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  1. I have been flying a long time and I know it's always been said that widowhood does not take as much training. But I always wondered why???? Can you enlighten us to why it is that natural would require more training and widowhood less??? Yours in the sport. Carol :-/
  2. For Ivomec injectable for cattle, use 2 drops orally. Only would need to repeat 14 days later if you saw evidence of heavy infestation. To check look on and under the pearches an hour after administering. If they are heavily infested you will see them. I had a bird pass a ball of worms the size of a pigeon egg once. But normally you might see one or two for the whole loft of birds. Then ther is no need to repeat for six months or so. Yours in the sport Carol
  3. I remember reading on here long ago that nest bowl pads were bad news!!! But I don't recall why. I recently heard about a club member losing all his yb's in the nest at 2-3 days old. The parents are fine. The babies are cared for. But he did buy new nest bowl pads this year. I suggested that they were the cause but don't recall why. Can you fellow flyers help me out with the specifics? Thanks Yours in the sport Carol :-/
  4. Roland, I'm with you on torching, I use a propane weed burner and do the floors after cleaning as well. But I can't stress enough BE CARFUL! I am always careful myself, but went back once to find a smoldering wall post. It was only smoking, not yet a flame, but needless to say it sure scared the poop out of me! Carol :-/
  5. I use a spunik trap with two anttena pads under the board on the bottom. I just narrowed the entrance a couple inches on each side to make certain they have to pass over one of the pads. There has on more than one occasion been two clock at exactly the same time. The only time one gets missed clocking is if there are too many going through at once. The thing I like about the sputnik trap is you don't have to train the YB's to it they just pick it up so easily. Yours in the sport. Carol
  6. Awww...Hwww... That must be it! She must vacum I suspect. I thought possibly you had some kind of filtering exhaust ventilation system.
  7. I think it depends on your situation. I worm once or twice a year. But I have a farm, and the pigeons often peck around on the ground and pick them up. Sometimes I see the birds pass a worm, then I know I better worm them all. I have seen birds pass a pigeon egg sized ball of worms before a couple hours after worming. But since I have gotton on a worming schedule for all our animals I've not seen the pigeons pass any. I use Ivomec, individual treatment, 2-3 drops per bird, in the mouth. But I've seen worms building up a tolerance to Ivomec in my goat herd. The new trend is to get away from regular worming, with goats anyway. It is like giving your birds insecticide, so testing first is the best route. You can do a fecal float test by droping poop in sugar solution and see what flaots up. Some worm types require a microscope though. Thats why it was easier just to worm them and be on the safe side. But not best for the birds. Good Luck Carol
  8. I agree! Beautiful birds and nice clean loft! How do you keep it so dust free? Carol
  9. Nice job HEATHLOFTS How many pair are in there? Do they each have a mate? Just curious, do you use nest fronts? or nest bowls? Good Work! Carol
  10. Hi thedubs, The loft setup for each system is a little different. I would suggest you read up a little on each system (lots of info on the net) and see what fits your schedule and your loft. If you haven't built a loft yet then build a loft to suit widowhood cause you can easily adapt the other systems to a widowhood setup without much remodeling. And without a doubt you'll be changing eventually I don't think there any such thing as a pigeon flyer that never changes something.... Good Luck Yours in the sport. Carol
  11. I have found that some years and some times of years are worse than others but there will always be birds of pray lurking around. They seem to figure out any schedule, I think the trick is to not have a schedule. But I have realized there will always be oppotunists around as you say, when you and the birds least expect them. I've gone to just letting my birds out all day everyday and they are smarter and faster for it. Lately we had a redtail trying to get em, they just flew circles around it, playing, and teasing it. It finally just landed on the roof right next to them, tuckered out. I have a friend who also uses decoys, but he uses grazing geese decoys which he moves around the yard daily. They looked pretty cool too, like the real thing, canadian geese. He said they work! He got them from a sporting goods supplier. Here in the states he got them from Cabelas. Good Luck Carol
  12. Welcome Kevin. I'm sure you'll be happy to be back into pigeons and happy with all the nice helpful fanciers on this site. Carol
  13. I am on facebook too. Carol Fitzpatrick
  14. Oh yes, I've seen Pouters at the fair. Very nice photo chickadee. Do you let them out to fly? I keep Frillbacks to show at fair, but I never let them out. I'm not sure they could fly higher than a perch. Thanks Carol
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