Feeding birds coal as a supliment

[DOVEScot]

I like to keep all supplements to the birds natural and cheap, does anyone use coal, coal dust, coal dross or coal combe and what is the best way to give it to the birds. I can get loads of dross, dust or combe from my brother

Any advice appreciated

[Guest stb-]

think yer white ones would look like the black and white minstrals Duncan,

 

;D ;D ;D ;D

[Jacobasmith]

The grit i am currently using has alot of charcoal in it. I dont know the benefits of it though.

[THE FIFER]

I go along to Dysart beach and get the grit which is mixed with coal dust, some times get at leven as well, good shell and coal,

[blaz]

half fill a gully pot put it in and see what the birds take.as they know better than us what is best and when or should i say better than me

[DOVEScot]

think yer white ones would look like the black and white minstrals Duncan,

 

;D ;D ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D As long as I keep it dry

 

Take at last look at them before they indulge

[Guest vander mungo]

all the best fanciers seem to come from coal mining backgrounds   must be something in it

[blaz]

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D As long as I keep it dry

 

Take at last look at them before they indulge

 

THAT WHITE ONE IS A CRACKER

[dudley]

use it all the time puts fire in their belly,ken

[bewted]

coal keeps the crop sweet like charcaol does basically,,,,,its an old fanciers practise,but,mostly done with coalminer fanciers !

[THE FIFER]

keeps droppings dry but if they get too muck black also, I remember humans used to suck a bit coal if they had indigestion

[DOVEScot]

I go along to Dysart beach and get the grit which is mixed with coal dust, some times get at leven as well, good shell and coal,

 

I don't think you should be advocating breaking the law on the site, we can't have that. I will say a prayer for you tomorrow at the church Archie;) ;)

 

My brother is a historian (my mum dropped him on his head when he was young) and he does mining history so he collects fossils from the mines and open cast. He can get coal in all shapes and forms so I was wondering what would be the best form to get???

[Guest]

Dunc , if they eat a great deal of it , u could burn the "poop" on a multi fuel burner (evil)(evil)             andy.

[Tipplerman]

Talking about a good cheap supplement. this is a fantastic grit/mineral/salt supplement. mix in equal quantities crushed barbeque briquettes, rock salt (the type from the gritting machines) and clean soil. Mix altogether and fill your pots (I use the emptied red pickstone pots) after you fill the pots, let them dry out by natural means......the birds love this mixture once put in front of them

[DOVEScot]

Dunc , if they eat a great deal of it , u could burn the "poop" on a multi fuel burner (evil)(evil)             andy.

 

Piff puff poop ;D ;D ;D All their poop is recycled as my brother takes it all for his garden, waste not want not in oor hoose, I am working on my carbon footprint

[Guest]

 

Piff puff poop ;D ;D ;D All their poop is recycled as my brother takes it all for his garden, waste not want not in oor hoose, I am working on my carbon footprint

 

nice to see youre supporting the green issues, he must have a bloomin big garden tho(evil)           andy.

[slinky slitheroe]

keeps droppings dry but if they get too muck black also, I remember humans used to suck a bit coal if they had indigestion

Iam sure the charcoal absorbs bacteria.Old hands sour crop conditioner has plenty charcoal in it.

 

 

[DOVEScot]

 

nice to see youre supporting the green issues, he must have a bloomin big garden tho(evil)           andy.

 

He does, I also got him 4 ton of cow dung last year as well, he has the ideal set up for a 120 foot loft as well on an embangment overlooking the firth of forth, sadly he only has raspberries and gooseberries on it :(

[DOVEScot]

keeps droppings dry but if they get too muck black also, I remember humans used to suck a bit coal if they had indigestion

 

What form of coal should I get, lumps, dross or fine ???

[THE FIFER]

 

I don't think you should be advocating breaking the law on the site, we can't have that. I will say a prayer for you tomorrow at the church Archie;) ;)

 

My brother is a historian (my mum dropped him on his head when he was young) and he does mining history so he collects fossils from the mines and open cast. He can get coal in all shapes and forms so I was wondering what would be the best form to get???

 

they used to go in with lorries and collect loads of it and go round the doors selling it ,sea coal, think the law you are on about is off sea level, where the water doesnt come into, but in sea level is ok, thats why you can dig bait, collect mussels whelks etc when the tide is out, its on the sea,

[THE FIFER]

trying to remember the name of the black shiny coal, should know i was a sunshine miner,worked at the opencast

[DOVEScot]

 

they used to go in with lorries and collect loads of it and go round the doors selling it ,sea coal, think the law you are on about is off sea level, where the water doesnt come into, but in sea level is ok, thats why you can dig bait, collect mussels whelks etc when the tide is out, its on the sea,

 

Every day is a school day, I knew you would have an answer

[THE FIFER]

 

Every day is a school day, I knew you would have an answer

 

its good at dysart, the nice small coal mixed with nice shell grit, just lightly scrape it up, you do get it sometimes at leven, when the tide is going back, also lots of racing pigeon down at it, see them often at leven, make sure you dont get too big pieces of shell get the nice small stuff,

[DOVEScot]

trying to remember the name of the black shiny coal, should know i was a sunshine miner,worked at the opencast

 

We used to mine really hard coal at Seafield due to the compression of the Forth and it really shiny when cut, anthracite is really shiny as well

[DOVEScot]

 

its good at dysart, the nice small coal mixed with nice shell grit, just lightly scrape it up, you do get it sometimes at leven, when the tide is going back, also lots of racing pigeon down at it, see them often at leven, make sure you dont get too big pieces of shell get the nice small stuff,

 

I crush anything that I need to with my mash and jeely pan I get scallop shells for nowt and crush them, a lot cheaper than oyster shell