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im glad to hear that charlie trapped back into the loft ok paul,i can remember when my first sqeeker went onto the trap board and i spent what seemed like hours willing it to go back into the loft-which it did eventually,good luck for the future kev :)

i couldnt agree with you more lofty-well said. kev

HI TED, I PAID ABOUT £12 FOR A SMALL BOTTLE OF IVERMECTIN FROM MY LOCAL VETS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH I USED TO TREAT ABOUT 60 PIGEONS ,IM TOLD THAT IVERMECTIN KILLS LICE/MITES AND ALSO WORMS SO AT APPROX £12 A BOTTLE IT WAS WELL WORTH THE MONEY- I GAVE EACH PIGEON 2 DROPS DIRECTLY ONTO THE SKIN BEHIND THE NECK AS INSTRUCTED BY THE VET, SINCE TREATING MY PIGEONS THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CLEAR OF ANY LICE AND MITES AND SHOW NO OBVIOUSE SIGNS OF ANY WORMS, I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU? KEV PS HAVE OTHER FANCIERS WHO HAVE TRIED IVERMECTIN FOUND IT TO BE EFFECTIVE ?

what is it with these scumbags -they seem to think that they can help themselves to anything that they fancy, im no angel but i wouldnt dream of stealing another fanciers pigeons kev > >

the blue hen looks a cracking pigeon john,i wish u luck with it kev

i wouldnt take a youngster away from the parents until its at least 12-14 days or even older kev :-/

u wont owe me anything john i just hope the cd helps u, i will pm u within next 7 days when cd is in post to u, kev

jv i will ask my daughter to make a copy of my eagle owl cd for u as i wouldnt know how to make a copy myself, she,s back home on weds 7/2/07 so if u pm me your adress i will send it on to u, good luck with it kev

if i see a lost pigeon and i have the chance to catch it then i always do and report it , i hope others would do the same for me? but i know what u mean about getting funny looks from people in the street, one elderly lady threatened to call the police till i explained what i was doing kev

yeh i had the same problem myself jv with hawks but since i got myself a eagle owl cd and play it b4 letting the birds out i havnt had any problems,im not saying the cd is failsafe but its worked 4 me so far, kev

well done stormroller and good luck for the future kev :)

i think that id want a pigeon reported back to me however long it had been missing, after all who knows what the pigeon had to contend with while it was trying to get home? kev

what do u use on your pigeons ,tel no rings or wing stamps? when i used to wing stamp i never had a lost pigeon reported back to me but since changing over to tel no rings ive had 4 yb,s reported back which i dont think would have been reported if they were wing stamped as non fanciers wouldnt know to look under a pigeons wing but a tel ring no is much easier spotted, what do u think or use? kev

hi ive read about something called the 5 in 1 treatment but havnt a clue what it is or what it does, any info would be great kev

whats pagosan roland and whats it used for?? kev

i play my eagle owl cd every day for 1 hr b4 letting my birds out for excercise and i havnt had a hit since (thanks tam) i was on the verge of giving up pigeons b4 i had even started racing due to hawks but im now keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that tams eagle owl cd will continue to keep the hawks at bay, have other fanciers who have tried the cd found it to be effective ?? im not kidding myself into believing that my raptor problem is over and am still constantly on the look out while my birds are excercising but the cd has been a godsend and long may it continue kev :)

hi pecked hen,sorry to add to the confusion but i wouldnt dream of sending my birds 30mls in this weather without first giving them some warm up tosses starting at just 5 miles kev :-/

what birds are missing van and from what area? post the details and im sure that all fanciers on here will keep their eyes open, in situations like this we all have to help each other, kev

as a novice who has yet to start racing i thought brunos and tony c,s comments on sweating/electrolytes made sense but then i am only a novice, anyone else want to comment on this subject ?? kev

yeh seagull horsham is about 5 miles south/west from me,i take it that u live on the coast with a name like seagull? kev

loved your squirrell pics stormroller, they were excellent,have u got any more? kev ;D ;D

to andy(darnaway) my loft is at crawley,west sussex on the south coast,also thanks to tammy, redfoxkrauths,geraint parry and birdman for replying, im not expecting to win anything in my first year but it would be nice to get a card,i will only be doing the sprint races to start with and then take it from there-i cant wait to be sitting in my back garden waiting(hoping)for a bird but it will be good just to take part in it

thanks for the eagle owl disc u sent me tam-4 weeks now and i havent seen a hawk, i play it every morning before i go to work and for 1 hour pm before the birds go out for excercise,it had got to the stage where i thought i would have to keep the birds in over winter but hopefully your disc has worked its magic,im not kidding myself that my hawk problem is over but at 4 weeks and counting and not a hit ,things are looking good,thanks again. kev

i read somewhere in the past that you should pick your club carefully depending on where you live (north,east,south or west of that club)and how the wind can affect you on race days? as a novice i thought that i would study my pigeons behaviour for a couple of years and see what i could learn from them before trying my luck at club racing,any advice would be appreciated as i am now looking to start racing next year, thanks, kev :-/ :-/

well done jim for taking the time and effort to care for the pigeon when so many people nowadays just dont care and are not prepared to make the slightest effort to help a injured bird or animal, you sound like you would make a excellent pigeon fancier kev keep your eyes open jim as i wouldnt be suprised if your feathered friend decided to return to you after the good care you took of it