Do you give vitamin supplements during winter when birds aren’t racing?
I’ve been giving a multivitamin twice weekly but wondering if it’s necessary or overkill when they’re just maintaining.
Winter supplementation is less critical than during racing or breeding, but not useless.
Reasonable winter schedule:
- Multivitamin: once weekly
- Minerals: always available
- Vitamin D: important if birds don’t get much sun
Twice weekly is fine but once weekly would probably suffice. Save the heavy supplementation for when they’re working hard.