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Cheers Brian , channel averages all depend on this race if I get a good lead I'll have won them hopefully with one bird I will be entering her for bird of year 2 x 2nd Clubs and 14th and 15th fed 445 miles and 512 miles , hopefully she will win today or be thereabouts , be a great end to my old bird season

lol , Mick offered £300 fer blue chequer cock , guess he fancied these birds at basketing , wonder if he'll offer me same after race lol , i think the blue chequer hen should romp it she likes wind on nose and up backside was hoping for a stiffer wind , but have to settle for what the man upstairs gives ya

East Coast fed / Lincolnshire fed at Canapperville 357 miles liberated at 6am in a south west wind

very good Alf :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

I've had them in the past yes , I would say I'm more proactive and choose to spray , they can live for 8 months without a host i spray every 4 days from start of breeding until end of yb season , I believe I'm red mite free , but the mild warm spring this year made them more prolific , even the R.P.R.A sent warning notices with the transfers

red mites get hungry during day as well , but they more active at night or in dark places

Well if your happy that red mites not a problem then that's fine just saying in most cases birds tapping there feet at night is because of red mites , and as a result of the mites biting they stamp there feet , the birds then don't rest properly and in severe cases become anaemic , red mites are rarely visible during the day they'll hide in cracks and dark places , I'm not saying you have or haven't got them , however i'd place a empty pickstone pot turned upside down where the foot tapper was and check in the morning for red mites . Lofts that are near chickens are at the greatest of risks , as red mite is mainly a poultry pest.

lice make holes in feathers , red mites don't they bite and take blood , I spray as nowt worse for birds under performing as they don't rest properly at night

parasites will find host new loft or old loft , the age of the loft doesn't come in to it , the lice found your new loft

Could be red mites

They work great other year one cock 3 x 3rds 2 x 47th feds 1 x 16th fed , this year been in fed top 50 every channel race so far winning 2 x 2nds 1 x 3rd up to 14th and 15th fed , then my Bourge result and 37th fed from first channel race , so guess they work

Reed East Coast Fed 09 July 2011 Wind light south Westerly 154/155 miles 1 N Orrah Vel 1673 2 H Squires Vel 1658 3 N Orrah Vel 1652 4 W Kirk Vel 1651 5 Mr & Mrs Wharton Vel 1636

Well done :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

given onions to old birds in water to get feathers falling but i think would be a bit strong for ybs , in past used lime and a few other things in water that seems to work but most are using charcoal tabs now instead

probably a grey horse

Was always forecast it be a wash out for today , that's why we basketed last night for a Sunday lib ( hopefully ) , seen your status looks like your coming down with a stomach bug plenty of it going around Hope it clears up for tomorrow and yer get a good race

Well Done Jamesa , get a photo up :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:

well done to all that's timed in been raining heavy all night here and all morning non stop hope a few make there way home , If there in yer loft they may improve fer next year , was a lot of blue haze yesterday on the coast but visibility was good

Happy Birthday Guy's hope you have a Great Day

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basketing tonight for a Sunday Lib at Canappaville 357 miles last old bird race and awaiting news on basketing for 1st young bird race after 12 today yb race was cancelled gutted another week of training

Happy Birthday Anto mate have a great day

only treatment i know that makes birds sick is when worming , as Redcheqhen says it can be used on babies and only 5% , from vets its 10% , lots of things can cause birds to be sick such as lodged seeds / grains or even stress

basics for good health is a good dry loft that's well ventilated , routeen , grit minerals water and corn , and don't prop ill birds up with the medicine cabinet and only a vet can give you the correct diagnoses if there's something wrong with yer birds

I think you will find that ybs are naturaly thin , you wouldn't want a fat bird running a marathon would ya ??? don't see many running a marathon or doing 100 metres