Tonic - garlic, honey & lemon juice?

[Guest karl adams]

dose any one  mix garlic  hony  and lemon juice for a tonic if so how is it mixed and what is it for

 

 

                            thanks

[chucka]

karl boil the milk and put the honey and simmer and let it cool and give it sat when they return when all had adrink put fresh water in

[Guest karl adams]

thanks chucka but im on about  garlic  hony  and lemon juice  as a tonic

[Guest karl adams]

am i to take it that no one uses these as a tonic

[Tony C]

I've never used this combo. Whats it for? at a guess I'd say it wouldn't hurt giving it to darkness y/birds going through the moult during a cold damp spell.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

am i to take it that no one uses these as a tonic

 

Looks that way at the moment

[Guest karl adams]

maybe that people would sooner buy from a shop and pay silly money for it

[Fair Play]

Not too sure about the lemon it might tend to scour your birds - only a thought

[Guest slugmonkey]

I have used vinegar and honey but not with garlic I like it by its self

[Guest IB]

Much the same as the last post: on race days my birds home to cider vinegar and honey in the drinking water. That is changed early evening to garlic on its own.

 

I know that garlic & honey preparations are sold for giving on race days, haven't tried the home made sort because I don't know if the honey would dissolve in it in the drinker.

 

Only other thing I am looking at just now is garlic and wormwood as a wormer. Have picked up that worms are known to be resistant to ivermectin & levamisole, I've been told to treat my birds again with levamisole in 2 weeks time for hairworm, but I'm going herbal instead. If I could get Tansy I'd be putting that in too.

[Guest slugmonkey]

I belive wormwood is very strong in some applications and maybe toxic ???

[THE PRIEST]

dose any one  mix garlic  hony  and lemon juice for a tonic if so how is it mixed and what is it for

 

 

                            thanks

 

Yes me  one  full bulb of garlic crushed in a 2 gallon bucket of water with two tablespoons of honey (mixed into a cup of luke warm water first) and two tablespoons of lemon juice. All are left overnight.

I use it on a sunday the garlic is supposed to clear the birds out and the honey and lemon juice is used in almost every cold remedy available. Just started useing this in the last six months and i also use apple cider vinigar on a monday.

[Guest]

Not too sure about the lemon it might tend to scour your birds - only a thought

 

Lemon juice is comonly used over the corn along with brewers yeast just prior to a show,it livens the birds up,produces that "sparkle" in the pen.

I know lemon and honey are often used together as a natural pick me up after a race by some fanciers and garlic certainly never did any harm,the benefits of garlic are endless [look up past threads on here],so that combination sounds like a good tonic to me

[Guest]

Much the same as the last post: on race days my birds home to cider vinegar and honey in the drinking water. That is changed early evening to garlic on its own.

 

I know that garlic & honey preparations are sold for giving on race days, haven't tried the home made sort because I don't know if the honey would dissolve in it in the drinker.

 

Only other thing I am looking at just now is garlic and wormwood as a wormer. Have picked up that worms are known to be resistant to ivermectin & levamisole, I've been told to treat my birds again with levamisole in 2 weeks time for hairworm, but I'm going herbal instead. If I could get Tansy I'd be putting that in too.

Garlic can be used as a natural wormer [my friend uses it on her dog as it has a serious reaction to chemical wormers].When you worm your pigeons using "chemical" wormers it is important to rotate your type of wormer to avoid resistance,all wormers fall into a drug based group [think there are 3] and you should use 1 out of each group a) to avoid resistance and to ensure ALL types of worms are treated for.

 

[Fair Play]

I have no problem with garlic or honey - I use one from Holland & Barrett and the birds are fine. Maybe the honey will remove some of the acidity from the lemon.

 

On a lighter note  if the birds liven up after the lemon maybe they are looking for the "Loo" the most innocuous of things can cause problems, but like all things "everything in moderation"