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i'd like to ask the advise of the forum,the best type of garlic to use and how? i.e oil,dryed,fresh etc.in the water or on the corn???? from all i've read it apears to be a must to give to the birds but it dosent seam to tell me how.

yours in sport

go joe

Nice advice Jeff! thanks for posting it. Here are two articles and a video about garlic that I think will help you as well,

*Video* adding garlic to your birds drinking water =>http://www.pigeonracingpigeon.com/2009/11/26/video-health-tip-adding-garlic-to-your-birds-drinking-water/

Garlic and Racing Pigeons =>http://www.pigeonracingpigeon.com/2010/02/03/garlic-and-racing-pigeons/

Garlic; Some Facts For The Fancier =>http://www.pigeonracingpigeon.com/2010/02/03/garlic-some-facts-for-the-fancier/

Great advice above, My preferred method of use is cold pressed garlic oil on the feed, about a table spoon to a quart can of feed mix it up until all seeds are coated them sprinkle a quarted cup of Brewers Yeast pwder on top.

Be very careful giving garlic to often to birds who do not get out and exercise. The oil gland at the base of the rump can "plug" up with the use of to much garlic, particularly in breeders who do not exercise regularly.

This oil gland produced an oil which is what the bird preens themselves with to protect their feathers.

Hey Go Joe,

Great question!, I posted your question on the Pigeon Insider's fanpage and here are some of the responses,

Elizabeth Smith

Only when vampire bats are nearby.

Hamed Hejazi

evry month

Janet Lane

in the water

Deng Nebuchadnezzar Obispo

If you put em' in the water they dont drink it! And after a few hours the smell is terrible! How can pigeons drink such a thing? Just cut a small piece of it and put it straight inside the beak. DONE!

Deng Nebuchadnezzar Obispo

I gave a tip! Any freebies?

Naitsirhc Antonio

ones a week

Hennie Mouton

Once a week on Sundays

Gregory Plytas

In a blender (just toss the whole head in), ground to a fine paste with olive oil, then tossed on the feed.

Phill Stancombe

Every wednesday in the water,take the water out late afternoon and after there nite feed pet garlic water in they will all take a drink one fed then take it straight out an put fresh water in it onlt takes one sip to help flush the system ignore all these other coments anyone who has time to put a piece of garlic down every pigeons gizzed has far to much time on there hands I AM A WORKING MAN so I don't have time to do tha

Gurbir 'Birdman' Brar

I've heard that you should give it in the water 2 days in a row in order for it to be really effective. What the ideal thing to do would be apple cider vinegar monday, tuesday, clean water wednesday, garlic water thursday and friday, and clean water again saturdau and sunday. The clean water in between the acv and garlic cleans out the system

Amanda Mitchell

Half a clove, 2 litres rain water! Steep overnight! Give two hrs after feeding. Just watch downs fly outta them!

Robert Rotiroti

Every other week on shipping day during racing. Every week on sunday during off season. In the water always.

Curt Larson

I would blend the fresh organic garlic and pour it into ice trays. I used one cube, about a dozen cloves, in a one gallon waterer several days in a row every week.

Andre Botes

Only fresh

Christopher Moses

Dont know which tips to follow...

Aehanyer Loft foll

ow your hearth Christopher Moses ^_^

Yusuf Khan

Once a week every sunday.

Wes Lamons

Garlic Powder in there water everyday.
And no it dose not have a bad smell to it.
I'm not sure what a couple of you are saying.
But it works for me I've been successful.

Brett Evans

half a dozen fresh organic garlic cloves crushed in the press to a paste poured into a small bottle with 200 ml rain water,I keep it in the fridge..and use 10-15ml to 4 liters of water once a week..I've mixed it with apple cider vinegar and honey to make it more palatable..

Phillip Badenhorst

Garlic oil 2 times a week over food

Trish Battersby

I cut a clove into 3 litre container, I use orange juice bottles, and fill with warm water, to help it steep. Dont use hot water or it will take a nutrients out of the garlic. Leave over night. I make 3 of these, one for each cage that I have and in the morning I fill each drinking container with 3 litres or garlic water. The birds will drink the garlic water after their morning feed if that is all the water you provide. In the evening I wash out the container and provide fresh water. I do this for 2 days in a row. Gurbir "birdman" above has a good routine and similar to mine except that what ever I put in the water in the morning they get fresh water in the evening.