Heres one for you folks, what with all the medicines on the market, do they damage the birds immune system are we now paying the cost for the large number of bird loses
Ken
After attending the Temple park show, I noticed all the stalls selling tonic to do this, tonic to do that, and not cheap either, promising this, that and everything else, I had a word with a few lads asking the question,
Can you win these days in
Something that we were having an in depth conversation about tonight, my mate showed me this. I find things like this fascinating.
What do you think??
http://youtu.be/gMXegj70J3M
Medicines which the fancier may be wise to stock, and the reasons to use them:
Baytrila good choice for serious infections, mainly intestinal or systemic. This drug comes in tablet form and individual pigeons can be dosed at 5mg per pigeon per day.
Healthy racing pigeons racing on hot days will pant. This is completely normal and understandable now that you know that panting is the birds natural way of cooling itself. And, it is completely normal and natural for a resting bird to pant in the heat
Medicines for Racing Pigeons
As a result of the much improved knowledge of pigeons and the medications now available to manage diseases, the good fancier can enjoy a loft free of disease. The common aim is to produce the healthiest and most robust
As a result of the much improved knowledge of pigeons and the medications now available to manage diseases, the good fancier can enjoy a loft free of disease. The common aim is to produce the healthiest and most robust babies possible by the most natural
It has become obvious over many years that although all pigeons have similar physical attributes, variations in these inheritances will enhance the capabilities to make some more capable athletes than others. Also some will be more capable of passing thes
Canker - TrichomoniasisCanker
Cause
- This is the most common pigeon disease.
It's caused by a microscopic protozoan
SETTLING and LOFT FLY: 35-40 DAY OLD BIRDS should be settled to the loft and know the trapping procedures. As birds start flying freely around the loft (2-3 times a day), the following should be applied until road training starts.
WATER: 2 days a week
Fact or myth
pearl vs yellow
shortdistance vs longdistance
Or could it be a matter of taste?
The horror continues but in the meanwhile I have no time any more to be in shock.
While Willy is improving slowly, eating again and drinking I am confronted with a new horror: Pina has PMV.
It started on Tuesday evening. She came home, astonishingly
Recieved a call this morning from an older couple who kept a few pigeons and they have a pair that refuse to care for their newly hatched baby so I was asked to come take it to hand feed.
We in fact gave this couple a pair of our Egyptian Swifts so
