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pigeons eating weird things???

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#1 ·
Why my pigeons have started eating cement from walls and paint from walls and small parts of bricks and some small particles from soil??@??

And is it dangerous for their health?
 
#4 ·
Sorry ... 'oystershell' is, in pigeon terms, crushed oystershell sold packaged or in jars by by places which sell pet food, bird seed, pigeon food, etc.

Do you have anywhere that sells food and other things for pet birds? May also sell bird grit. It would not be as good as pigeon grit, but better than picking cement and paint.

If you look at Foy's pigeon supplies online, you will find grits and minerals. I don't expect you will be able to order them from Foy's but it will give you an idea what they are
 
#5 ·
Sorry ... 'oystershell' is, in pigeon terms, crushed oystershell sold packaged or in jars bhave places which sell pet food, bird seed, pigeon food, etc.

Do you have anywhere that sells food and other things for pet birds? May also sell bird grit. It would not be as good as pigeon grit, but better than picking cement and paint.

If you look at Foy's pigeon supplies online, you will find grits and minerals. I don't expect you will be able to order them from Foy's but it will give you an idea what they are
There is a bird market here nearby have like 13 shops which sells pigeons as well as feeds but will see if they have pigeon grit or oyster shells,onece they gave me calcium brown small balls which they said to give pigeons is that called grit?
 
#6 · (Edited)
They NEED minerals and grit, you need to buy them some online if u can find any in your country. If not your country then from another. You can also go to your roadside ditch and any small gritty sandy stones on the curb beside the shoulder of the road you can take home and wash and microwave and offer the birds but they have to be smaller than the seeds they are eating. Im may be able to post a picture, you can also take a red normal builders brick and smash it as well as builders blocks NOT the mortor/glue part that is between the blocks that sticks it together but the blocks themselves. If you have extra plain red bricks around get a hammer and smash them to tiny pieces, about the size of 1/5 th of pea. Road gravel will do as well if it is small. If you have a place that paves driveways, they will have something called çrush runt' or small screenings, you can use this too. Birds will go to anywhere they find sandy stony dirt and eat some. The soil is a risk as they can have worms, parasites from other birds so I wouldnt really use that. They NEED this, it is important for digestion and your birds will be healthier and not sick.

Watch this video

http://www.pigeonracingpigeon.com/whats-new/video-pigeon-grit-mixing/

This is the size of what the grit looks like as well

https://www.google.ca/search?q=buy+...web.com%2Fdiscussions%2F1382584%2Fals-gritty-mix-a-learning-experinece;1023;682