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i have had an outbreak of the dreaded squirts in my stock loft.there are 2 cocks and 3 hens that are very,very loose.i have also lost a late bred squeaker,went light and then died.a freind who has vast experience in this field diagnosed coccidiosis,apparently passed on to the youngsters by the old birds.they have all been treated with coxoid and are improving every day.a lesson learned for me.even though i vaccinated for pmv and paratyphoid,this one got passed me.

oops sorry wrong photo thought you said 2 red heads. ;D ;D

there are lots of threads on here concerning the topic of watery droppings,it can be caused by a variety of complaints,its not easy to diagnose i,m afraid.

open the birds beak and have a look down his throat if its canker you will see a whiteish growth lining the inside of his throat,this is canker.it can be scraped away carefully but this is only a short term cure.they must be treated for it.

that looks like a dropping from a very hungry pigeon to me,sometimes when they dont have a feed for a while they produce very wet, wattery,green slimey droppings.i,m not saying you are underfeeding,i,m saying that for some reason this bird doesn,t seem to be getting much food,maybe canker is the problem and he can,t swallow corn properly.just a thought.

i got a pair of pure white kirkpatricks,but he aint having them. :P

no reply paul. :-/ :-/

has he recently been taken away from the parent birds and put into the young bird loft if he has its sometimes takes a day or two for them to settle down.sometimes during this time they dont eat,appear frightened etc.

any probs with getting bird let me know and i will help.paul

thanks tenny.

i am willing to go and get him myself but i was hopeing that a fancier who lives in that area could deal.

i have just been contacted by a non fancier who has a welsh pigeon in his possession.the ring number is whu2009c07943.the person who has it lives in pontypridd,postcode area cf37 5hj.are there any fanciers in that area who can pick this bird up and look after him for a few days, it is wing stamped but the family who owns the bird have just suffered a bereavement and are temporarily unavailable.please contact me on 07847150996 and i will give you all the details,address etc.please help if you can.paul

i remember seeing a pick of him wearing a pvc suit,perhaps he,s handcuffed to a bed somewhere. ;D

just thinking of trying it myself next year.i was told that it can disorientate the birds but its a system i am yet to investigate,so i know virtually nothing about the system.my youngsters are in various stages of the molt at the moment so theres no point this year is there.

just out of curiosity,can i ask who uses the darkness system with their youngsters and how have your returns been so far this season.

it will not hurt them to keep them a little on the hungry side.as soon as they land from their next fly get them in and feed them straight away and whatever stays out will not have any at all.keep doing this everyday they will soon get the message.sounds drastic i know but as soon as they get into the habit you should,nt have no problems trapping.

i have had 3 hit by hawks this year,they have all come home a day later all carved up.2 are allmost fully recovered and a third who returned yesterday overdue from a training toss is on the mend.they all had horrific injuries and it was a miricle that they managed to stay in the air,but they did and i will rest them now untill fully recovered.it just goes to show if they are able they will return.

you might want to give saturdays a miss,lots of racers in the air on that day.

dont have any of mine there paul do you. ;D ;D

here is a list of the birds that i have lost so far this year.please could you keep an eye out for them.i will respond immeadiately if any are found. WHU2009N00735-PIED HEN. WHU2009N00736-RED COCK. WHU2009N00739-BLUE COCK. WHU2009N00740-RED COCK. WHU2009N00743-BLUE COCK. WHU2009N00744-BLUE COCK. WHU2009N00745-RED HEN. WHU2009N00749-BLUE HEN. WHU2009N00750-CHEQ COCK. WHU2009N00616-CHEQ PIED HEN. all these birds are wing stamped,my contact numbers are 07847150996/01633894977 or you can pm through this website.thanks for looking.

been watching todays racers going over in bunches all morning.things are looking good for them at this checkpoint. :)

dont worry their just going through their moult,they can start to look a little on the scruffy side when their body feathers start to come out.

hi.i,m 40 and everyone still thinks i,m a nutter when i mention pigeons ;D ;D.dont worry enjoy and welcome to the site