Various opinions on giving grit to the pigeons.
I think the best thing to do is give a little at a time and keep it fresh. Mine go mad for it when they are feeding babies. This hen follows me around when she sees the bucket!
They love the grit
I completely agree, the birds will take what they think they need and at certain times they will want more than others. Mine love cuttlefish too !! As you say Muzza another of those things that fanciers have very different opinions on. We have one of our sprint specialists who reckons grit is ballast and will only slow them down I do have grit available in the loft most of the time but the birds being on open loft will still go scratching around the neighbour's drive picking up bits and pieces of sand etc. I do also give them Gem Matrix a couple of times a week. Des Coulter used to just smash up old house bricks for his birds and they would gather around him pecking it as he broke it, because of what went into the old house bricks this also contained some of the minerals needed, anyhing else they needed they would get from the fields.
I use the redstone and grit mixTrev wrote: βSat Sep 02, 2023 8:08 am I completely agree, the birds will take what they think they need and at certain times they will want more than others. Mine love cuttlefish too !! As you say Muzza another of those things that fanciers have very different opinions on. We have one of our sprint specialists who reckons grit is ballast and will only slow them down I do have grit available in the loft most of the time but the birds being on open loft will still go scratching around the neighbour's drive picking up bits and pieces of sand etc. I do also give them Gem Matrix a couple of times a week. Des Coulter used to just smash up old house bricks for his birds and they would gather around him pecking it as he broke it, because of what went into the old house bricks this also contained some of the minerals needed, anyhing else they needed they would get from the fields.
The Matrix has red minerals and grit mixed with some other little goodies, the birds do love it.Buster121 wrote: βSat Sep 02, 2023 10:57 amI use the redstone and grit mixTrev wrote: βSat Sep 02, 2023 8:08 am I completely agree, the birds will take what they think they need and at certain times they will want more than others. Mine love cuttlefish too !! As you say Muzza another of those things that fanciers have very different opinions on. We have one of our sprint specialists who reckons grit is ballast and will only slow them down I do have grit available in the loft most of the time but the birds being on open loft will still go scratching around the neighbour's drive picking up bits and pieces of sand etc. I do also give them Gem Matrix a couple of times a week. Des Coulter used to just smash up old house bricks for his birds and they would gather around him pecking it as he broke it, because of what went into the old house bricks this also contained some of the minerals needed, anyhing else they needed they would get from the fields.
I think it is overpriced compared to others with same or similar ingredientsTrev wrote: βSun Sep 03, 2023 9:38 pmThe Matrix has red minerals and grit mixed with some other little goodies, the birds do love it.Buster121 wrote: βSat Sep 02, 2023 10:57 amI use the redstone and grit mixTrev wrote: βSat Sep 02, 2023 8:08 am I completely agree, the birds will take what they think they need and at certain times they will want more than others. Mine love cuttlefish too !! As you say Muzza another of those things that fanciers have very different opinions on. We have one of our sprint specialists who reckons grit is ballast and will only slow them down I do have grit available in the loft most of the time but the birds being on open loft will still go scratching around the neighbour's drive picking up bits and pieces of sand etc. I do also give them Gem Matrix a couple of times a week. Des Coulter used to just smash up old house bricks for his birds and they would gather around him pecking it as he broke it, because of what went into the old house bricks this also contained some of the minerals needed, anyhing else they needed they would get from the fields.
Surprised at that but then with today's climate people are cutting back on stock and reducing what they offer