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[TORNADOLOFTS]

How Do You Test For A Yeast Infection On The Scope

Thanks Allan

[Guest bigda]

you should be looking for  a string like,  snake shaped, rows of beads just like roserybeads the will show up a dark blueish colour   mostly  shows up in  dampish lofts,  if you black minerals are damp at any time at all, you  will always have this prob, you can test two ways

if you have yeast you will see it in the dropping straight off  you can have a swab again dipped in solution then placed beetheen to sterile slides as thats  the thing  check the slides first that they don't have any thing on them and use throw away rubber cloves  if you don't you will  be there all day  testing,  for every thing  if you see canker you will see it as a heart shaped mite with flagella type of legs four wee wispy hairs from them  cocci described,  there  are two types of this fella, its more a clear color  cluster and if the count is high you will notice them  plentiful,the second type cocci can be seen as a shinny type cluster again the count is the thing  here,  as they have to have some. a good microscope will pick up a lot of action  you might see eggs been laid by  worms  the whole world comes alive through a microscope but  because you find these  things in the slide don't mean nothing  its  sorting the loft  from harboring them,  as if you treat  for them and the lofts still damp  nothing changes  3 days  later there back  as the  pigeons are walking on there scours,  from the medications,   so there you go  its a lot of work  but  find the problem  save the time surprised this  post was not answered sooner  but there you go then pigeon men  :-/

[Guest bigda]

just go on the INTERNET and buy the slides you want to know about,  they vary from £2-£5 per slide  you will only want about 5 slides   hexamsita,    canker, worms, cocci,  yeast, herpes,      and maybe 3 of blood  samples  testing for ecolli salmonella, chlamydia, once you have them  its just a case of  studying them    relay  university's  have  list of them,  a good microscope  is able to  scope at  400x 1000 you can get them to show on the computer  they are good fun for the blind like myself   and the are quite cheap  Â£75  

[Guest]

just go on the INTERNET and buy the slides you want to know about,  they vary from £2-£5 per slide  you will only want about 5 slides   hexamsita,    canker, worms, cocci,  yeast, herpes,      and maybe 3 of blood  samples  testing for ecolli salmonella, chlamydia, once you have them  its just a case of  studying them    relay  university's  have  list of them,  a good microscope  is able to  scope at  400x 1000 you can get them to show on the computer  they are good fun for the blind like myself   and the are quite cheap  Â£75  

 

Poor Davey, my xmas list is growing by the day lol.

 

thanks for all your help Bigda...............amanda

 

 

[Guest anthony]

Can anyone tell me how to mix the floating solution for the worms and cocci

Thanks Anthony

[johnny11]

Hope this helps John

[johnny11]

Alan

 

The best way to know what yeast looks like is to grow it. Leave some bread out to go mouldy, then pick a tiny amount off the bread and mix it with saline on a slide and cover it with a cover slip and look at it. This will give you "the eye" for yeast when looking at your droppings.

 

You have to be careful with pigeon droppings as any product high in yeast will yield a high yeast count but as someone has pointed out its the growing yeast that are the most important.

 

Under a microscope growing yeast look like a tree without any leaves on it

 

Hope this simple explanation helps

 

John

[ohiogsp]

Can anyone tell me how to mix the floating solution for the worms and cocci

Thanks Anthony

 

OK. if you want to make a float solution you can easily do this with salt and water. Add 350 grams of salt to 1000ml of water, you want a specific gravity of 1.18-1.2. You can check this with a barometer. You want 2 grams of fecal sample and 10ml of the float solution. Put the fecal in a 10ml container and put a small amount of float in there. Then mix it together. Then add the rest of the solution fill until the solution is almost overfilling. You want this to make a convex on the top of the container. After you have this carfully drop a slip cover on the top of your bubble. Leave this there for 20 minutes. Pull the cover off and put it on a slide. Then check with your scope. Good luck

[Guest anthony]

Thanks for that info

[TORNADOLOFTS]

thanks for all the info

i herd about a stain test its ment  to be  best for yeast infections any one no how to do this

cheers allan

[TORNADOLOFTS]

is this any good and is the boody & ridewood microscope any good

 

Magnification: 20x - 1280x

Robust metal housing and table with focusing knob

Barlow 2x zoom lens for additional magnification and 5x and 16x wide angle oculars

Revolving disk with 3 high quality lenses (4x/10x/40x)

PC eyepiece with USB connection and ArcSoft PhotoImpression Software

Set includes slides with specimens to investigate, microscope instruments and much more

