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takes 6 to 8 weeks to get a proper culture growth on a petri dish ?

If there good hunters they'll kill for fun , they usualy eat the best bits and move on to next prey , seems when the larders full they can waist as much as they like

more than welcome newbold been a good thread

cant agree more IB , the more you prop birds up with medication the more you loose the robustness and health of your flock in the baskets years ago you had an ill bird it was removed not proped up , now there propped up and get more diseases than ever , natures way is survial and so it shall be survival of the fitest healthest and fastes

it's definately cheaper as you will be treating specific disease's or infections with the corect medication for the job not the full shop shelfs worth

people treat blind , birds will however get stressed at this time and cankering after they have laid is more benifical to the squabs as canker can be a problem due to the stress and birds mixing

try finding a DEFRA aproved vet that specialises in Avian then you'l get what your paying for

well my birds all have either a perch or box from this ill remove a single dropping from each , then i get a knife and mix into a paste then this is what the vet tests and yes id treat the entire loft the same , my stock cocks only mix with stock hens my race cocks only mix with race hens stock hens and race hens are kept together at this time of year so this loft will be the one where younger birds and older birds are and more likely to have a wider range of my colonys problems as old birds are more robust and ybs arent so this is how i do it , if i had a problem back end of season and been to vets i would probably only treat with tkk and for worms nothing else , but i find its more benificial to my pocket and birds health treating for conditions that need treating

i take random samples and select a bird in loft , depends on how much is wrong with them to how much it costs , but id rather pay to ensure theres no underlying problems

i treat for anything my vet tells me too other than that nothing if not ailing why treat them

i wouldnt change the hen but you can always put a rank hen in thats not been paired normaly a favourate hen thats paired to you tend to show more for the cocks , some use fantails / tumblers to show to cocks i havent done thel ater i just swap hens around if need be

dont forget your sequined dress and your ostrich feathers , i can see you as a burlesque dancer

they probably say by aint this better not having them naggin hens 24/7 , and by much easier flying on a near full wing everyweek and no noisy squabs and droppings , and no nests or yb or loss of young birds , yup i love my home i dont need to be took down the road everyday just love flyin around home , hey and i do it for fun

formaldehyde isnt that sheep dip

lol i'd say good lol

your a quite horse you micko

;D ;D ;D ;D , although he did say wasent using site any more i think hes posted twice since ;D ;D ;D ;D

i pair for 48 hrs before longest race

i must admit i bomb mine mainly to keep flying insects away moths and flys , but it's not effective enough on lice

i like them to rear they seem to fly better than those that havent reared

i wonder if its bird friendly :-/

best to use twice a year i do them in summer when lice mites and tics start emerging , then when they start moulting to get rid of moths

no worries smiler ill send me bill in the post i have a pocketfull of thank yous lol ;D ;D ;D ;D

i've just rung up theres one dog left 3 months old

my sister had some patterdale cross beddlingtons , think there all gone now