Just curious to hear peoples opinion on giving vitamins/supplements in drinking water while pairs are down to breed. Have read varying reports ranging from it being perfectly fine to a big no no due to the amount of water that is consumed at this time. Vitamins/supplements in the water at this time can apparently lead to poisoning. Any thoughts?

fresh water in my opinion

iodine block and charcoal block along with cuttle bone and finger draw of shell grit

and pidgion vitamin mineral mix in a finger draw for eatting at their own leisure this works good for me

along with carrots daily oranges daily and fresh seedling grasses ever mabe two to three days spinach leaves when avalibal all which are removed daily

hulled oates in a d cup

small parrot in a d cup

and 50/50 of budgie n finch mix is supplyd to each cage

along with boiled egg crushed with weetbixs and grated carrot n greated beetroot and or zicceni

Edited July 11, 201014 yr by GenericBlue

Best of diet with extras like vegies should mean no need for a multi vitamin anyway. Budgies should have the best diet leading up to, during and through breeding and raising chicks.

If you provide everything so they are in optimum health there should be no need for vitamins in water and any risks with it.

I might use calcivet in the water for a couple of days in the week but thats about all.

Edited July 11, 201014 yr by KAZ

Yes all very true. Was just curious after reading Don Burke's article on here regarding the use of Soluvite D Breeder to help combat the lack of sunlight. Just thought for this to be successful it would need to be given all year round. Everybody has their different methods I guess.

I agree with the others about not needing vitamins when you have a proper diet for them. BUT, since my birds have to live in the basement, where I know they lack proper sunlight, I give them vitamin drops that contain vitamin D in their water year round. (But not everyone is going to have to make due with my type of situtation )

Yes all very true. Was just curious after reading Don Burke's article on here regarding the use of Soluvite D Breeder to help combat the lack of sunlight. Just thought for this to be successful it would need to be given all year round. Everybody has their different methods I guess.

 

 

Soluvite D breeder is an excellent product and yes I would be using that. You did not elaborate on your first post and I was saying really not the generic multivitamins.

I use vetafarms Breeding Aid, soak the seed in overnight. It provides Vit D as well as some other nutrients. I bought Vetafarms Soluvite D Breeder but having read some more information on the possible toxicity levels of Vitamin D if you get it wrong, I have refrained from giving this to my breeding birds but will occassionally run it through the flights. I do use Calcivet 1 day per week as growing chicks and laying hens have a huge requirement for extra calcium at that point.

Yes all very true. Was just curious after reading Don Burke's article on here regarding the use of Soluvite D Breeder to help combat the lack of sunlight. Just thought for this to be successful it would need to be given all year round. Everybody has their different methods I guess.

 

 

Soluvite D breeder is an excellent product and yes I would be using that. You did not elaborate on your first post and I was saying really not the generic multivitamins.

 

 

Sorry about that. It was the product that got me thinking about the whole subject.