What would you put in.

[NeilA]

I do put garlic in but it can go rancid so more winter time
I use cinnamon ginger cayenne to dust on the oil but I believe some put it in the bottle

[Buster121]

Don't use anything

[MIL]

When i was racing my birds got this 3 times a week

I highly recommend it

https://www.schroeder-tollisan.com/prod ... r/?lang=en

[MIL]

I find some of their products better than others

[MIL]

I’d rather win using supplements than be 2nd on clean food and water
I’m results driven and make no apology for that

[MIL]

I used a lot of Strike (Phil still does) because of the presence of allicin

[MIL]

I don’t disagree with you Murray

I would give ‘something’ on the feed most days, but try to give as much clear water as i can really

All i say is i’m not an ‘idealist’

If i believe my birds will benefit from a treatment of something then i’ll do it and wouldn’t hesitate

That’s very different than ‘living on the bottle’

[MIL]

What always surprises me on basketing night at the club, is how desperate birds are for a drink, it's almost like it's the only time some of them ever see fresh water lol

Any bird that's dehydrated isn't a good thing

I'd like to think my birds took no water on board the transporter if marking was 6pm and liberation say 9am

I'd take measures to ensure they were fully hydrated before presenting them at the club

Birds drinking out of the same trough as other birds is a recipe for cross-contamination

[NeilA]

How do people hydrate there birds ?
I tried syringe if water for the first 2/3 yb races but it takes time and not enough goes in really
I soak a diet mix and a little rice overnight then feed that on a Friday
But I tend to go to work early Fridays to get home so again not sure if it makes much odds but they do eat the wet grain like it’s normal grain
Be interested in other ideas

[NeilA]

What always surprises me on basketing night at the club, is how desperate birds are for a drink, it's almost like it's the only time some of them ever see fresh water lol

Any bird that's dehydrated isn't a good thing

I'd like to think my birds took no water on board the transporter if marking was 6pm and liberation say 9am

I'd take measures to ensure they were fully hydrated before presenting them at the club

Birds drinking out of the same trough as other birds is a recipe for cross-contamination

Not many think like that Mike.
A lot of blokes teach their young birds to drink in the hamper. I don't. If they are being hampered at 7 pm on Friday and released at 7 or 8 in the morning I am just as happy for them not to drink. If you are helping to do the marking you can see some pigeons that are a bit ordinary.
If they've been fed at midday, and had all afternoon to drink fresh water they should be fine.

What kind of temperature are you flying in Murray is your transporter adapted for heat or is the temps pretty much like our spring as I believe you race in winter