Drinking Alot Of Water

[lenton1163]

my stock birds seem to be drinking alot of water they are all feeding young but they are getting through 3 4pint drinkers a day they arn't drinking it all cuz the floor of the loft is always soaking wet plus the droppings are abit wet any advise would be greatly appreciate

[geordie1234]

Are you feeding matrix?

[OLDYELLOW]

give them a bath , or remove the product in the water

[just ask me]

get them tested asap mate that dont sound it could be a number of things

 

 

how wet are the droppings

[lenton1163]

Are you feeding matrix?

yes 3 times a week

 

give them a bath , or remove the product in the water

they have a bath every week and i have not been putting anything in the water

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

LET THEM GET INTO A BATH MATE SOME TIME THEY TRY TO BATH IN THE TDRINKERS .I LET MINE OUT TODAY HAD TO BREAK THE ICE IN THE BATH TWO BUCKETS OF HOT WATER IN THE BATH AND IN THEY WENT.///

[lenton1163]

get them tested asap mate that dont sound it could be a number of things

 

 

how wet are the droppings

the dropping from the stock birds are fine they look very healthy its the young that have the wet droppings

 

LET THEM GET INTO A BATH MATE SOME TIME THEY TRY TO BATH IN THE TDRINKERS .I LET MINE OUT TODAY HAD TO BREAK THE ICE IN THE BATH TWO BUCKETS OF HOT WATER IN THE BATH AND IN THEY WENT.///

they have a bathevery week toosh m8

[just ask me]

the dropping from the stock birds are fine they look very healthy its the young that have the wet droppings

 

 

they have a bathevery week toosh m8

 

 

were they done for canker mate before pairing

[geordie1234]

maybe they are binging on the matrix because it's not always down this happened to my pigeons it caused them to drink a lot more than usual

 

Maybe get one tested just to be sure mate

[OLDYELLOW]

is grit and minerals in front of them at all times ?????

[lenton1163]

were they done for canker mate before pairing

yes m8 they were wormed cocci and wormed befor pairing

 

is grit and minerals in front of them at all times ?????

no i just put a handfull in three times a week

[harky]

yes m8 they were wormed cocci and wormed befor pairing

 

 

no i just put a handfull in three times a week

They have a salt imabalance, a bet all the young that have watery droppings are about 9days onwards.Electrolytes in the water for a few days will sort it.

[lenton1163]

They have a salt imabalance, a bet all the young that have watery droppings are about 9days onwards.Electrolytes in the water for a few days will sort it.

yes m8 9 days on wards i will try that m8 thanks alot ive been a bit worried

[OLDYELLOW]

they need grit and minerals in front of them at all times especially during rearing , they use the grit to grind the feed to get the nutrients out of it the grit dissolves over time minerals and calcium is extracted this is what the young birds are lacking hence there pumping them up with water in a vane attempt to fill them as there under nourished

[harky]

yes m8 9 days on wards i will try that m8 thanks alot ive been a bit worried

Even diarolyte from the chemists, after all thats what we give our own babies when they have the squirts.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Would have said that the coci levels are high but since you say the old bird droppings are fine then it Sounds like the old birds are not getting their requirements from the Matrix, have found that iodine which is abundent in the black minerals is lacking in Matrix supplement and therefor the old birds are over dosing in other vitamins from the Matrix.

[lenton1163]

they need grit and minerals in front of them at all times especially during rearing , they use the grit to grind the feed to get the nutrients out of it the grit dissolves over time minerals and calcium is extracted this is what the young birds are lacking hence there pumping them up with water in a vane attempt to fill them as there under nourished

thanks for the help oy i will have it in all the while from now

[Diamond dave]

Black Minerals mate - It is essential to keeping young bird droppings dry. Are the old birds pecking at you as though they want something. I don't know whats in matrix but you need to give them black minerals first and foremost, red minerals and grit too.

For me, I wouldn't put anything in the water. They don't need any chemical intake right now mate, just good food, clean water and fresh, daily, natural minerals.

Good luck mate.

 

D.D.

[lenton1163]

Black Minerals mate - It is essential to keeping young bird droppings dry. Are the old birds pecking at you as though they want something. I don't know whats in matrix but you need to give them black minerals first and foremost, red minerals and grit too.

For me, I wouldn't put anything in the water. They don't need any chemical intake right now mate, just good food, clean water and fresh, daily, natural minerals.

Good luck mate.

 

D.D.

thanks m8 will do so

[wings]

I posted on here a week ago for help with wet dropping the advice was great as old yellow says grit grit grit grit and also salt my young have never looked as good since I took the advice of grit salt and calcium.

[wings]

I also added not on electrolytes to the water what a differance. Not every bodies cup of tea but I think it has really helped my you g birds and the stock birds

[Uphill Lofts]

I would try a drop of cider vinegar in the water to stop the old birds drinking so much and Homoform in the food my self.If I had a similar problem mate.

[sean75]

how do you feed yb in nest do you leave food in front ov them 24 hours a day or do you feed morning and night imo to much minirals no good for them little but often i got told t give them it after meal just on their box i have seen what to much red and black minirals do to a friends birds a few year back

[lenton1163]

I posted on here a week ago for help with wet dropping the advice was great as old yellow says grit grit grit grit and also salt my young have never looked as good since I took the advice of grit salt and calcium.

thanks for the reply m8

 

how do you feed yb in nest do you leave food in front ov them 24 hours a day or do you feed morning and night imo to much minirals no good for them little but often i got told t give them it after meal just on their box i have seen what to much red and black minirals do to a friends birds a few year back

what happend m8

[yeboah]

I treat the breeders for canker when they are sitting eggs ,can then be happy with youngsters being healthy ,feed a good breeding mix until the youngsters are starting to eat in the boxes with the parents at that stage they get as many quality maples as they want,never used black minerals for as many years as i can remember as i found the old birds just went crazy for its salt content and drank far to much water,but at this game everyone to there own .