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So Rugby, Southam, and Warwick clubs had a grand total of 3 members sending this week as all the rest had some form of sickness. After two weeks racing. All clubs in our fed, keep there own crates, and do not not use another clubs crates. My own birds were off there food and not flying well midweek. Cider vinegar and honey was used in the water and yogurt on the corn. I spoke to another member on saturday and he had almost identical problem, though worse than mine. Surely this "virus?" must be air born? Any ideas.

i beleave it is

I think its passed on at the rearing stage by old birds and then appears at time of stress, it should clear up with light feed and origano in water.

My birds are ok now. Only had a very mild form, they still looked fine, and weren't holding corn or vomitting.

A bit of research published in BHW a couple of years back suggested that YBs who had succumbed to YBS became carriers as OBs and passed on the condition to their offspring.

Don't know the process first hand: seems the virus 'bit' of the illness breaks down into particles which are found in the bird's main internal organs (liver, kidneys etc). Don't know how these are passed from parent (feeding? egg?) but the particles reconstitute in the youngster as live virus.

Would need to know what you mean by 'airborne' before I could comment. We've already seen in Bird Flu that it just can't happen, UV light and drying out kills it; bird in close proximity to a bird shedding virus thro droppings in basket seems much more likely.  

This is my first time racing pigeon im have a problem its not young bird sickness its my yb getting slow my first race was 6 mins behind then sec race was half an hour behind when im tossing them thier slowing down in time i dont know whats going  i had a racing man round to see them today he said that the health is fine but he said that the pigeon have alot of air it feels like they have water but its not he said this could be why thier slow thier have only been going like this for a few week does any one know what this could be it would be a great help.

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This is my first time racing pigeon im have a problem its not young bird sickness its my yb getting slow my first race was 6 mins behind then sec race was half an hour behind when im tossing them thier slowing down in time i dont know whats going  i had a racing man round to see them today he said that the health is fine but he said that the pigeon have alot of air it feels like they have water but its not he said this could be why thier slow thier have only been going like this for a few week does any one know what this could be it would be a great help.

it could be a sign they are coming down with something, my young birds were 5th club 1st race, 1st the following week and only seconds off the fed sheet as 1 member clocked 12 in 2 mins and then bottom of the club this week and found out mine have got wet canker, just keep an eye on them

This is my first time racing pigeon im have a problem its not young bird sickness its my yb getting slow my first race was 6 mins behind then sec race was half an hour behind when im tossing them thier slowing down in time i dont know whats going  i had a racing man round to see them today he said that the health is fine but he said that the pigeon have alot of air it feels like they have water but its not he said this could be why thier slow thier have only been going like this for a few week does any one know what this could be it would be a great help.

This is my first time racing pigeon im have a problem its not young bird sickness its my yb getting slow my first race was 6 mins behind then sec race was half an hour behind when im tossing them thier slowing down in time i dont know whats going  i had a racing man round to see them today he said that the health is fine but he said that the pigeon have alot of air it feels like they have water but its not he said this could be why thier slow thier have only been going like this for a few week does any one know what this could be it would be a great help.

why keep repeating the same message wait for somebody to reply

Quoted from shadow

why keep repeating the same message wait for somebody to reply

Ever thought he might not know he's repeating his posts with him being quite new around here?

Quoted from shadow

why keep repeating the same message wait for somebody to reply

he did 10 mins i don't think he knows , it looks like hes just pressing quote

if you press the 'back button' on your computer - it repeats the message

it also repeats if you press refresh just after your post if you stay on it

fennel tea  from supermarkets  should clear there cropes

its wet canker use rondisotol think thats how you speel it will clear up in 2/3 days

he didn't mention wet droppings but your right ive treated mine with ronidazole and doxy as some of them had a bit of resp thats comes with wet canker

Hi new to your site but i know that e-coli is ripe at the moment vita pro combo mixed with coliprim is excellent the stress of the first few races after all training etc brings it on opening the doors for wet canker etc

yes i was refreshing the page thats why it was repeating the message cheers for your advice

Hi my yb birds dont have watery dropping they are perfect but sill have the air like they have on sunday i removed the water for 24 hours then give them milk to clean them out then removed the drinker again for a few hours then give them water honey and glocose so i have clean them out they sill have that bit of air in them like they have water nobody i know knows what it is so im keeping my eye on them anyone know what it is please let me know i keep it Natural cider viger, garlic and iodine in the water i have been doing this and i had no problems the problems i think is when the racing has started.