The Egg

[OLDYELLOW]

The egg what is it ???? It's mainly Calcium ( shell ) and contents high in b12 , eggs should be smooth and robust . In order to produce good eggs your birds need to be healthy not fat but healthy . It is my opinion many eggs fail because of the health of the hen . Minerals and grits should be before your pigeons at all times unless medication states there removal , hens shouldn't be carrying any excess weight , as this leads to been egg bound and trapped nerves / paralysis in legs , to ensure a good hatch the content of the egg is b12 so a good idea to give B12 to your birds prior to laying , this will ensure the richness and quality of the egg internally and greatly improve the hatch rate ensuring robust chicks hatch , dead in shell is natures way of telling us it's too weak to survive , also barley shouldn't be fed prior to laying as this thickens the shells . Another good product is seaweed powder of which there's a few products on the market this is rich in iodine which helps with both fertility and keeping canker at bay I recommend that this is mixed in the grit , in most cases wet feeders aren't receiving the grit they need so struggle to get the correct nutrients to there young birds then resort to pumping them full of water to stop there crys and calls of hunger , although if grit and minerals are present the quality of corn should be the next thing to look at . If you think your birds aren't eating enough grit and minerals then you can mix some in with there feed

[buster151]

a good interesting read

[GhEtToStar]

I dont think wet feeding is caused by the grit all birds have the same food water grit and minerals available to them and you might get one wet feeder out of 10 pair I have a hen and every time she lays her legs go for a few days and shes healthy and not over weight and has plenty grit and minerals

[OLDYELLOW]

I dont think wet feeding is caused by the grit all birds have the same food water grit and minerals available to them and you might get one wet feeder out of 10 pair I have a hen and every time she lays her legs go for a few days and shes healthy and not over weight and has plenty grit and minerals

Never said wet feeding was caused by grit , by a lack of it yes