UkPigeonRacing

Been having a bit of a dispute with my father the past days over the feeding of grit and minerals.
Some of the grit and minerals that we use say to only give about 5% of the whole pigeons intake due to its trace elements etc.
My father argues the point tho that they should have as much as they want because they only eat what they need.

Ive been doing what he told me to and they have grit pretty much everyday as much as they want besides the racers on basketing day. but it still doesnt quiet sit well with me that the recommended ammount is only 5% of the whole daily intake of the pigeon and he says to just let them eat as much as they want to

I would always put fresh grit in the lofts daily, every bird is a individual. So they will eat different amounts, but they will eat what they need. Just my thoughts and what I practiced.

So how much do you think they are actually taking Leon. I have grit in front of my pigeons all the time. They eat very little. I rarely have to put any in.

I give mine as much as they want. Stock birds have grit in the loft all the time, race birds are offered it fresh twice a day after being fed.

I found that there is grit and then there is "grit." A lot of the grits that are available today seem to me to be like a supplement.
I give mine De Patagoons and found that they just gorge on it so I only give it twice a week but they do have a normal shell/stone grit in front of them all the time.

Andy wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 9:10 pm So how much do you think they are actually taking Leon. I have grit in front of my pigeons all the time. They eat very little. I rarely have to put any in.

Do you give them fresh grit daily, Andy? Grit is funny. After a day or two in the loft they seem reluctant to eat it. The dust in the air in the loft settles in it and they go off it. I read that if you put the grit out in the rain it refreshes it and they will eat it again.
I just put a little fresh stuff in daily and they attack it.

Murray wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 9:40 pm

Andy wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 9:10 pm So how much do you think they are actually taking Leon. I have grit in front of my pigeons all the time. They eat very little. I rarely have to put any in.

Do you give them fresh grit daily, Andy? Grit is funny. After a day or two in the loft they seem reluctant to eat it. The dust in the air in the loft settles in it and they go off it. I read that if you put the grit out in the rain it refreshes it and they will eat it again.
I just put a little fresh stuff in daily and they attack it.

Doesn’t seem to matter Murray. It is usually left there. But when I change it for fresh they still don’t really bother.

Interesting.
After I take the feed away mine know the grit comes next and are lined up in the sputnik waiting for it!