PigeonTracker

Colin Surties? Not sure if he does Germany but does overseas. Will give number via p.m if you want it.

Was just trying to help as no-one else had, not sure why they wouldn't be able to help though? Try http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Ghent+Pouters+breeders+uk&btnG=Search

There is a forum that might be able to help, http://dookit.bigforumpro.com/forum.htm they should be able to point you in the right direction.

Perfect weather South-East Wales, off for final training toss hope weather will be same for next weeks racing.

http://freespace.virgin.net/clare.h/JHdgBLightHeights.htm

It's in the first post Timbarra... "I have a hen who seems to have a soft growth (getting bigger) in her abdoman."

Your welcome David.

you can try this for a canker nodule, • Give electrolytes in water • Treat bird with 3 drops Baytril twice daily • Treat bird with 1 tablet of Spartrix or a 1/4 Flagyl tablet or 0.5 ml Flagyl syrup once daily • Separate unwell bird from loft mates More reading.... Medications Available Any one of a group of medications called nitro imidazoles are effective against trichomonads. There are four commonly in use: 1. Dimetradazole - The common brand name here is Emtryl, available as a water-soluble powder. Dimetradazole was the first nitro imidazole available and is still an effective drug, although trichomonad resistance to it in some areas is a problem because it has been used for the longest. It must be used with care as it has a narrow safety margin. Overdose leads to a reversible loss of balance and coordination and, in high doses, death. The medication can interfere with sperm production in cocks, leading to a temporary infertility, and so is not recommended for use during breeding. The usual dose is 1 teaspoon (3 grams) to 4½ - 8 litres of water. Lower dose rates should be used in stock birds feeding youngsters and during hot weather when water intake increases and evaporation occurs from drinkers, increasing the concentration of the medication. 2. Carnadazole - The common brand name here is Spartrix. It is only available in tablet form. It has a wide safety margin and is very useful for individual bird dosing, particularly youngsters in the nest. The dose is one 10-mg tablet daily. 3. Metronidazole - The common brand name is Flagyl. This is available as a water-soluble syrup and as tablets in a variety of strengths. It is very economical, with the tablets being useful to dose individual birds. Individual birds are given ¼ of a 200-mg Flagyl tablet once daily. Flagyl syrup is water soluble and is given at the dose of 5 - 10 ml per litre but is very sugary and not very palatable to the birds. 4. Ronidazole - This is available as a water-soluble powder under a number of brand names world-wide, including Ridsol-S, Turbosole, Tricho-Plus and Ronivet. The usual strength used is 10%. The dose at this strength is ½ teaspoon per litre. Weaker preparations are available but the birds need to be treated longer with these. The drug is very bitter so preparations stronger than 10% tend to be unpalatable to the birds. It has a very wide safety margin and is safe to use during breeding, racing and moulting. World-wide, ronidazole is the current medication of choice to treat canker. However, in some countries it is not available for use in pigeons, authorities being concerned that resistant organisms may develop. As the drug is used in food-producing animals such as pigs, its use is reserved for these. In any canker-control program, it is often best to rotate between at least two of these medications in order to decrease the chance of a resistant trichomonad strain developing. Currently, ronidazole-based preparations are used as the primary treatment because of their effectiveness and wide safety margin, but it is a good idea to swap to one of the other available drugs every third or fourth treatment. Reference: Dr. Colin Walker Copyright http://fowlfacts.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=afflictiondiseaseff&action=display&thread=1220

Not sure it works either but you can get a troy ounce of silver for under a tenner. http://silverprice.org/silver-price-per-ounce.html

Well done Ian, been watching closely and hugely impressed by the level of hard work you've put into the whole thing from the birth of the idea to the carrying out of the concept, congratulations on an excellent sale. There is no reason this idea could not go inter counties and further in time and I for one will support you all the way.

http://www.trophies2u.co.uk/activities/Birds.html

If people are so fed up with them why even post about them as someone said the other day, any advertising is good advertising, especially if its free. What's the bets if people can't get stuff elsewhere they will use B&R no matter how crap they may be, they might not have heard of them before reading here either. Think on and give them a wide berth might be best? :-/

I've got an excellent PC system here going spare, cost me 2k to get it made for me by Dell a year or so ago. Was going to put it on ebay but can't be bothered with the amount of nigerian bidders on there. ??) It doesn't eat or drink so if there is ever a needy fancier looking for a good PC I'll have it here as I prefer laptops myself.

Sent p.m Adam

One of the best posts in a long time Vallance, sorry you had to make it, and yes I will certainly be keeping out of threads if they are of no concern to me. What you'll see with the last debarcle is that after invitation by Bob (lenwadebob) all I did was firstly defend the entire couriers system by saying that most carry boxes (which they do), then secondly I defended the fancy by saying the courier should cover the cost of boxes, (I stick by that), then thirdly I defended JMCouriers by saying quite openly that they deliver at a fantastic rate and to expect free boxes from them as well was perhaps a bit too much to ask? (That was a compliment on the excellent pricing structure they have, one we could not match that's for certain). I guess my honesty annoys some people because from what I read I've said nothing bad at all, quite the opposite. :-/ Perhaps your right that couriers should stay out of threads that are courier related but isn't that defeating the purpose? I remember posts last year when people were complaining that they could not contact ABC or D courier with a complaint yet when one decides to come on and speak out they get attacked to a level that is shameful on the fancy. Gemma and the team here do a fantastic job and I've told her as much, those who critisise are the same ones who heckle their club or union meetings on a regular basis, they'll mouth off but you ask them to 'be on the committee' they shy away. As I said in the last thread, if you don't like what I or anyone else has to say then fine, just agree to disagree as I do, there is absolutely no need to attack on a personal level. :-/