Still working on this, VP.starman wrote: ↑09 Nov 2017, 18:43I'll get you a link VP, it was not a scientific breakdown just the opinion of a European breeder who has used it to effect for some time.vettepilot_6 wrote: ↑09 Nov 2017, 17:41
Really? I cant find any thing on Perilla that says that? can you show me a link please?
I searched for about two hours last night and kept getting side-tracked by loads of parallel information, that while being relevant and interesting certainly was not what I wanted to find. The thing that stands out to me is that these seeds have the same groups of constituents and to the layman look as if they could be substituted for each other. Whatever the magic of Fonio P proves to be, I suspect that it will probably be something obscure and possibly to do with the ratios or interactions of the ingredients....(guessing only). Another thing that I noticed is that Fonio P or Perilla don't get a mention in any of the classic aviculture or avian diseases books, so must be fairly recent finds to aviculture, obviously not to agriculture as Fonio P is described as an 'ancient' millet.
When I get some more free time I will have to dig a little deeper. The only reference I have to it is from a few months ago when having a damp aviary floor after a bout of rain, a few of my birds looked decidedly 'off' and after trolling the www I had written a note to myself that said "Coccidiosis: Amprolium, Sulphonamide, Fonio Paddy and Perilla", but didn't need any of them as the birds perked up quickly. Might end up crossing the last one out....