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Doves and Jays peck at the sand between our flagstones in our patio. Blue J=
ays forge in the eavestrough, maybe for grit? So I visited a local chicken =
farmer and bought a bag of grit only to hear from the owner that they don't=
actually use it. Now I have a 5kg bag of grit, gads. Nevertheless, I perio=
dically sprinkle the grit in the yard, around my feeders in the hope that i=
t helps. I will put some on the feeder in the winter. (I wonder if the bird=
s mistake road salt for grit in these conditions?)
Andy Stadnyk
Lower Sackville
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on beha=
lf of Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca>
Sent: January 18, 2018 11:19 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Junco question
On 1/18/2018 10:05 PM, Lois Codling wrote:
> Since they lack teeth, I believe all birds need grit to grind up or
> predigest their food. Perhaps there are some exceptions?
* there may also be seeds in the exposed roadside gravel.
fred.
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> On 1/18/2018 7:24 PM, nancy dowd wrote:
>> After the plow went by on our gravel road today we noticed small
>> flocks of Juncos in the nearby trees flying down onto the areas where
>> the gravel was exposed and picking at it. I came across this several
>> times along the way. Like Doves, do Juncos and other Sparrows like
>> some grit in their diet?
>>
>> Nancy
>> E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Doves and Jays peck at the sand b=
etween our flagstones in our patio. Blue Jays forge in the eavestrough, may=
be for grit? So I visited a local chicken farmer and bought a bag of grit o=
nly to hear from the owner that they
don't actually use it. <span>Now I have a 5kg bag of grit, gads.</span> Ne=
vertheless, I periodically sprinkle the grit in the yard, around my feeders=
in the hope that it helps. I will put some on the feeder in the winter. (I=
wonder if the birds mistake road
salt for grit in these conditions?)<br>
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Andy Stadnyk</p>
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<div class=3D"PlainText">On 1/18/2018 10:05 PM, Lois Codling wrote:<br>
> Since they lack teeth, I believe all birds need grit to grind up or <b=
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> predigest their food. Perhaps there are some exceptions?<br>
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* there may also be seeds in the exposed roadside gravel.<br>
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fred.<br>
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> On 1/18/2018 7:24 PM, nancy dowd wrote:<br>
>> After the plow went by on our gravel road today we noticed small <=
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>> flocks of Juncos in the nearby trees flying down onto the areas wh=
ere <br>
>> the gravel was expos