"salt"

[rich]

please help,,

since the snow and ice my birds go straight outta loft and on to the road pecking salt from under cars,,

 

so i take it i need to supply them salt in there diet,  but how much do i give and is there a type of salt aswell ???    hope this isnt stupid question,, thanks in advance

[pigeonpete]

No question is stupid if you dont know the answer my friend, Are they feeding young? and what do you currently give them :-)

[dwh]

please help,,

since the snow and ice my birds go straight outta loft and on to the road pecking salt from under cars,,

 

so i take it i need to supply them salt in there diet,  but how much do i give and is there a type of salt aswell ???    hope this isnt stupid question,, thanks in advance

 

TRY BLACK & PINK MINERALS + PLENTY OF GRIT

[rich]

i give them "matrix"  which i thought contained all the grit and minerals they needed, birds not feeding young and looking in fantastic condition , its just that they are going mad for the salt on the roads

[dwh]

i give them "matrix"  which i thought contained all the grit and minerals they needed, birds not feeding young and looking in fantastic condition , its just that they are going mad for the salt on the roads

 

PM STRAPPER ,OLD YELLOW ,OR OWEN THEY PROB GIVE YOU  ;)BETTER IDEA

[Guest strapper]

 

PM STRAPPER ,OLD YELLOW ,OR OWEN THEY PROB GIVE YOU  ;)BETTER IDEA

 

dave you were right with pink and black minerals...one has more salt in it...think its black.

but birds pecking at the roads are just gaining grit...the salt is by now mainly washed away out of the grit.

i did once wonder why couldnt there be some kind of block made like horses salt blocks?

similar to the small grit mineral blocks we have.

 

 

[Guest strapper]

http://forum.pigeonbasics.com/m-1127749855

 

you may find info from this

[mark croker]

 

dave you were right with pink and black minerals...one has more salt in it...think its black.

but birds pecking at the roads are just gaining grit...the salt is by now mainly washed away out of the grit.

i did once wonder why couldnt there be some kind of block made like horses salt blocks?

similar to the small grit mineral blocks we have.

 

 

Its pink mate,  i used to put a tray of salt in the loft no more than one grain deep or the birds will gorge on it, i only did this when on young as i noticed my dirds were going the beach for salt water,  i now mix pink minerals,pickstone and lime grit and tip it  straight on to the floor of the loft and it works a treat,  i was told that you can use horse blocks and that is better than the tray of salt,  but this works best for me  

 

 

[mark croker]

Also i think some times they are looking and picking for the sake of it and not coz they need it, my birds have just been fed at 8 and are a the mo pecking around the garden,  they dont need anything   :-/:)

[gulkie]

u can buy a salt block i get 1 from my corn supplier, break a peice of and put

it in a dish they will pick at it for ages,also give them lettuce with sea salt sprinkled

on it especialy when feeding young. :)

[bird man of meath]

i give mine a cow lick stone

it's a big block of min/salt that will last a life time ;D

[ch pied]

i give mine a cow lick stone

it's a big block of min/salt that will last a life time ;D

too right willie , just dunk it in a bucket of water now & again. comes in plain , banana & strawberry flavour's

[Guest strapper]

 

Its pink mate,  i used to put a tray of salt in the loft no more than one grain deep or the birds will gorge on it, i only did this when on young as i noticed my dirds were going the beach for salt water,  i now mix pink minerals,pickstone and lime grit and tip it  straight on to the floor of the loft and it works a treat,  i was told that you can use horse blocks and that is better than the tray of salt,  but this works best for me  

 

 

cheers mark, i knew one had a higher content in it .

[bird man of meath]

too right willie , just dunk it in a bucket of water now & again. comes in plain , banana & strawberry flavour's

 

;D ;D ;D ;D

how do u think they make milk shakes

[Guest kevin b]

Be very careful when giving the birds salt, some will gorge on it and dehydrate.

 

Sea salt is great stuff just dont let feeding pairs free access to it.

 

A little at a time.

[catchthepigeon]

Your birds need to have black minerals infront of them at all times black minerals provide all the salt needed.I give mine a salt tablet after a hard race

[greenlands]

Birds can and will OD on salt ,make no mistakes with it ,it can knock the legs from them.

Lindsay

[marmite]

if u can get it get a block of rock salt i used to keep a block on my loft roof  they get what they want and they dont dissapeer down to the river or seaside to get it  tbh when i didnt have it and had black minerals in the loft  they still go to the beach or river to get it  mine have gone there now  just wanna get hold of a block of the rock salt

[mosslands1]

you can buy rock salt from the salt mine in winsford cheshire ive used it for years just leave it where the birds can get it and just wash it now and again with the scrubbing brush

[Guest frank dooman]

i notice that many posts say espec. when feeding young i would have thought if you feed extra salt it will make the o/b drink alot and that could lead to wet feeding do you think thats the case

[OLDYELLOW]

if gourging themselves with salt buy a horse salt lick iododised mineral salt lick around £3 for a big bar at least it be clean and safe for them

[mosslands1]

they wont eat too much rock salt its too hard its a lot harder than a cow lick block

[Guest stb-]

kilpatricks black minerals have all the salt that birds need and iodine

[ALF]

kilpatricks black minerals have all the salt that birds need and iodine

 

Just watch how much more minerals they eat when feeding y/b's ;)