Speckled Jim

Anybody tried raw lentils? I'm trying to up the iron content in my young bird mix, I've started mixing them at around 5%, twice a week. However I did read the following online which is alittle concerning: Lentils also have some anti-nutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors and relatively high phytate content. Trypsin is an enzyme involved in digestion, and phytates reduce the bio-availability of dietary minerals.[10] The phytates can be reduced by soaking the lentils in warm water overnight. They are also very high in protein, which one would have to take into consideration, but good easily digestible protein.

Thanks guys, It would be nice just to have someone from the Philippines to chat to, and get an idea of the race system and how it all works here in the Philippines. Thanks

thanks for the links, had emailled some of these before with no reply, websites look old maybe they not using them anymore??

Hello, I'm looking to set-up a racing pigeon loft here in the philippines, I have raced birds before but not in PH, so was wondering how everything operates here eg whens the moult,breeding season, racing seasons,etc there are no clubs where I live but will just look to breed ybs and maybe send to someone in manila to race for me. Im looking to buy quality race birds to breed from, can anyone suggest a good person to buy stock birds from here in PH, Im guessing most good breeders will be in manila, im based near davao city, but am travelling to manila frequently so it's not a problem. Salamat

thanks everyone might try some of your ideas out

Anyone out there got any ideas on homemade Grit/minerial feeders, have tried a few things but nothing really working, stores here dont really supply such a thing.

Have recently bred my first lot of race birds which are racing now in young bird races and doing quite well, have been thinking about possible pairings for end of season, but most of my birds are breed off cocks and hens ive got from all over the place, so I suppose you would call them all crosses, should i just be breeding best to best at end of season, have read crosses dont make good breeders?

Yes I would have to agree, Gem Products package looks alot better, cheapers not always best and with new technology like this some support you can call or email that will reply will probably come in handy.

With the speeds a pigeon can travel and distance its covering alot can happen in 3 Minutes, I would prefer to get the unit that records every 3 seconds to get a better look at whats going

I think you can only download info once bird is home, if it doesnt arrive then yes ya moneys gone......

Anyone tried this GPS system out yet, or know of anyone who has got it?

Recently purchased some new stock birds, dont really want to have to keep them as prisoners, going to pair them up soon, would it be ok to let them out of loft once they have layed or have young? or will they fly off into the sunset never to been seen again.

Just got myself some new blood for my loft, and noticed when I let them into a section Ive got them in, instead of going striaght for the food and water they got stuck into the grit? They had been on an over night courier for 12hrs with no food or water. Anyone know what might be up here?

Did a little more research on this and found out unpolished rice is also known as Paddy rice because its the rice that comes direct from the paddy fields before the husks are removed and it is cleaned up (polished). I noticed Versele-Laga have it in some of there grain mixes.