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IMO you should bake those egg shells in the oven for an hour or so at 350 to avoid salmonella trouble with your pigeons

The above advice is correct.. If you're feeding pellets you do NOT need grit.
I feed malt barley cause it makes my birds fly like crazy so I have to supplement with grit.

if it gets wet from moist air, change it.
In an open air coop it will stay pretty dry. If your grit is always "wet" the next day after you put it in.. Your ventilation isn't right.

I could ship you some but it would cost you about $50-$60 ...
Put an ad on craigslist.

Tom

Watching this thread with interest... My English springer Otis is 17 weeks.. Only thing I'm working on is "Here"(now with a whistle).. Knock on wood, he's seems to have this one down pat even in the woods out back off the lead. And "Hup".. his attention span is short so he won't hold it more than 20...

Hey Guy's.. Any of you keep a few mallards around to train with? I've got some expanded metal left over from my pigeon lofts that I could use for a pen floor. Ducks are easy to raise and pretty disease resistant Is it worth it to train with live mallards or is a dummy just fine? At some point I'd li...

I'll be shooting at Glen - Greig Fish & Game Club south of Lowville NY sat from 12-4... I can bring some birds there for you to get started. Otherwise your welcome to come to my home to get a few pair. I'll give you a few pair free of charge to get started . If that doesn't work i'll be at the Cones...

sent you a PM

I have great luck with an open front shed roof type loft..
My current loft is 8'x16' and comfortably houses 20-25 pigeons.
Bought my first gun dog 3wks ago and I can't wait to put my ex-racers to work