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and veggies will be very unreliable drinkers. So the only way to ensure they get any supplement is to add it to the food. Chop the food up really small – this tends to prevent them taking one bite then discarding the rest so is a good economy measure anyway. Add the supplements and make sure it is all eaten.
3. It is best to give birds a break from good quality chelated calcium supplements every now and then. For most birds we recommend giving the supplement twice a week for non-breeders and five times a week for breeding stock. Birds that have not had a good quality chelated calcium supplement should get one 5 days a week for the first 1-2 months to load their stores of calcium. The “off days” exercise the bird’s calcium regulation system and produces more consistent blood calcium levels.
4. In-water supplements are administered on a per litre basis. The bigger the bird the more they
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drink and the reverse. So dosing is done automatically. If you are adding supplements to food it needs to be calculated on the basis of the weight of the bird. Our advisors will be happy to help if you need clarification.
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5. Tap waters around the country vary enormously in their calcium levels. This can impact on supplement requirements but only for those birds drinking significant water. So if you live in Swansea where the water is very soft you will use our maximum recommended doses or even more. If you live in Swindon you may use a lot less. An increasing number of people are using bottled waters and even de-ionised water. Most of these waters have very low mineral levels (even if they are described as mineral water) so use higher levels of supplements if using water like this as your calcium carrier.
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I hope this clarifies a very important topic. 14/12/2011 14:42
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