Using baby milk powder

[Guest]

I can remember reading in one of the topics, about uising baby milk powder, while the birds are rearing, so Ive got some to try out. At the moment im mixing 2 small scoops in to the water, does anyone know if this is too much or not enough etc.

[jimmy white]

i think your doing the right thing sbelbin, i put two table spoons in , but maybe a bit much, but it does make a differance to the youngsters, only my opinion

[Guest]

Cheers Jimmy, its definately making them grow faster, I had to put the rings on at 5 days old and even then struggled a bit. My first 2 Van-Whites hatched out last night, so ive floated them under a pair in the race loft.

 

Cheers Ste

[Tony C]

jimmy would that be 2 tablespoons to a 4 pint drinker ?

[westy]

i got told to cover the food in olive oil and sprinkle baby milk powder over the food i was told so.

[westburylofts]

 

THAT IS FINE WESTY

 

WE ALLWAYS DO IT THAT WAY BUT USE CORN OIL.

3 DAYS A WEEK   TUE'S  WED'S  THUR'S

 

ALL YEAR ROUND

 

 

RAY

[Guest]

First heard about its use on the forum.

 

Wondered how and when you first cottoned-on to Baby powder?

 

What was 'the bit' that attracted you to use it?  

[westburylofts]

 

Hi Bruno

 

Was told by a good local fancier to use it  and  noticed the differance within a

few weeks the feathers are like silk.

 

RAY

[jimmy white]

COTTONED ON TO THE BABIES  MILK POWDER ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, BEFORE THAT I BREAST FED THEM ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

COTTONED ON TO THE BABIES  MILK POWDER ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, BEFORE THAT I BREAST FED THEM ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

Starting to worry me, you.  

 

 

Zat why lady fanciers are best???  :-/

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

SEE U JIMMY

[Guest CS]

I will try do that next year,,,, Breeding 2007...  

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D hopeyour not meaning breast feeding them craig  ;D ;D ;D  only kidding, i know what you mean ,, and beleive me its worth trying   :)

[Guest rodders]

iv used baby milk for years but allways on the corn never tried it in water i use sma

[jimmy white]

thats the same one i used rodders sma , i dont know if it would make any differance  on the food or in the water, i only use it when birds are feeding young, do you mix anything along with it to  stick to the corn , ie wheatgerm oil or c. l. o . ?and what do you think of it , ive allways found it good

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D"BITTY" if ya going to use it in the water its best to wait till the birds are fully cropped, then put the  water down so that way thay will get the full benifit of the nice  freash mixture.just a thougth comming from "HEN" speck,

[carl]

Never used baby milk powder but have read its good for rearing like the posts above say..

 

A very good fancier told me to use slimfast,anyone used this ??

[Guest rodders]

hi jimmy in the past iv used plj lemon juice carlic oil cod liver oil what ever is to hand but with lemon juice i leave overnite to dry and sum times add brewers yeast to dry it up a bit m8

[Wiley]

something i was thinking of giving a try this year,but will defaintly do it now with the amount of ppl saying they do it and are happy with the results,a fanciers whos does it regularly through the young bird season who i often go and visit his young birds defaintly look top nick and they topped the federation twice this year so maybe there might be something init

[rockinrick]

i tried  it on this seasons ybs in the drinkers and  used corn oil when mixing with corn , ybs are fit and strong  ;D ;D

[Alf_Rothwell]

I am sure Vic Taylor of Sherfin corn used it on the PEANUT POWER he sold over 30 years ago. I hace also heard of people using it but had trouble regarding it going sour. It must be good stuff if fed at the right time. I can also remember Fred Parkinson of Ushaw Moor giving his birds Goats Milk in the drinker. Don't ask me what kind of goat as it was over 40 years ago. I definately know it was not called Billy.

[Guest anthony]

something i was thinking of giving a try this year,but will defaintly do it now with the amount of ppl saying they do it and are happy with the results,a fanciers whos does it regularly through the young bird season who i often go and visit his young birds defaintly look top nick and they topped the federation twice this year so maybe there might be something init

 

Do you mean that you can give it to birds while they are racing????

[Guest]

I don't just use it for the first 30 days after weaning

[MsPigeon]

I tryed it last year in the water, found that it was an awful waste in the breeding loft as we have individual pens and it needs to be kept fresh. Maybe on the feed is better. But like Linda, I found that it was the most benefit at weaning in the YB loft drinker.

Carol