[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]

wings, on 6 February 2012 - 23:48 PM, said:

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

sean75, on 6 February 2012 - 23:55 PM, said:

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 .

[sean75]

lenton1163, on 6 February 2012 - 22:59 PM, said:

thanks for the reply m8


what happend m8

birds looked terrible lofts were like a red swimming pool the lad was that sick he culled them and packed in i did tell him to get them tested before he culled them but he was just sick i watched them eat the red and minirals and they were eating it for fun mind you not sure how much he give them

[Diamond dave]

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yeboah, on 6 February 2012 - 23:04 PM, said:

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 .

My birds have black minerals and pink "vitamineral" in front of them all the time, during breeding and racing. They only ever seem to take what they need/want. I have never seen them gorging on it.
Yeboah, do you give any other supplements that may contain these minerals in a different form?

D.D.

[VINNIE]

hi lenton get yourself some table salt sprinkle some in your hopper this should stop the wet droping i was told this last season tried it stoped the problem hope this helps atb vinnie

[yeboah]

Diamond dave, on 7 February 2012 - 09:11 AM, said:

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My birds have black minerals and pink "vitamineral" in front of them all the time, during breeding and racing. They only ever seem to take what they need/want. I have never seen them gorging on it.
Yeboah, do you give any other supplements that may contain these minerals in a different form?

D.D.

Only others they would get in there water would be Johnsons iron tonic or a quarter tab of multivit from boots per 2 ltr drinker ,but only very rarely when breeding ,and only the iron tonic very very rarely when racing,to be honest the racers only got plain water last season apart from a canker treatment and still won with the best of them ,if your winning with your system diamond sure you will stick to it regardless of others ,me likewise,good luck for 2012

[Diamond dave]

yeboah, on 7 February 2012 - 19:52 PM, said:

Only others they would get in there water would be Johnsons iron tonic or a quarter tab of multivit from boots per 2 ltr drinker ,but only very rarely when breeding ,and only the iron tonic very very rarely when racing,to be honest the racers only got plain water last season apart from a canker treatment and still won with the best of them ,if your winning with your system diamond sure you will stick to it regardless of others ,me likewise,good luck for 2012

You too mate - and may all your eggs be fertile!!!