Guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 For the first time i intend to give my birds garlic cider vinegar and buttermilk during racing but am unsure in which order to give these through the week and on what days any ideas thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbarra Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 why ? do you actually think pigeons need these products ? best think about what you do before giving anything. the more you give pigeons the more dependent they become on it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I give old and young birds cider vinegar every second day while breeding 20 ml in 4 litre drinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANCYVIEWLOFTS Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 well said timbarra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofftyambitions Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Tried mine with vinegar, but they`ll only drink scrumpy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadow Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 why buttermilk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennut Tar Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 why buttermilk? Thats the one which intrigued me Shadow !!!!! etc above the most. Perhapes ????? he thinks they need cleaning out as such every week, which I would never recommend to anyone here. "But then" it can have its place in the loft etc, if used in a sensible way. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Nice one Lofty,gonna enjoy you, Really cant see any problem regarding dependence,they are Natural products,and in the main the birds/health/welfare will benifet,so my own opinion is use away. With Garlic I use cloves only,on a weekly basis,every second week,Cyder Vinegar once a week a capful to a Gallon of water,Honey in water after Racing/Training,sure there are many variations on this,but again thats my way. Use Buttermilk to shed small body feathers,I use this when starting Youngsters on Dark System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Buttermilk is a good source of b12 calcium riboflavin good for digestive disorders bolstering natural immunity also good when moulting or feeding babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j v ward Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 using buttermilk is good for y oungsters when they are moved into y bird loft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesa Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 so how do you use the buttermilk do you put it in the drinker?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j v ward Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 so how do you use the buttermilk do you put it in the drinker?? yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesa Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 so how much do you put in as i want to get my light young birds to molt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j v ward Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 two table spoons per 3pnt drink er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesa Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 For the first time i intend to give my birds garlic cider vinegar and buttermilk during racing but am unsure in which order to give these through the week and on what days any ideas thanks my thoughts are that the garlic will do more good than harm ,, cider vinegar now and again will also do them no harm,, the buttermilk, ive used for the first time last year , i had bought pigeons that had been kept on the darkness quite late , i was told to use buttermilk to try and get them through the moult ,,,,,,,,,,,it worked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I remember buttermilk from way back in my boyhood milk delivery days. Wasn't a big sales item then, and didn't really know what it was then or now, when it;s use surfaced on here onn earlier threads. Got some from Asda and took it home - for myself. Its basically a probiotic, a 'drinking' yoghurt, and has much the same taste as any live natural yoghurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I remember buttermilk from way back in my boyhood milk delivery days. Wasn't a big sales item then, and didn't really know what it was then or now, when it;s use surfaced on here onn earlier threads. Got some from Asda and took it home - for myself. Its basically a probiotic, a 'drinking' yoghurt, and has much the same taste as any live natural yoghurt. Did it help you through the moult ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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