natural yoghurt

used to put cinamon in with honey

Maybe i should make my own honeygar, and try it
Would applecider vinegar ok ?

yes i think so

yes niel i agree with ian, it would be ok i think...

wont harm them thats for sure

yeah, i dont see any reason why you couldnt make the same yourself niel...i used to get the local chemist to make me some iron tonic for the bird years ago....it was good stuff, dont know if they would do it nowadays...

yoy still might be able to get you can only try

dont know ian, its a job getting stuff from ours even if its on prescription...they want to know all youre buisness....

yes but asda have got chemist in there stores maybe if you tell them what its for they might do it for you

I would use any human iron tonic what is goodfor us is good for the pigeons

my wifes got some iron tonic from the chemist because she has anemia, i wonder if i can sneak a bit out of the bottle......what mix would you do don ? 5ml to a litre ?

Yes that may be ok best thing to do is try it

thats the trouble when your using medicines for hmans whats the dosage?

Ian for me a little bit of common sence goes well

most times i read dosages for pigeons its usually 5ml per litre for some reason.....

unless your a chemist then how do you know the dosage if you give them too much it will harm them if not enough then wont do anything for them why bother only use something what you know how to administer

heard of a mixture of honey, lemon and something like sugar i think.....recons its a good tonic.?

yes david all natural products when i go on about dosage and not knowing i mean medication

yes i understand ian, especially when some fanciers are very quick to dose their birds up with ant-biotics, then you certainly dont want to overdose do you....

theres a fine line between them being spot on and not right youve got to be careful with what you give them

sometimes i see a bird in my loft and i think to myself that it looks a bit off, not hunched or poorly but just not 100%...day after its as right as rain again, i suppose they can have an off day just like we can...

yes they can have you looked at them on a damp day they looked depressed and hunched up

ian, i once read an article and it said that whatever the weather be it rain or dry you shoulnt be able to tell when you are in your loft.....HE HASNT BEEN IN MINE...LOL
when it rains you can always tell even by the smell, the air is damp/wet...etc maybe im wrong and you shoulnt be able to tell but how do you get it like that ?

David

For me your loft should not have any kind of smell even the smell of pigeons and it should be dry at all times

For me natural products are the best if you are using medicines then consult a vet to get the right doseage