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them bottom 3 must be out of spider pigeon they can climb walls ;D ;D ;D ;D

upvc is white plastic quite cheap and can clad the structure same stuff used for windows mesh floors will keep the birds of there own droppings however at the time i didnt take into consideration what temperatures drop to at your neck of the woods as could be a problem ( have visions of little boys getting there tongues stuck to lamposts ) whats the lowest your teperatures drop to or are you in the parts that stay above freezing ?

have to agree

well they'll sort the rodents out ;D ;D ;D ;D

happy birthday Peter.J. hope you have a good un p.s you dont look a day over 40 lol ;D ;D ;D ;D

racers or fancy birds ?

the gauge of the wire will allow rodents in your loft in hotter countrys you may want to use upvc in place of wood as it doesnt rot as for the floor a mesh floor off the ground could be of benifit to your birds

Yes 'cocci' the plural of coccus i rest my case coccidiosis is what they cause they poison the blood causing the infection and can cause fatallitys by poisoning the blood

hi Davep , welcome to pigeon basics i hope you enjoy the site we look forward to your posts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocci

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocci

its a parasitic bacteria is it not ?

burning wont cure the birds may prevent to a certain extent

suppose i can give a rough idea to the cause and cocci is distinguished by wet droppings , however it could be a number of things like previous posting moving birds pairing up , screening your birds droppings would be the next step rather than running for a medicine bottle

cocci is a bacteria that is natural and is present in the bowel low levels are passed through the birds but during infections these bacterias can multiplty due to abnormal behaviour in the gut , if you feeding a high percentage or 100% wheat / barley this can also cause wet droppings

sounds like cocci

was it plain and self raising ? ;D ;D ;D ;D

happy birthday Gemma hope you have a great day

Van Loons will do up to about 420 miles and are a good honest pigeon so i'd say sprint to middle distance John Williamson of Bolton and Williamson ( of Bridlington ) told me they could do 500 miles but not in a head wind

bit late if indeed she has been sacked

hope you get these guys and i hope the police get them banged to rights

i wouldnt use any medicines a vet didnt prescribe

a pigeon loft is not public property

had mine shiped out to me direct from geraldy

i hope you checked your wallet straight after you woke up to see the racing moths still intact , theres those that help themselves when your incapacitated