natural yoghurt

When using honey and lemon juice the water fountain i used was five pints and i would put 2 tablespoons in the fountain and a sqeeze of lemon juice and use warm water to dissolve the honey

If you use boiling water on the honey you will get rid of the good bacteria within the honey that is the reason for using warm water

yes don, its dry...no leaks etc and to be honest there isnt a big smell of pigeons as i only have 6 in each section, but i think ken is right about needing extra ventilation even if its for air circulation...

what will this mix do for them don, is it a tonic or a pick me up say after a race ?

also while on the subject don, ive read that when making any garlic potion do not use hot water also as it destroys some properties in the garlic...

The honey me it a pick me up after the race and is very good and cost effective also

David ventilation is a must plenty of ait is key for the birds how would you like to live with very little amounts of air in a closed up environment

Spot on about the garlic if you used any form of boiling water it will distroy most things it is always best to use warm water

if i didnt race widowhood the full front of my loft would be mesh

The only reson we close the front of the widowhood loft up is because it is a way of keeping the cocks during the day

yes to stop the cocks get distracted

ian, where do you get those vents from you told me about please...

Thanks Ian for the disturbing as when you are adding your comments early morning you tend to miss words

Another good method is to have a radio playing in the loft thiscan help keep the cocks carm

No heavy metal just soft music

don local pigeon man near me has a radio playing in his loft and he told me its so the cocks cannot hear the hens cooing/calling.....is this right ?

Not sure but it helps prevent them hearing different things which prevents them from settling

david helps them to settle better and become tamer

hes the top man round my area (untill i start racing...lol) and he does quite a bit of winning, i was told he paid 5 or 8 hundred pounds for a pair of eggs!!! dont know if its true though....

must have money its a big factor not like us paupers

hes fanatical ian i know that, but that sort of money for eggs just doesnt seem right....especially when he has a family, but then again people tell stories that we dont know are true but i know i wouldnt do it anyway....

wife would kill me anyway....

ditto doesnt know half of what i spend she,ll kill me

hi ian, ill bet half of pigeon mens wifes dont know either ......

yes i guess your right my wife thinks that i think more of the pigeons than i do of her hate to tell her she,s right

it must be like that with a lot of pigeon men ian, theres two round near me over the last few weeks that have been kicked out by the wifes and all the birds had to go.....mind you , all i think about is pigeons........think i might be next...


better not say that i dont want to tempt fate....

If you have money it helps with obtaining good pigeons but who can tell that you have the best buying eggs it's all pot luck

If i was to pay 800p for an egg my partner would have something to say