Iron Tonic

[philb]

What iron tonics or tonics generally do people use, or recommend

   Phil

[jimmy white]

johnsons pigeon tonic, full of iron,if you must give them it??

in my opinion ,do not go for the old idea of putting a rusty nail in the water, it can only be full of bacteria and in fact poison the birds.

[THE FIFER]

BARRS IRON BREW,    FULL OF GIRDERS

[westy]

yep i use the same as jimmy and rose

[andy]

JOHNSONS TONIC EVERY MONDAY DURING RACING....

[GROVEHOMER]

YEAH, JOHNSONS TONIC HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.

[GROVEHOMER]

I KNOW OF A STUD FARM THAT HAS NETTLES GROWING THROUGH ITS AVIARY GRILLED FLOOR, AFTER WATCHING THE OWNERS BIRDS READILY EATING THEM,I ASKED IF THE BIRDS CAME TO ANY HARM, APPARENTLY HIS BIRDS LOVED THEM. I KNOW NETTLES ARE NUTRITIOUS. NOW I HAVE NETTLES GROWING THROUGH MY AVIARY FLOOR (THEY ONLY REALLY GROW IN SPRING, SUMMER AND INTO THE EARLY AUTUMN MONTHS).

[Guest Silverwings]

on the button Rose !  we dry them and add crushed cinammon sticks and rue ,use as a tea all year round ........ray

[Diamond dave]

Have one drinker with rusty nails and my birds are HARD!!!!!

[T_T]

Whats that DD, HARD and RUSTY.  LOL.

[jimmy white]

old girl freind of mine , cornwall made nettle tea for hers, and she did well, i think she took the top 6 ins off the nettle, and made it as tea, she was a great one for herbs, etc, but could fly a pigeon, but the johnsons pigeon tonic, disnae sting ye ;D  ;D  ;D;

[Guest Silverwings]

Jimmy boy, you scotties need some electroclution lessons up there , what is this word DISNAE ? what has Walt Disney got to do with Iorn tonics fur fox ache ? ..........got any more saft words like that ? down here in the midlands we wud sayt loike " it doe sting ya ".........ray

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D sorry ray ;D ;D ;D ill rephrase that,,",doesnt sting you" ;D ;D

   but the nettles" doe sting ya" ;D ;D ;D

[rockinrick]

it baint be the nettles that sting ya its the price of johnsons tonic hehehe

[Tony C]

johnsons pigeon tonic, full of iron,if you must give them it??

in my opinion ,do not go for the old idea of putting a rusty nail in the water, it can only be full of bacteria and in fact poison the birds.

 

Jimmy you say ''johnsons pigeon tonic, full of iron,if you must give them it??''

Do you think healthy pigeons benifit from an iron tonic given as a matter of course (once a week) or not.

 

Anyone else have any thoughts on this please chip in.

 

 

 

 

[jimmy white]

 

Jimmy you say ''johnsons pigeon tonic, full of iron,if you must give them it??''

Do you think healthy pigeons benifit from an iron tonic given as a matter of course (once a week) or not.

 

Anyone else have any thoughts on this please chip in.

 

 

 

 

when you say ,",healthy pigeons"  probably not in my opinion ,,,,,,but i often wonder if it helps birds if theve had a hard time ,i,e been out for a while and run down, especialy yb,s... or ob,s feeding youngsters,, at least the thing is with johnsons iron tonic , what is not used will pass through,,, so wonder what forum thoughts on , on this one   an iron tonic for humans is usualy for anem,,,anemi,,,   anae ,,,bloodlessness ;D ;D ;D

[Roland]

;D ;D  ;D STINGING NETTLES  ;D ;D ;D

 

Golly was just about to post that same ... ;D

[Guest]

Think we are all 'guilty' of a belief in different tonics. They have uses ranging from pick-me-up to maintenance of health & in humans anyway, a feeling of well-being e.g. tonic wine, tho you can overdo it, e.g. Buckfast is a tonic wine.

 

Have never used Johnsons on pigeons, but in my time have used : 'viola tricolor' brew, tea; garlic, cider vinegar, honey, and most recently, echinacea and elderberry. I think they all have a role to play in maintenance of pigeon health, and tea and honey are also pick-me-ups.

 

 

[bewted]

viola tricolor probably one of the best,but,can you still get it bruno ?

[THE PRIEST]

Used to give the birds a head of lettuce was told by a old fancier years ago that this contained iron.

[Fair Play]

Ask Jim George (Round O) or Bernie Bennett of the BHW, they have advocated it's use for years (V.T.). If anyone knows where to get it they will,Jim used to give all the details for a small donation to the local hospital (Ninewells I think)

[craighughes]

we used gems impact its one of the best iron tonics on the market today but the latest one people are using is red cell full of vits and iron

[Tony C]

we used gems impact its one of the best iron tonics on the market today but the latest one people are using is red cell full of vits and iron

 

Can Impact or Red Cell be mixed on their feed?

 

Thanks

 

 

[craighughes]

redcell can ive never mixed impact always added it to the birds water

impact is about £8 a bottle from most corn suppliers you will see a diffrence with impact

redcell is about £18 a bottle but will last you about 2 - 3 years its for race hourses

[Guest]

Used to give the birds a head of lettuce was told by a old fancier years ago that this contained iron.

 

Fed the birds two midget gem lettuces a week, they really enjoyed them, making short work of the leafy parts.

 

You are right about 'greens' and iron. This link gives more info on what veg contains what and what its for:-

 

http://www.vegetableexpert.co.uk/KnowYourVitaminsAndMinerals.html