grit and minerals

Subject: grit and minerals Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:26 pm

what do you give and how often ...Alfie takes great pride in this chore Laughing

we put 4 clay pots inside a small feeder 1 has oyster shell 1 has redstone 1 has black mineral 1 has pink mineral and clay block is given weekends ...what do other members use

Youngbird Posts : 1220 Join date : 2012-09-18

I make my own mix up consists of mixed grit , back and red minerals , clay block , linseed ,and sea salt only a little .they get it every day changed every 2days Very Happy

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:41 pm

sounds good to me ric Wink

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:00 pm

Matrix, poultry spice and pickstone twice a week.
Ropa B on the corn 3 times a week.
Cyder vineger twice a week and Garlic twice a week.

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:18 pm

thinking should I reply to this post about grit better not lol!

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:01 am

we make our own mix and put a little in each section daily Very Happy

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:46 am

shippy wrote:: we make our own mix and put a little in each section daily

whats in it shippy if ya don't mind me asking

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 11:25 am

I read were in USA they had done trials on birds kept in loft for 2 years and not fed any grit what they did discover was that pigeons use juices in the stomach to digest and break down the corn not grit what I've been trying to do is find the university to find out the results so far before you say birds need grit every day they don't get grit in a holdover no mater how long the holdover lasts and still fly home which could be 500mls or more I don't feed girt but sometime I may give a little small flint chick grit but not often one thing I do give is cress 3 times a week which is full of vitamins and minerals

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 11:33 am

EssexSteve wrote:: Matrix, poultry spice and pickstone twice a week.
Ropa B on the corn 3 times a week.
Cyder vineger twice a week and Garlic twice a week.

there isn't enough days in the week for all that steve............. lol!

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:54 pm

http://www.agannex.com/production/the-relationship-between-grit-and-digestive-disorders-in-poultry

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:19 pm

is the date 1948 correct for the paper

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:41 am

oldstrain wrote:

shippy wrote:: we make our own mix and put a little in each section daily

whats in it shippy if ya don't mind me asking

old strain we use a tub same size as matrix we put 3/4 of tub of mixed grit 1/3 of a little bag of pink minerals and 2 clay blocks crumbled into it and mix well

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:20 pm

1948 yes.

Subject: Re: grit and minerals Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:29 pm

shippy wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

shippy wrote:: we make our own mix and put a little in each section daily

whats in it shippy if ya don't mind me asking

old strain we use a tub same size as matrix we put 3/4 of tub of mixed grit 1/3 of a little bag of pink minerals and 2 clay blocks crumbled into it and mix well

thanks

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