Tony C

I would like to see him win it. If he can keep he's composure like he did last night that just might give him the edge.

go easy on that go faster juice Billy, don't want you getting to 2016 before the rest of us. All the best for the new year.

Tis said the sugary content of antibiotics can feed Candida/Thrush. Nystan/Nystatin eliminates Candida/Thrush.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717095118.htm

None taken at all. All to often I hear fanciers reaching for Baytril to cure y/b/s when in fact they're more than likely to compound the problem rather than cure it.

Shortest day today, maybe not so SAD tomorrow

Have been informed that the partnership have won 2 London RPRA region awards for their Thurso performance. It doesn't get any better than that son. Well done! ps Don't make it a habit

Is it as rife as its made out to be?

By far the most important thing is to rest them, no exercise. Some say to starve them for 24 hours at the first signs, I don't......... well not at the first signs anyway. I actually want them to regurgitate their feed for the others to eat, I try to encourage the whole team to go down with it at pretty much the same time. After 3 or 4 days I will fast them for 24hrs, the nest few days they'll be fed light, you'll know when to start feeding heavier and that's when they start tucking into their feed with their wings open. Worse case scenario is if a secondary infection takes hold and then a course of treatment has to be administered. What to treat them for (secondary infection) will differ from loft to loft....... never reach for Baytril, if they need this they wont be worth keeping.

Yep! see one today happily buzzing around. You could've knocked me down with a primary.

I have done exactly that in the past, more through circumstances though rather than choice.

Its not uncommon that youngsters can go down with this twice. The 2nd bout comes in a much milder form and is much harder to recognise. One of the symptoms is s spongy crop especially in young hens laying out for the first time. Old birds can also go down with y/b/s showing these same milder symptoms. I believe that every pigeon that has contracted y/b/s carries it with them for life and is capable of passing it onto their youngsters.

I think we may have had the same barber

I agree in part Roland but not wholly. It was the continentals that treated their pigeons in that way. Us daft Brits couldn't import these super pigeons quick enough and for that we (not all ) are now paying the price.

In my loft, 20 odd years ago.

Its a sad fact that there's folk out there that will knowingly send 'the better looking ones' whilst their teams infected with y/b/s just to remain in the averages. I feel doing away with young bird averages would be beneficial to all.

Same here

The club I fly in is the last pickup in the Fed. As we're transported by a Geraldy wagon we can see inside the crates loaded earlier by other clubs ............ you would have kittens if you see the amount of food been chucked up.

Just got mine.............. I fear I may have been lapped.

Adding to this you will find an abnormal amount of them motionless on the loft floor.

A good policy is when in Rome do as the Romans do!

Think they've changed to spring, summer, autumn, damp

Give them a stress free life................ perhaps.

Luke 15:11-32 Welcome back

First feed a mix of pellets/condition seed/Hormaform & matrix, thereafter 50% breeding 50% Tics. Plain water (winter breeding room temperature)