vics1950

thanks once again for your advice V.O.T.L my loft is not the problem though. and i apologise once again vic

ok now that i am aware of what you mean i shall explain firstly i do not agree with killing pigeons for any reason other than humane ones. when i raced i would not dream of it...although i am not in any way having a crusade against anyone doing so. the reason i wrote about the killing of pigeons was in reference to some fanciers who replied to my post portraying that the most important thing with pigeons was to keep them fit and healthy. it seems hypocritical to me to ...on the one hand be concerned about having strong healthy birds. yet on the other hand to kill whatever birds for whatever reasons. the best pigeon i ever raced was given to me by someone who bred it just for widowwood, and had no intention of keeping it i am against the killing of any animal or bird...i am also non religeous...however i would not dream of starting any crusade against any group of peoples who act or think different than i. and again i thank you and all the others for the advice vic

i would not dream of attacking anyone most of all anyone that i asked for advice...however you will have to define what part of my mail you regard as an attack. upon doing so i will answer your reply vic ps and i thank you for your comments on the illness and treatment.

firstly let me thank you for your replys some constructive and some otherwise i do not race pigeons and do not kill them, if they are not too good at racing. neither would i breed young for the specific purpose of racing the parents home to feed it, then kill it once it has done its job. i know that not all people that race do this....just most. i have four pigeons that i rescued from being killed by developers and as they were very young. spent 6 weeks or more feeding before putting them in a loft in my garden. i did race pigeons briefly 25 years ago. the pigeon that is not well has a respiratory pathogen. and rattles when it breathes at first when i noticed it it was not too well, i seperated it from the others and noticed it had white down its throat. i took this as canker and treated with spartrix. the pigeon perked up but the breathing was still rattled. not wishing to spend money at vets.because sadly all you get is a big bill i read on the net symptoms and causes and through self diagnosis etc i thought it sounded like chlymidiosis. this is a form of chlymidia that causes respiratory problems...henceforth i was told doxicycline was what i needed to administer. SO all you bird lovers what i was hoping for was some good advice from others that know far more than me.........and asking the wife cant do much good! ive never known a woman who knows how to do anything other than spend money.....vic

does anyone know where i can get some doxicyclone for pigeon chlymidia either by mail order or a shop in london vic

what part of the country do you live

where do you live i will take them and put them in my loft as i look after pigeons that either need rearing or are injured once they have somewhere else to feed they will stay there vic

the birds now look to you as parents they will not go elsewhere for food unless you train them to