egg binding article

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:03 am

here is a link to an article on egg binding by Mike Fidler.
wish I had found it a few weeks ago

http://www.birdsrus.com.au/?page=161

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:04 am

That's a great article! I did not know that cuttlebone has iodine in it!

Post by **Sally** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:15 am

Thanks for the great link, mick! I just bought a big bottle of liquid calcium, darn it, but I also got a big bag of cuttlefish bone, already scraped into a powder.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:56 am

That was a great link Mick.
So far..... I have never had a case of egg binding. I hope I never do.

From reading the article I can see that I am doing many things right. YEAH!!!

Fortunately I have the space to make many things available free choice all the time. I actually have a little "food bar".

I have noticed that lately the ones that empty up the quickest are the charcoal dish and the grit dish.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:58 pm

have to confess that I gave in last night. placed an order for bio-cal, virkon s, coopex and some finer charcoal than I have been using.
not to convince the better half that I need more birds to help eat it, cant have any going bad lol.

gomer · Post by **gomer** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:47 am

Good site that one,have ordered from before,The three products you ordered are good.Ordered charcoal?what for ?All charcoal I use is from timber I have burnt.As long as you have somewhere to burn it.I use paper to start it, and use any non treated timber I have available, usually tree branches or fire wood.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:28 am

not allowed to burn anything around here, damn fire ban season already.
I would still do it but have to many nosy, tale telling neighbours who would just love to dob me in to local council.
sob sob sulk, I gotta admit its my fault I had to buy some though. forgot to make any during the 2 months leading up to fire ban season.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:31 am

okay, I can burn. Is this the same thing? Someone tell me about making your own. I didn't realize it was the same thing.