THE FIFER Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 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 yes anthracite was very hard and gave off a lot of heat, used to be good for heating the water, but the black shiny stuff, good god the mind is going, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 yes anthracite was very hard and gave off a lot of heat, used to be good for heating the water, but the black shiny stuff, good god the mind is going, Was it the shiel or blae ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonscout Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Is there anything in coal that a pigeon needs is what you should ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Is there anything in coal that a pigeon needs is what you should ask. I know they love it and miners used to take home bags of it for their pigeons when I worked in the pits. I was not into pigeons then so never thought to ask. As I said my brother has a chance of getting me some so I would like to know what is the best form to get it Also interested in whats it in that is good for them. I get type one hard core for jobs and if it sits in my trailer at all my birds are in picking at the small and fine particles :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonscout Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Does anyone know what is in coal that a pigeon needs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobasmith Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal Mainly carbon with sulphur, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Does anyone know what is in coal that a pigeon needs? I know carbon plays a big part in keeping the crop healthy :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I know carbon plays a big part in keeping the crop healthy :-/ batches of racing pigeons go down leven beach and pick there for ages, beside the grit and coal so they must like something from there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest karl adams Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 i dont know whats in half the stuff birds love to eat but they know were to find it in my yard i have a fire bin and cant keep my birds out of the ashes all the wild birds get in it to sparrows allways bathing init Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 batches of racing pigeons go down leven beach and pick there for ages, beside the grit and coal so they must like something from there, Yes I like you(same as ) see birds acting naturally and picking what the need from their surroundings, whether it be the beach, hard core, building sand, salt from the sides of the roads, the underside of my car, burnt wood and ashes and they seem to crave it despite having red/black minerals, pigeon grit, pecking pots and mineral blocks on a regular if not daily supply:-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest karl adams Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 i used to keep and breed British birds and mules but had lots of trouble with them going light and dying so i started to go out every day and collect as many wild plants and seeds as i could from then on the going light stopped but i never new what seed or plant stopped it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosslands1 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 we used to crush it up for the baby pigs for iron we also used to crush old cups and plates for grit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 sorry bit off topic but had a mate whos birds went mad on the mole hills near his lofts they must of been getting sommit out of them that he wasnt giving them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 sorry bit off topic but had a mate whos birds went mad on the mole hills near his lofts they must of been getting sommit out of them that he wasnt giving them Mole hills are meant to be the best soil so using Tipplermans theory we now can source the soil 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 sorry bit off topic but had a mate whos birds went mad on the mole hills near his lofts they must of been getting sommit out of them that he wasnt giving them Used to collect one and spread it , then take back and replace. great for natureal minerals. Likewise Coal. I know that if you see a bird missing when pecking up - can't see this of course unless hand feding to floor - a little charcoal sorts and fixes within 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoker121 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 If you know any body with a coal burner, parkray, ask him for the ashes, the birds love it, In South Wales we always worked the Gellideg seam, the only trouble with getting coal out of the ground the dust kills you in the end. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkins Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal Mainly carbon with sulphur, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. i think distance fanciers have used coal in the past due to the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youngboy Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 coal keeps the crop sweet like charcaol does basically,,,,,its an old fanciers practise,but,mostly done with coalminer fanciers ! very true i just put in charcoal and leave them pick off wat the want!! never had sour crop since i started using it!! there is also suppuse to be loads of iron in it to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BRYANBROCK Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 keeps droppings dry but if they get too muck black also, I remember humans used to suck a bit coal if they had indigestion Also the coal dust was good for cleaniong the teeth that if you had any l.o.l (wiseman)(wiseman) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 is coal no dearer than beans a bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frank dooman Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 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, do they glow in the dark after eating it archie when you get it from there??? ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 do they glow in the dark after eating it archie when you get it from there??? ;D ;D ;D night flyers ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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