Do birds get thirsty?

[Guest CS]

Do birds get thirsty from drinking a substance in the water the day of basketing?

[birdman55678]

It is guarenteed they will get thirsty if not given water.  What substance are you referring to Craig.   Ed

[Guest TAMMY_1]

whisky is a good substance with water up here ;D

[mookie]

electrolights the day of basketing tried it last year for the youngbirds only when the forcast was hot .realy hot for the first few races young birds were grand coming home. in prev years their hole head would be trust into the drinker wen arriving home in hot weather.

[Guest]

whisky is a good substance with water up here ;D

 

Sacrilege  ;D

[Guest]

Just plain fresh water for me, Craig.

[Roland]

electrolights the day of basketing tried it last year for the youngbirds only when the forcast was hot .realy hot for the first few races young birds were grand coming home. in prev years their hole head would be trust into the drinker wen arriving home in hot weather.

 

There and I was informed by a very reliable Vet - world renowned - that he doesn't recommend or use Electro because of the dehydration it may very well cause as it dries them them out.

Of course they get thirsty, another reason wht 'Garlic' helps lose wieght etc. because they only drink just bear essentisals and HAT makes them thirsty. - must replenish wih clear water after Garlic.

[Guest Vic]

Just plain fresh water for me, Craig.

 

Just plain fresh whisky for me.  ;D ;D

[mookie]

 

There and I was informed by a very reliable Vet - world renowned - that he doesn't recommend or use Electro because of the dehydration it may very well cause as it dries them them out.

Of course they get thirsty, another reason wht 'Garlic' helps lose wieght etc. because they only drink just bear essentisals and HAT makes them thirsty. - must replenish wih clear water after Garlic.

 

im a bit confused i thought electro helped dehydration not caused it                    at the stated dose on the product packet :-/

[THE FIFER]

yes garlic makes u thirsty, try some urself.

[Guest]

 

im a bit confused i thought electro helped dehydration not caused it                    at the stated dose on the product packet :-/

 

 

Think it may be that folk who market pigeon products jumped on the electolytes from the human athletics world and thought what's good for us is good for pigeons;  Not as straightforward as that as humans sweat thro their skin, losing water & salts in the process. Electrolytes are a must for them.  

 

But pigeons don't sweat thro their skin to lose heat thro evaporation, they lose heat directly from their lungs, as water vapour. They lose only water. The salts stay in the body and are converted to urates which are pumped round the body in the bloodstream to help keep the bird cool.

 

What the bird needs when it gets home after the race is water, and plenty of it. There's work which shows that given access to all the plain water that it needs, even a severely dehydrated pigeon will be fully rehydrated within 30 minutes.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

yes garlic makes u thirsty, try some urself.

 

you got your garlic planted yet fifer ?

[Guest shadow]

plain water before basketing

[jimmy white]

clean plain water ,,,,,a must ,on basketting day

 

if you put whisky in doesnt make them any better,,,,but makes them happier ONLY KIDDING ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

 

you got your garlic planted yet fifer ?

 

 

yes have some in the greenhouse

 

 

[madmaxlofts]

just plain water is good enough for me on friday

you should have done everything possible before friday to get them ready for the race

[Guest CS]

plain water before basketing