Black Minerals

just ask me · February 22, 2015

whose pigeons eats these :emoticon-0138-thinking: i get one or two to pick but noting major

tommy bhoys · February 22, 2015

whose pigeons eats these i get one or two to pick but noting major

when breeding they are a must in my loft the bird gorge on the stuff :animatedpigeons:

DJWa · February 22, 2015

whose pigeons eats these i get one or two to pick but noting major

I sometimes mix red and black with their grit

they seem to eat it all up ok

andy Burgess · February 22, 2015

whose pigeons eats these i get one or two to pick but noting major

ive a few hens that peck away at it . when i started i put it in a pick pot for them . what a waste of time and product that was ? just put a small amount in as & when now . like other vitamins , minerals , or products , some go crazy for them , others not . :animatedpigeons:

geordie1234 · February 22, 2015

One of the most important things you can give the pigeons during breeding imo

alex young · February 22, 2015

Unless breeding my birds hardly touch pink/black minerals.I coat the corn with oil and sprinkle them on it during the rest of the year.

greenbar · February 22, 2015

when breeding they are a must in my loft the bird gorge on the stuff

same here, breeding they go mad for it,the rest of the year they hardly look at it.

walterboswell59 · February 22, 2015

the only kind my birds will eat is kilpatricks black minrals and as tommy says cant get enough when feeding youngsters

VMS · February 22, 2015

Stopped giving my pigeons them a few years ago and don't see any difference at all

okidoaki · February 22, 2015

Pink ur beste

Leroy · February 23, 2015

At breeding mine go mental for black minerals and red grit/pick pots. Also noticed that if they don't have ready access to health grit for a while at any time of the year, when I do put it in they go mad. In conclusion they have access to all three all year round. I'm not a pigeon, only they know what they need and when so they have it all the time.

Let me demonstrate with a story, I'm fairly inexperienced at pigeon racing, but the 2013 young bird season I had a dozen young birds away for a race. I have ets but always try to be there to whistle them in and when they do they trap, grab some food, grab a drink then generally have a sit down for a bit to think about what they've just been through. The old birds are different of course. Anyway, this one race, a young bird, silver hen trapped and went straight to the pick pot. Did nothing but fill up on red grit. I though it a bit strange. Over the next week all the young birds went down with young bird sickness, all except the silver hen. I believe she self medicated, intentionally or otherwise. Anyway the moral of the story for me was, as much as we might think we know what they need and when, the birds know better than we do, so why limit what they have access to.

Lee

MIK · February 23, 2015

black minerals is a must for breeding.....its not for the help of the young in nest ...i believe it helps the stomach of the parent, They will devour it feeding young ...i have give it all year round and they only pick at it occasionally.

The last bout of ybs i had was 2012..and all ybs would have emptied trough as soon as ...my opinion it helped their gut

for certain tasks ..its a must

atb

Mick