Supplied in robust and practical zipup bag

 

 

[ohiogsp]

You can use a stain to check for yeast (I have never done this) I think it is called a gram negative stain but would have to look it up. You can also do cultures to detect yeast. I use stains to do blood smears only. This will check for stuff like malaria, hemaproduce (sp), and basically anything that could be blood born. I only check my breeders cause if it is eliminated from the breeding loft it won't be in your yb's. The microscope you posted looks like the specs ae good. I have never heard of the brand but I am from the states. I would think for a nice scope with those specs it should be a minimum of $800 dollars. I don't have anything real nice just an older olympus scope with 4 objectives 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x, and a 10x eyepiece. So with the eyepiece my scope goes from 40-1000 power. It has an electic light and nice adjustable table. That is about all you need. I would like the computer atachment alot but don't have it.

[REDCHEQHEN]

You can use a stain to check for yeast (I have never done this) I think it is called a gram negative stain but would have to look it up. You can also do cultures to detect yeast. I use stains to do blood smears only. This will check for stuff like malaria, hemaproduce (sp), and basically anything that could be blood born. I only check my breeders cause if it is eliminated from the breeding loft it won't be in your yb's. The microscope you posted looks like the specs ae good. I have never heard of the brand but I am from the states. I would think for a nice scope with those specs it should be a minimum of $800 dollars. I don't have anything real nice just an older olympus scope with 4 objectives 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x, and a 10x eyepiece. So with the eyepiece my scope goes from 40-1000 power. It has an electic light and nice adjustable table. That is about all you need. I would like the computer atachment alot but don't have it.

 

£39.99 (evil)

 

I've got one

[TORNADOLOFTS]

 

£39.99 (evil)

 

I've got one

 

is it any good

 

 

[REDCHEQHEN]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRESSER-BIOLUX-AL-20X-1280X-MICROSCOPE-USB-CAMERA_W0QQitemZ260326809834QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_Medical_Lab_Equipment_Lab_Equipment_ET?hash=item260326809834&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

there's one on e-bay

but mine was only £39.99 at Lidl

don't think they've had any in lately - but its around this time of year when they get them in

[TORNADOLOFTS]

yes they have them back instock and at 49.99

[stevenf]

theres one in the lidl catalogue now £89.99 goes into your pc to view

[REDCHEQHEN]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081215.p.Microscope_Set.ar10?OpenDocument&resetFilialDaten=1&id=677&zipcode=TS3%200LP&city=Middlesbrough&city2=Ormesby&street=Cargo%20Fleet%20Lane&ar=10&EMID=09500E30IU0RL8FFFB1BP01DC73A2

 

its a Bresser NG

 

mines got a mechanical stage (kewl)

[TORNADOLOFTS]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081215.p.Microscope_Set.ar10?OpenDocument&resetFilialDaten=1&id=677&zipcode=TS3%200LP&city=Middlesbrough&city2=Ormesby&street=Cargo%20Fleet%20Lane&ar=10&EMID=09500E30IU0RL8FFFB1BP01DC73A2

 

its a Bresser NG

 

mines got a mechanical stage (kewl)

 

is yours any good

 

 

[REDCHEQHEN]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081215.p.Microscope_Set.ar10?OpenDocument&resetFilialDaten=1&id=677&zipcode=TS3%200LP&city=Middlesbrough&city2=Ormesby&street=Cargo%20Fleet%20Lane&ar=10&EMID=09500E30IU0RL8FFFB1BP01DC73A2

 

its a Bresser NG

 

mines got a mechanical stage (kewl)

 

its the same - only with a mechanical stage

I've never fixed it up to the computer - thats a job for early new year - to make room in the shed and fix it up in there

its a strain on the eyes but otherwise good enough for the job

[TORNADOLOFTS]

 

its the same - only with a mechanical stage

I've never fixed it up to the computer - thats a job for early new year - to make room in the shed and fix it up in there

its a strain on the eyes but otherwise good enough for the job

 

thanks

 

 

[Gates]

I've just got  a microscope (early xmas present) but haven't a clue how to use it

As far as looking for coxidoses worms canker etc dont't know what it looks like. Is there a website I could look at?

 

Can anyone help?

[REDCHEQHEN]

try here - it tells you how to prepare samples

 

http://www.finchaviary.com/Maintenance/FecalSmear.htm

 

and shows some images

 

coccidiosis towards the bottom of the page

I think there are some links as well

[Gates]

Thanks for that i will have a look