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Hyacinth, Maybe I missed a message? The information I have that you gave me was that it is in St. George and it is on a weekend. I dont recall a date mentioned.

Oh .. Looks like I missed it. I am in Utah and would have liked to see how everything works in the world of pigeon racing. Is there somewhere I can see when events are happening?

Has anyone tried the "candle warmers"? they are meant to melt the wax in scented candles so you dont have an open flame. They get pretty warm.

Sorry for the newbie question but, where do you stamp a bird? under the feathers on the wing? also is it just normal ink that wears off ?

The only problem I have heard about besides the temperature extreme is if the air is too dry and the egg looses moisture. The way I have heard works best is to put them in a container full of birdseed or something similar. Im told the seed keeps the humidity more stable. I have had eggs hatch when they were refrigerated for a week, some that were room temp. for a while also hatched. Not as many hatch though, seems "the sooner the better" is true for this.

I have gotten some great information from you all on this site and I would love to learn more about the sport. I will send you a private message Hyacinth and I apreciate the help, I had no idea how to get my foot in the door. It would be great if I could go to the race in St. George I would like to see how it works. Im near Salt Lake so it would be a bit of a drive, but I have some time before February to figure it out. Thanks

Im 23 and I just started getting into pigeons reciently, I didnt have any exposure to pigeons at all until a neighbor had a loft but he was always grumpy to me and didnt like kids. The only information on racing pigeons I have found on the internet, for example I am still unsure about "darkness and widowhood" and "eye sign" and the basic process of racing pigeons. The pets most people have here is basic dog cat parakeet ect, until I got the internet I didnt have anything to get my interest. There is also the fact that most parents think pigeons are dirty and dont want to take the chance bringing their kids into it, and now the horse sickness named because it puffs the chest like a pigeon and the bird flu are making it even worse.

Thanks speedbird, I think I will wait and keep him inside. I just wish that since hes in the bathroom all day that he would learn to use the toilet! Lucky we have 2 bathrooms. It is funny to see the look we get from guests when we explain why they cant use the upstairs bathroom though. This whole flu issue is a mess.. I hope they find a way to set it right soon.

This is not pigeon related, but I was going to build a chicken coop for the rooster that is living in my bathroom, I am in the US. Do you think I should wait for the flu to settle down before starting the coop and putting the bird outside? I dont want him to get sick and I also dont want anyone panicing about having a chicken close and having him taken or killed for testing.

:B Whoops dont know why it posted my message so many times... My work computer was giving me some trouble that day :

Found this on another pigeon board seems to be a good sign that they are looking into it and not jumping to conclusions. http://www.avian-influenza.com/ Quote from site: "Avian Influenza in Pigeons Various studies have been carried out to determine the role of pigeons in the spread of avian influenza. These studies have determined that pigeons are resistant or minimally susceptible to infection with HPAIV or NPAIV and probably play a minimal epidemiological role in the spread of the viruses. For further information see the following two articles: Pathogenicity of a Hong Kong-origin H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus for emus, geese, ducks, and pigeons. Perkins LE, Swayne DE Pigeons were inoculated intranasally with A/chicken/Hong Kong/220/97 (H5N1) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. They seemed resistant to infection not showing any clinical signs or gross and histologic lesions and the virus was not re-isolated. Susceptibility of pigeons to avian influenza. Panigrahy B, Senne DA, Pedersen JC, Shafer AL, Pearson JE Pigeons were inoculated with non-pathogenic avian influenza virus and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The pigeons remained clinically healthy and virus was not re-isolated." The original post can be found here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=12151 on the pigeon talk board credit goes to poster "bartuska"

Found this on another pigeon board seems to be a good sign that they are looking into it and not jumping to conclusions. http://www.avian-influenza.com/ Quote from site: "Avian Influenza in Pigeons Various studies have been carried out to determine the role of pigeons in the spread of avian influenza. These studies have determined that pigeons are resistant or minimally susceptible to infection with HPAIV or NPAIV and probably play a minimal epidemiological role in the spread of the viruses. For further information see the following two articles: Pathogenicity of a Hong Kong-origin H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus for emus, geese, ducks, and pigeons. Perkins LE, Swayne DE Pigeons were inoculated intranasally with A/chicken/Hong Kong/220/97 (H5N1) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. They seemed resistant to infection not showing any clinical signs or gross and histologic lesions and the virus was not re-isolated. Susceptibility of pigeons to avian influenza. Panigrahy B, Senne DA, Pedersen JC, Shafer AL, Pearson JE Pigeons were inoculated with non-pathogenic avian influenza virus and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The pigeons remained clinically healthy and virus was not re-isolated." The original post can be found here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=12151 on the pigeon talk board credit goes to poster "bartuska"

Found this on another pigeon board seems to be a good sign that they are looking into it and not jumping to conclusions. http://www.avian-influenza.com/ Quote from site: "Avian Influenza in Pigeons Various studies have been carried out to determine the role of pigeons in the spread of avian influenza. These studies have determined that pigeons are resistant or minimally susceptible to infection with HPAIV or NPAIV and probably play a minimal epidemiological role in the spread of the viruses. For further information see the following two articles: Pathogenicity of a Hong Kong-origin H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus for emus, geese, ducks, and pigeons. Perkins LE, Swayne DE Pigeons were inoculated intranasally with A/chicken/Hong Kong/220/97 (H5N1) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. They seemed resistant to infection not showing any clinical signs or gross and histologic lesions and the virus was not re-isolated. Susceptibility of pigeons to avian influenza. Panigrahy B, Senne DA, Pedersen JC, Shafer AL, Pearson JE Pigeons were inoculated with non-pathogenic avian influenza virus and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The pigeons remained clinically healthy and virus was not re-isolated." The original post can be found here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=12151 on the pigeon talk board credit goes to poster "bartuska"

Found this on another pigeon board seems to be a good sign that they are looking into it and not jumping to conclusions. http://www.avian-influenza.com/ Quote from site: "Avian Influenza in Pigeons Various studies have been carried out to determine the role of pigeons in the spread of avian influenza. These studies have determined that pigeons are resistant or minimally susceptible to infection with HPAIV or NPAIV and probably play a minimal epidemiological role in the spread of the viruses. For further information see the following two articles: Pathogenicity of a Hong Kong-origin H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus for emus, geese, ducks, and pigeons. Perkins LE, Swayne DE Pigeons were inoculated intranasally with A/chicken/Hong Kong/220/97 (H5N1) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. They seemed resistant to infection not showing any clinical signs or gross and histologic lesions and the virus was not re-isolated. Susceptibility of pigeons to avian influenza. Panigrahy B, Senne DA, Pedersen JC, Shafer AL, Pearson JE Pigeons were inoculated with non-pathogenic avian influenza virus and highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The pigeons remained clinically healthy and virus was not re-isolated." The original post can be found here: http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=12151 on the pigeon talk board credit goes to poster "bartuska"