ON THE RACE Weekend's

[Guest]

What do you give water for pigeons's returns from the race?

[Guest shadow]

Honey and cider vinegar

[Guest]

Not even Garlic in Honey and Cider Vinegar? Shadow

[Guest]

electrolites

[Guest slugmonkey]

I give plain water on race day I think they taste additives and therefore limit intake I think this lets them drink all they want and rehydrate faster some will say that the electrolytes are needed but I think its more important to get the water in them I give electrolytes the day after a race if you watch usally a bird that has been raced will have runny droppings after the race wich results in dehydration and electrolyte depletion I try to address the dehydration first

[CREBAG]

spot on in my opinion slugmonkey, fresh water and a good feed, unless its a very hot day and then i think electrolites/re-hydration salts are a good idea,

[Silverdale Lofts]

Speight mine get fresh clean water which is changed at 5pm to pigeon tea saturday and sunday

[Guest speckled]

Mine have Rehydration salts after racing. & sunday thay have herb tea, just to give that little gentle purge.Speckled

[jimmy white]

I USED TO GIVE ELECTROLYTES [sAME AS REHYDRATION SALTS] AND ON THE SUNDAY GAVE TEA WITH HONEY OR SUGAR IN IT ,THEY SEEMED TO LIKE IT BETTER LIKE THAT,TOOK THE BITTERNESS OUT OF IT

[Guest speckled]

No bitterness in camomile tea, calming,Why the sugar,& honey surley the rehydration salts,are enough, :-/ whay not throw a mars bar in as well . ;D ;D Speckled

[jimmy white]

it was columbine tea ,which is a bit bitter, taste it , then youll need the mars bar yourself  ;D ;D ;D columbine tea is a mixture of herbs, but does contain camomile.

the sugar or honey takes the bitterness out ,and does the birds no harm,,,,where is the mars bar, ive never seen that pub  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D ;D.If columbine  tea is bitter, why give it,.bit like given you,tea without sugar,bitter taste, dont need to cover up with camomile,  sweet it it self.no need for honey & sugar.try it tastes better than the other experiments you have tryed ;D  ;D  & cheeper, ;D ;D ya cant also use the tea bags for .conjunctivitis.  :-/(  hope i spelt it right,)so jimmy ;D please feel free to try this natural remady.cheers speckled ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D send me a tea bag up, itll be the only drink youve bought me  ;D ;D ;D

[fifestay]

Electrolytes with extra vitamised glucose and a wee dod of honey ..... experimented once one compartment got water only, the other the above ...difference remarkable. I start this if very hot day but generally a 180 miles plus