REDCHEQHEN

do a search - theres loads of threads on here regarding this subject

I have always used Bucktons or Countrywide high protein no maize as the build up mix for young and old birds and have always found the quality good (though I haven't bought any since racing finished in 2008) strange that an 8 and a bracket equates to a smiley that I can't normally get to work LOL !!

Have you given their PMV vaccine ? I don't know which organisation you fly in - but in the NEHU vaccinations have to be done before March 1st - otherwise you can't race for 4 weeks Also any live vaccines given (such as paratyphoid or pox) the birds should be confined to the loft for 3 weeks (and I bet theirs not many people do that.....)

Have done well at Lillers (317 miles) have won it twice and 1st 2nd and 3rd club last time Have only topped the Fed once - and it was from that race point

I must REALLY be Billy no mates then - cos I've been a meMber for about 8 months - and haven't had ONE request LOL !! Told you I didn't understand it !!

requests for what? (shrug) (told you I didn't understand it LOL!!)

I don't understand the site to be honest

I copied and pasted what was showing on my screen and I don't drink spirits, I like cider (evil)(evil)

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That is not how a swab test is done long swab - to reach down into the crop - should be used

I used it in capsule form (echinacea) sprinkled on the feed - then I got a HUGE bottle of tablets cheap - which I crush and put on the food - it stinks (puke)

its more a visual thing (looking in the throat) but it can be detected from a swab

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Get em on the Jeremy Kyle show (evil)

You need to get in touch with whoever you got it from - not all things run on Vista

What utter rubbish you men spout thrush - is a yeast infection - candida albicans - and is nothing like canker there is a sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis - which is what you must be thinking of Roland - hope the wife hasn't been telling you porkies then (shrug) time you lot read a few biology books - or got yourself a few leaflets from the GUM Clinic

well said chrissy We won a race a couple of years ago - a sprint race - where the hen was on 'chipping eggs' - jumpimg beans put in a hollow plastic egg - 'many roads to Rome'

You did your very best Rachel

canker is a parasite (protozoa) you've got some reading up to do I think

There's loads of threads on here on this subject People say they don't treat - then go on to say 'except for cocci canker and worms' er well.....................

me too

How many years is that ? It sounds OLD (shrug) I mean REALLY OLD (kewl) Personally I don't like deep litter - I like a clean floor and when you're breeding - the loft is a mess - birds just turn in to sh*t machines

Had 4 youngsters last year that only got one race at 55 miles - for one reason or another they all turned out to be hens As yearlings they were raced to 200 miles in the first half of the old bird programme - missing out all the big races - and we lost one at the 200 mile stage - one of them won the first race In the second half of the old bird prgramme - with 3 left - all were raced inland including combine races and 2 went to the last channel race (317 miles) one was 2nd club - beaten by a loft mate Over the full old bird program we lost 40% of our yearlings in 2008 so these stood up well we also had a 2006 latebred hen who wasn't trained or raced until 2008 and she raced the full inland program - she was never last - but never in the running - but she will go over the channel this year hopefully

Don't know about RPRA - But NEHU rules (or UNC can't remember) if racing from two lofts- its the shortest distance that has to be used anyway so would have thought you could only have one distance

the young birds do anyway - and don't get trained from that direction with the old birds - they do sometimes get dragged over - but when your 20 is in with 20,000 - 45,000 you kind of expect it at times