Grit/Minerial Feeders

[Speckled Jim]

Anyone out there got any ideas on homemade Grit/minerial feeders, have tried a few things but nothing really working, stores here dont really supply such a thing.

[OLDYELLOW]

depending on how many pots you use i use boxes and make them to size of pots one for grit one for pickstone made into a tiny shed affair need to make some more have enough wood to do it , ill think ill take a photo of mine next time i get camera out

just thought might have a photo of it here ya go

[Guest Taylors Choice]

Do you mean like this?

 

http://pigeons.taylorschoice.co.uk/products/166880_mineral_grit_feeder_-_rebecca.php

[JohnQuinn]

If you have on old drinker about, take a piece of wood and attach it to the top instead of the cone shaped top. put grit/mineral dishes behind the spars to prevent the doos soiling it. Put a normal drinker on top of the wooden board. Thats it really, nothing to it, apart maybe from working out exactly what i mean!

[Roland]

I have old drinkers / grit boxes, pots etc. etc. and even covered drink troughs.

Mind having in mind birds on the 'natural' these most enjoy picking about in the garden etc. and not a lot of call for grit as such.

However, now that the birds aren't out much of late, I find after a good scrape, just sprinkling a bit on floor before placing feeding, and leave after placing feed this serves as good as anthing. Indeed I just scrape up any left at the next morning clean. No I don't use every day. And if one does, they will still pick about in the garden etc.

[Speckled Jim]

thanks everyone might try some of your ideas out