is there something I'm not given the birds

[micko and jack]

we had the birds out today

the wife had her potted plants sitting out

the birds went mad for them

they didnt eat the greens

but picked at the soil

in the loft ALL THE TIME

oyster grit

red brick grit

black minerals

red minerals

pick pots

is there something I'm not giving the birds ???

[Guest strapper]

there are minerals in the soil you wont find in a mineral bucket.

different soil texture will have different mineral content.

[OLDYELLOW]

no clay block ?  ;D ;D ;D ;D  they may need some salt  

[Guest]

i dont think you are doing anything wrong mine are going  daft for mole hills just now

[the pigeon_milker]

if they out for a good while each day they will find what they need. are bird are doing the same must be the time of year the pigeons know things we dont understand yet in my op 8)

[Guest Owen]

Try clay blocks. Mine wolf them down.

[the pigeon_milker]

pregnant women eat clay and liver an ice cream and coal  why is that lol

[Guest]

is there alot of posts missing from here??

[thunderboult]

some of mine will  pick about in the ashes from the fire.

[micko and jack]

pregnant women eat clay and liver an ice cream and coal  why is that lol

 

without sounding sexist

why do women do anything ???

another of life's mysteries

[harky]

some of mine will  pick about in the ashes from the fire.

 

my doos love the ashes from a fire but i always make sute there is nothing burned in it with a lead content like plastics as this poisens them , coming back to micks pigeons it could be a salt imbalance  

[Guest]

did you remove post from this thread oldyellow??

[thunderboult]

 

my doos love the ashes from a fire but i always make sute there is nothing burned in it with a lead content like plastics as this poisens them , coming back to micks pigeons it could be a salt imbalance  

 

sorry i ment the ashes from the house fire(only coal ash).

[Guest youngzimmy]

YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHY THEY DO IT  BUT I AM SURE THEY DO ON THE UNLIKLY CHANCE YOU HAVE A TALKING PIGEN KEEP SCRACHING YOUR HEAD AND LET THEM GET ON WITH IT

[micko and jack]

no clay block ?  ;D ;D ;D ;D  they may need some salt  

 

what would be the easiest

and quickest way

to get salt into the birds

 

[aye ready]

giving pigeons too much salt is a sure way of bringing on a thirst then they drink too much water which causes them too scour  a balanced mix like matrix or other a little per day sorts out all these problems. I hear fanciers saying its too exspensive but if u add up the price per item of clay block,black/pink minerals,salt lick,grits etc i know which one i'll buy

[Guest G.Drysdale + son]

giving pigeons too much salt is a sure way of bringing on a thirst then they drink too much water which causes them too scour  a balanced mix like matrix or other a little per day sorts out all these problems. I hear fanciers saying its too exspensive but if u add up the price per item of clay block,black/pink minerals,salt lick,grits etc i know which one i'll buy

Give my birds Matrix they love it.

 

 

[the pigeon_milker]

they find there own films to watch mine like [one flew over the cookoo's nest]

[aye ready]

we know who the cuckoo is (goofy)(goofy)

[the pigeon_milker]

next time i arest you i will coo lol

[Chairman]

Old Yellow is bang on, SALT as contained in clay blocks and also Matrix I would add a quarter of a teaspoonful to a galley pot full of black mineral once they have took their requirement you could possibly purchase a salt lick from a farm store or a corn store that supplies horse feedstuff, then leave this about the loft in the case of prisoner stock or outside the loft where rain can wash and keep it clean.There is a small shortage somewhere but once they have taken what they require you'll find they'll leave it alone until the next round of youngsters.

[Guest]

an old fancier once told me to cut up a bit of sod from the garden

(not the lawn or the wife will go balistic  ;D ;D)

turn it upside down and put it in the loft

and the birds will go mad for it

as they get some minerals from it that we cant give them

 

dave

 

ps-would make a right mess of your loft :'( :'(