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I would say - it is impossible to tell if there is anything wrong in or with the sample because there is no information provided - and I don't see how you can tell from those samples that there is any cocci in it The sample photos are not bright or clear enough to tell what if anything is there what magnification are you using? That is VERY important :-/

Have you got a copy of the advertisement? And a copy of your order?

Just a small point - Friday - is the 18th Sat - 19th etc The next few BHW's will be full of auctions of Blackpool weekend - they usually have a special printed as an extra for Blackpool weekend

No-one :'(

When racing natural and the parents were in the basket - we stuck all the babies in the bowl of the one hen remaining - she wasn't raced at all - she was a good mum - but exhausted with one night - but did feed the lot - there were 5 of them and no room for her in the bowl - they were about 10 days old - ok for one night but not a good idea for 3 long term me thinks

I bought some washable ones at the NEHU Show - these were on the Murray and Mills stand £3.00 for 10 as opposed to £2.00 for 10 for the 'horsehair' ones but agree its probably safer to bin than reuse

Look in miscellaneous items for sale on here http://www.pigeonbasics.com/forum/blah/m-1198002096/s-new/

I think you are right about guest users - I don't think they have access to PM's

Its in Leicester - and looks OK too

Hyperdrug (Pigeon Pharmacy) -at Barnard Castle £3.98 for 100ml

Just a small point - how are you going to trap your youngsters when you race them? Is it the bit stuck outside the aviary?

I think you can only get this direct from manufacturer http://www.microbialdevelopments.co.uk/ products at top of page

Since all this trreatment started have the birds had a crop swab or droppings test done? There is a high risk of them having thrush (candida infection) and this needs to be checked for

Our fantails don't fly far - have you looked in neighbours gardens?

It'll be hard enough to get mine in condition for April - how long is/was the race? And congratulations to the winner ;D

I would have thought you lot would have boycotted turkey - Christmas or no Christmas I have God knows where they've come from :X

Merry Christmas everybody :K) ;D

another forty years - and you'll have some of your own ;D ;D

Do you know where to look for your messages Patrick - top of this page just under 'logout' it will say 'you currently have --- private messages - click on that - and it will take you to your messages on here

You must vaccinate for PMV Check out this site for symptoms - and see how many different diseases it could be http://www.chevita.com/en/pigeons/symptoms/index.php scroll down the page for the list it takes days - not hours for a vet to culture a dropping sample for paratyphoid - so I doubt any checks have been done other than looking at the sample through a microscope for worms and cocci You should always vaccinate your birds for PMV (if you intend racing - you can't race without a vaccination certificate for the birds)

How do you know its paratyphoid and not PMV? I think you need to take your birds to a vet

bruno you were at one time interested in stains for slides - there are some videos on techniques http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4111367520240226419 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5961914877736413646

All bacteria moves under the microscope - good and bad

Calcium syrup in drinker (for pigeons - its about £7 for a bottle) - or you can give the hens a quarter of an indigestion tablet (calcium carbonate) a couple of times a week - its cheap - but it does mean you will have to individually dose them

Potassium Permanganate is an oxidising agent From Wikipedia: London chemist Henry Bollmann Condy had an interest in disinfectants, and marketed several products including ozonised water. He found that fusing pyrolusite with NaOH and dissolved it in water produced a solution with disinfectant properties. He patented this solution, and marketed it as Condy's Fluid. Although effective, the solution was not very stable. This was overcome by using KOH rather than NaOH. This was more stable, and had the advantage of easy conversion to the equally effective potassium permanganate crystals. This crystalline material was known as Condy’s crystals or Condy’s powder. Potassium permanganate was comparatively easy to manufacture so Condy was subsequently forced to spend considerable time in litigation in order to stop competitors from marketing products similar to Condy's Fluid or Condy's Crystals.