud go with ronidazol 100 .erithmycin is still available but not used as much these days as its not effective as used to be was abused a lot in the 80,s fink birds gt immuned to it . alternative wud go with nifuramycin . but finnon salts not seen in yrs alternative use Epson salts . groats are very high in fats gr8 for feedin wen yb are in nest better if there soaked over nite lol hope this helps boosy m8

Boosey wrote:

Im starting up racing again after a long time out, and while Im savingup for a loft im doing lots of reading. Ive found a really good book called loft stock and barrel, its a diary of a suuccesful widowhood fancier from the 80s
Its not just information its the day to day running of hes loft.
The only trouble is Ive never heard of some of the old things he uses, I was wondering if any of the older fanciers on here can remember what they were and if theres anything
like it around now.heres a list.
Ridzol
erithrycin
glauber salts
minadex
fynnon salts

and what sort of feed is groats.

Boosey   A few there I've never heard of etc (Try the internet)   Glauber salts thou "Sodium sulphate" was used as a tonic ???? to clean the birds out after a race etc by some. There was and old time tonic I remember being used called 4 salts, & that was part of it along with Magnesium sulphate (epson salts) Sodium benzonate was also in the mix. Sorry !!!!!! I carn't remember the 4th one "To early in the morning I'm afraid    , thou even today I still use Sodium benzonate at times. Groats !!!!!!! is simple, peeled oats which is oats with the husks taken of them, I believe it's one of the best feeds out there (Think of porridge)   & I've fed it for years, even now !!!!!!. When I was a keen lad, a long time ago    I used to buy peeled oats (porridge) & mix on my feed when I was breeding. Bred nice youngsters etc thou a bit messy one would have to say.  
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Thanks both.