basic water routine

[jimmy white]

What water is given to the birds on the transporter ?

 

Is it "local water " or what has been taken to the lib site ?

 

Many moons ago it was a rule that Lancashire birds were given Lancashire water.

 

However, I give water that is over 24 hrs old from the tap. I believe this gives time for flouride additives to evaporate/dissipate/weaken.

 

Hope you get my drift/tide/flow  

 

i give ordinary  "tapolene ;D" i,e, water,, often a little garlic added,, but like to make sure the water is kept clean,,,,,

 

i find the above post  relavent , the quality of water can change in different places,, soft water here in scotland,, hard water in london,,, we are often told to drink bottled water if going abroad??,,,, i believe they should have the water their used to, in their racing transporter

[Skull Lofts]

The more days you can give them plain water the better (I also let it stand for 24hrs). Best to mix stuff in with their feed.

 

How?

[Guest strapper]

monday medication

tuesday same

weds same

thurs same

fri same

sat clean same

sun clean same.......that what some think thats what happens.. of those of us that medicate

 

when in fact the best system you have on you...your eyes..they will tell you what your birds need!

 

cider vinegar and fresh garlic cloves are a fav of mine, but theres never a set system when or how much i use them.

i add vitamins in the water when i feel like it

i add treatments when they need it...then only treatment in the water.

i try to start treatments on the sunday and end by thurs...if poss.

fri.. maybe some honey early morn...depending what distance,

(i pour warm water over some honey to break it down and when its in a more liquid form i pour into the drinkers of the racers.)

 

maybe some will say that wouldnt suit me..but it suits myself.

[pjc]

 

How?

 

If you give anything added to water you don't know how much they are having, birds will drink more or less with weather conditions etc whereas if just plain water is given medication/additives can be measured with the amount of food given.

[wilkins]

i treat on food , what every i use ,where is says this amount to one liter i use this for 20 birds as a guide, was told this was a good guide by a vet that way they get there dose i measure 20 oz of corn and use add herb to stick the powder to this way you no they take all the medicine

[jimmy white]

 

If you give anything added to water you don't know how much they are having, birds will drink more or less with weather conditions etc whereas if just plain water is given medication/additives can be measured with the amount of food given.

 

excactly,,  many doses on many medications, vits, etc are set as a particular dose,,, in my opinion fanciers should be very careful of this,, theyll drink more than double of water when feeding youngsters, moulting, or in very hot weather,and drink  much less in winter

[Guest youngboy]

Monday plain water stood over night

tuesday johnsons pigeon tonic

wensday plain water " " "

thursday cider vinager

friday plain water " " "

saturday plain water " " "

sunday garlic

[Dod]

Alot of people use cider vinger ill have to get some and have a go.Can i buy this from a supermarket?

[adam owen]

Alot of people use cider vinger ill have to get some and have a go.Can i buy this from a supermarket?

 

just came back from asdas bought bottle 54Pence

[Guest strapper]

 

excactly,,  many doses on many medications, vits, etc are set as a particular dose,,, in my opinion fanciers should be very careful of this,, theyll drink more than double of water when feeding youngsters, moulting, or in very hot weather,and drink  much less in winter

 

 

but then again treating on the food they will eat more food when feeding youngsters so its the same

[Guest strapper]

Alot of people use cider vinger ill have to get some and have a go.Can i buy this from a supermarket?

 

your find it in the vinegar section as others ..most super markets stock it...its cheap.

 

 

[Guest Jargre-]

 

i give ordinary  "tapolene ;D" i,e, water,, often a little garlic added,, but like to make sure the water is kept clean,,,,,

 

i find the above post  relavent , the quality of water can change in different places,, soft water here in scotland,, hard water in london,,, we are often told to drink bottled water if going abroad??,,,, i believe they should have the water their used to, in their racing transporter

 

Most of the water in England comes from Wales Jimmy,  ;D ;D ;D  all this garble about adding treatments in water for this and that yet none of these people have seemed to produce winners as a direct result, treat em mean and keep them keen, it also allows them to naturally strengthen their systems as opposed to having an artificially nurtured one.   Good old clean tap water and a touch of sweetener to encourage them should be enough.  Got us 5 top 20 fed results last year with mediocre birds so can't be all that bad.  

[DOVEScot]

Alot of people use cider vinger ill have to get some and have a go.Can i buy this from a supermarket?

 

Make sure it is the cloudy version as filtered or pasteurised ones lose the iron, tannins and antioxidants etc

[Guest]

 

Most of the water in England comes from Wales Jimmy,  ;D ;D ;D  all this garble about adding treatments in water for this and that yet none of these people have seemed to produce winners as a direct result, treat em mean and keep them keen, it also allows them to naturally strengthen their systems as opposed to having an artificially nurtured one.   Good old clean tap water and a touch of sweetener to encourage them should be enough.  Got us 5 top 20 fed results last year with mediocre birds so can't be all that bad.  

Jimmys in Scotland, i hope the "mediocre" latebred you send me goes on to breed a few fed toppers

(evil)(evil)                                 andy.

[bluey]

When giving medication in the drinkers use cool boiled water, a tip given by a top racing man.

 

Common sense when you think about it, nothing in there to corrupt the treatment being used.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Hi can any1 give me a basic water routine monday /sunday please i want to know what i should use in the water to keep my birds in top condition.

 

as little as possible

[Guest kevin b]

 

 

but then again treating on the food they will eat more food when feeding youngsters so its the same

 

Any preventitive medication is usually given before the birds are on youngsters, so you know exactly what they are getting.

If you have to treat when birds are on youngsters your already in trouble I think.

 

Kevin

[dwh]

 

Most of the water in England comes from Wales Jimmy,  ;D ;D ;D  all this garble about adding treatments in water for this and that yet none of these people have seemed to produce winners as a direct result, treat em mean and keep them keen, it also allows them to naturally strengthen their systems as opposed to having an artificially nurtured one.   Good old clean tap water and a touch of sweetener to encourage them should be enough.  Got us 5 top 20 fed results last year with mediocre birds so can't be all that bad.  

 

how you know the birds are mediocre could be the racing system  if you had medicated correctly you might just ave ad 5 fed tops

[andrew gooch]

Hi can any1 give me a basic water routine monday /sunday please i want to know what i should use in the water to keep my birds in top condition.

 

This all depends on weather your breading or racing as the breaders water and race water vary very much.

[pigeonscout]

 

i allways let my water stand to dissapate esp. when useing anything in the water thats what the clorine does kill off  anything in the water never mix anything for the birds with chemicals thats what clorine is

 

I fill my drinkers from the bath tap as the water has been in the tank in the roof space and not st8 from the mains.

[pigeonscout]

When giving medication in the drinkers use cool boiled water, a tip given by a top racing man.

 

Common sense when you think about it, nothing in there to corrupt the treatment being used.

 

Or put the water in the microwave for 30 secs and it does the same job.

[dwh]

 

Or put the water in the microwave for 30 secs and it does the same job.

 

we use water out of dehumidifer if required when medicating

[bluey]

 

I fill my drinkers from the bath tap as the water has been in the tank in the roof space and not st8 from the mains.

 

It may sound contradictory but water left standing in a container will lose it's chlorine/flouride content, yet in a storage tank in the roof space may pick up bugs, which is why when mixing infant milk it was always recommended to use water direct from the cold tap.

[Guest Freebird]

This doo's got it sussed, He He He!

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