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As they say, “Guinness is good for you” years ago I believe that it was sometimes prescribed to certain people

NeilA wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:26 am

Bowbroom wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:20 am As they say, “Guinness is good for you” years ago I believe that it was sometimes prescribed to certain people

I believe it was for iron deficiency or that’s what my nan use to tell me
I doubt there is that much in it but could be wrong

Unbelievably Guinness was still being used for people with iron deficiencies up to 2010!! In reality I think it contains around 0.3mg of iron per pint so you'd have to drink around 60 pints to get ya daily amount

Back two pigeons
Any members taste there grit before they use it on birds I was taught if its salty not two use on the racers only stock birds.

I like it after race n Monday n weds but very little to 20 birds I'm not one who fills pot or gives a teaspoon each fuk that .

Ah great you got onto the subject of grit - can anyone tell me why after giving grit my birds droppings get quite wet.
To standard pigeon grit, I add about 20% de patagoons and some cuttle bone along with some canary egg food
The birds always have loose droppings for a couple of days after.
I give it once a week and they scoff the de patagoons, and egg food and I leave the basic grit in the trough for the next couple of days - is that too much.....?

Anthony webster wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 1:11 pm Back two pigeons
Any members taste there grit before they use it on birds I was taught if its salty not two use on the racers only stock birds.

Yes, I don’t like the salty ones or the ones that have aniseed on them. I often also taste the water if I put something different in it, I can confirm Verkon S tastes a little soapy, but worst of all is Ronidazole that tastes vilebut on a positive at least I know I’ve not got canker

Steve Howells wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 7:53 am

Anthony webster wrote: Fri Dec 05, 2025 1:11 pm Back two pigeons
Any members taste there grit before they use it on birds I was taught if its salty not two use on the racers only stock birds.

Yes, I don’t like the salty ones or the ones that have aniseed on them. I often also taste the water if I put something different in it, I can confirm Verkon S tastes a little soapy, but worst of all is Ronidazole that tastes vilebut on a positive at least I know I’ve not got canker

Rondizole is awful Jesus that stuff is unbelievable lol

Get ph control ,aquara guard ,,the one Neil uses for ph
Put a tiny b8t on a dirty paving slab n see what happens , there better that patio cleaner out builders yard.lol