seaweed

[Guest j v ward]

i have just been reading a book  on herbs it says that seaweed is good for pigeons it is a source of natural iodine it raises red blood cell count  has anybody heard of this

[OLDYELLOW]

yup very rich food can mix it with the grit

[the pigeon_milker]

ya its good for us awell especially women

[Guest slugmonkey]

We had Kelp flakes avaible for a while they were good

[Tony C]

I use to mix kelp powder with brewers yeast and put it on their food. I cant get hold of kelp powder anymore so if there's anybody out there that knows where I can get my hands on some please drop me a line.

 

cheers

[OLDYELLOW]

http://www.everythingforpets.com/liverine_content_seaweed.pet/use.id.5.item_id.603.dept.0/

[Tony C]

Cheers OLDYELLOW, do you know if it comes in powdered form or grandules.

[OLDYELLOW]

its powder  

[REDCHEQHEN]

I got mine from Osmonds (seaweed powder)

but they've put the price up in the last week cos I've just had a look (shrug)

 

www.osmonds.co.uk

 

I bought enough to last me a while when it was cheap (evil)

 

[Tony C]

Thanks  

[wilkins]

I use to mix kelp powder with brewers yeast and put it on their food. I cant get hold of kelp powder anymore so if there's anybody out there that knows where I can get my hands on some please drop me a line.

 

cheers

 

i still do , i searched it on the web if you have no luck i will look at my one, i got from a pet site as its used for dogs as well

[Wiley]

cant u get it in holland and barrats tony?

[wilkins]

never had it there last week wiley, they no longer do yeast powder only tablets now

[Tony C]

cant u get it in holland and barrats tony?

 

No Wiley as far as I know they've never done it in powdered form, I used to get it out of a herbalist in Green St but its now shut down.

[Fair Play]

We used to get dried dulce to chew when we were young haven't seen it for years

[micko and jack]

We used to get dried dulce to chew when we were young haven't seen it for years

 

haaaa for those who never had dulce you dont know what your missing

Fair Play sell the house box the birds and move to Ireland

we can still get it at times

 

 

[paddymac]

Micko, totally agree, I love dulse and stock it up throughout the summer.  

[bewted]

what is dried dulce ?

[Merlin]

Ted

Its a type of seaweed you pick on rocks,an dry in Sun,turns a soft leathery,you chew on it,sea salty taste full of minerals,down this end of the Country we call it Dillesk,shorelines are full of it,also Cockles and Periwinkles

[wilkins]

Ted

Its a type of seaweed you pick on rocks,an dry in Sun,turns a soft leathery,you chew on it,sea salty taste full of minerals,down this end of the Country we call it Dillesk,shorelines are full of it,also Cockles and Periwinkles

 

if dried then put into the birds water does it hold the vits and minerals or are some lost

[allenyeates]

Seaweed is used for many birds and animals especially pigs. Collect it from clean beaches or rocks(winter is safest option as less bacteria in water) hang in bunches to dry and it will store for ages if kept dry. Apart from a high iodine content it is packed with minerals and natural sugars. I put it straight into the birds in small bunches or crumble and mix with grit. Best of all it costs nothing and is totally natural(Nature knows best).

[rembrant2coo]

Dodson & Horrel make it and you can buy it at any equestrian centre  ,they give seaweed granules to the horses as well it comes in tubs of 5kgs

[wilkins]

Seaweed is used for many birds and animals especially pigs. Collect it from clean beaches or rocks(winter is safest option as less bacteria in water) hang in bunches to dry and it will store for ages if kept dry. Apart from a high iodine content it is packed with minerals and natural sugars. I put it straight into the birds in small bunches or crumble and mix with grit. Best of all it costs nothing and is totally natural(Nature knows best).

 

would a small handfull or dried seaweed be correct for a 4 pint drinker?

[Guest]

Haven't done it for years used to put it in the bath water. Dennis Belding put me on to it many years ago. The birds feather became very soft and silky . Not far from the beach now, must get down and get some!