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Trev wrote: ↑Sat 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.

Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:57 am

Trev wrote: ↑Sat 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 use the redstone and grit mix

Trev wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:38 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:57 am

Trev wrote: ↑Sat 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 use the redstone and grit mix

The Matrix has red minerals and grit mixed with some other little goodies, the birds do love it.

Buster121 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:02 am

Trev wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:38 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:57 am

I use the redstone and grit mix

The Matrix has red minerals and grit mixed with some other little goodies, the birds do love it.

I think it is overpriced compared to others with same or similar ingredients

Trev wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:38 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:02 am

Trev wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:38 pm

The Matrix has red minerals and grit mixed with some other little goodies, the birds do love it.

I think it is overpriced compared to others with same or similar ingredients

You're probably right mate but it's what I can get easily round here.

Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:57 pm

Trev wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:38 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:02 am
I think it is overpriced compared to others with same or similar ingredients

You're probably right mate but it's what I can get easily round here.

Can't you get the columbine or natural finesse down there then

Trev wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:29 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:57 pm

Trev wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:38 pm

You're probably right mate but it's what I can get easily round here.

Can't you get the columbine or natural finesse down there then

No mate, there are only a couple of places near me where you can buy pigeon products and they all stock Matrix as it's made locally, I could probably order it online.