kopetsa
1764 posts
Oct 12, 2008
1:04 PM
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...stay away? I let the birds out in the flight pen a week ago because it was cold for a bit before that and it warmed up.. And then 4 days ago some of the birds had just one mite on them so I deloused them all with powder, but that is a pain in the butt. I have to be real careful because the show is coming.. And I need them to be looking good with good feathers.. I have never had a really sick bird in my whole pigeon career.. lol, only an odd winter sneeze cold, which I can get rid of in 2-3 days.. But every odd year I'll find ONE (just one usually) on a bird, and it's a pain.. But yeah anything easier? Like something internally? that you guys gives a couple times a year?
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Andrew
Last Edited by on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM
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Santandercol
3159 posts
Oct 12, 2008
10:08 PM
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Crushed garlic in the water twice a month.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
1766 posts
Oct 12, 2008
10:28 PM
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Hey kel. how much?
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Andrew
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Santandercol
3165 posts
Oct 12, 2008
10:32 PM
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Garlic is a must in their diet as far as I'm concerned.One clove,crush it a bit and throw it in a gallon fount and leave it in the loft a couple days at least,dumping the water out of the bottom every day to refreshen it.Ancient Chinese remedy,Grasshoppa.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
1767 posts
Oct 12, 2008
10:40 PM
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Wow ok thanks, and this keeps lice from wanting to eat feathers?
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Andrew
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Santandercol
3167 posts
Oct 12, 2008
10:43 PM
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Bugs and parasites don't like the smell of garlic and when a bird or human eats or drinks garlic,yeah,it works.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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PR_rollers
1732 posts
Oct 13, 2008
1:57 PM
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Kel what you think is best to spray around the loft Garlic or Vinegar ..
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Ralph
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Santandercol
3170 posts
Oct 13, 2008
3:53 PM
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Vinegar,the white kind it is cheaper and sure kills the smells which means,it should be killing bacteria when it kills smells,eh.Hah!!Garlic would probably stink like hell.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Oct 13, 2008 3:54 PM
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PR_rollers
1735 posts
Oct 13, 2008
5:59 PM
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Kel thats what I use the white one,and yea you right about the garlic smell sometimes after a day and a half in pen it smell nasty around I have to get rid of it quick..
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Ralph
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Santandercol
3173 posts
Oct 13, 2008
8:19 PM
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Have you ever stuffed yer nose in the fount that had garlic in it a couple days?Pretty strong smell.Like us if we eat garlic the birds must get used to it but they must sure be releived to get some sweet water again or that fruity smelling electrovites.Oh and the ACV in the drinking water also helps to keep the droppings from being too smelly.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Oct 13, 2008 8:21 PM
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PR_rollers
1737 posts
Oct 17, 2008
3:57 PM
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Thats what I do I take a clove and crush it put it in a gallon bottle jar and store it in the refrigerator when ready to use.I take it shake it put some in the bottle quart that I bought from Tony I give for a couple of days then fresh water again then ACV couple of days and fresh water again.. .
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Ralph
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kopetsa
1848 posts
Oct 17, 2008
4:46 PM
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Ok so this is what I have done. Each pile will go into each 4litre jug, is this right?????? lol I realized garlic can't be squished into powder form.. :) Will the birds be harmed if they accidentally eat a chunk from the water somehow? I crushed it with a garlic crusher..
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Andrew C.
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PR_rollers
1741 posts
Oct 17, 2008
4:52 PM
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I pound mine but it don't look like that how many you have crush in one of those piles..must be the different garlic you using cause mine don't look like that.and don't worry about them eating it they just drink the water if anything.
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Ralph
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PR_rollers
1742 posts
Oct 17, 2008
5:02 PM
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I don't know Andrew pictures can be deceiving lol..looks like the whole garlic to me..
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Ralph
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kopetsa
1853 posts
Oct 17, 2008
5:55 PM
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Ralph, in this pic, i put one bulb in the each 4L waterer.. (the bulb is the smaller thing on the left.. lol) Sorry about the stuff I posted, it looks like upchuck.. ahaha
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/images/garlic1.jpg
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Andrew C.
Last Edited by on Oct 17, 2008 5:56 PM
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PR_rollers
1749 posts
Oct 17, 2008
6:07 PM
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Andrew thats more like it.yea crush it some more i beat mine to Bolivia...lol...
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Ralph
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TT
35 posts
Oct 17, 2008
6:13 PM
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So how often do you give them the cloves in the water?
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Tony.
Calgary, AB
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Canspinners
178 posts
Oct 17, 2008
6:59 PM
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They did a sTudy in africa..They Took Two sample groups of kids which suffered from worms in Their inTesTines.
One group was given anibioTics and The oTher was given garlic
The group given The garlic goT rid of The worms before The group given anTibioics.
Kel I used The vinigar suggesTion you gave all summer, iT helped aloT
Last Edited by on Oct 17, 2008 7:01 PM
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Santandercol
3201 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:12 PM
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LOL for true boys!!!Andrew,the bulb is the whole garlic.A clove is just one peice of that bulb.It's really not neccessary to crush it to Bolivia LOL just put on a block and give it a wack with yer hand and throw it in the water fount,skin and all.As long as the insides of the clove are exposed to the water it works just fine.
John,that's what this website is all about.Passing on good information.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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PR_rollers
1754 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:30 PM
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lol Kel..
Andrew now use this post from Kel and you be alright.. Garlic is a must in their diet as far as I'm concerned.One clove,crush it a bit and throw it in a gallon fount and leave it in the loft a couple days at least,dumping the water out of the bottom every day to refreshen it.Ancient Chinese remedy,Grasshoppa.
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The use of Garlic as an antiseptic was in great demand during the past war... As an antiseptic, its use has long been recognized. In the late war it was widely employed in the control of suppuration in wounds. The raw juice is expressed, diluted with water, and put on swabs of sterilized Sphagnum moss, which are applied to the wound. Where this treatment has been given, it has been proved that there have been no septic results, and the lives of thousands of men have been saved by its use.
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Ralph
Last Edited by on Oct 17, 2008 7:37 PM
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Santandercol
3206 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:34 PM
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LOL ya don't have to go to war to use it,eh!!!I'll use it in the living room if it comes down to it!!!LOL!!!Speaking of garlic,,,,it's time to get mine planted to get a good start on next years harvest.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
1860 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:36 PM
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Speak of harvest, out of our apple trees we harvest 100% this year.. it was great..
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Andrew C.
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kopetsa
1861 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:36 PM
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unfortunately there were onlny two apples :D
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Andrew C.
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Santandercol
3208 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:38 PM
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It was cold here when the apple blossoms were out but we still got 150 pounds of Gravenstines off our 2 trees.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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kopetsa
1862 posts
Oct 17, 2008
7:42 PM
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From two trees, i wouldn't say that too bad at all..
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Andrew C.
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KiddenAround
136 posts
Oct 17, 2008
10:20 PM
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I'm gonna try that beatin' to Bolivia thing . . . I've been using apple cider vinegar but I will switch to garlic and see how it goes.
Love that attitude and perspective, Andrew! You must be a half-full glass kinda person.
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-- Laura
Professional Thrill Seeker
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Santandercol
3211 posts
Oct 18, 2008
4:49 AM
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Laura,don't stop using ACV.Garlic purifies the blood but ACV cleans the system out too and is also beneficial.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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