EQVALAN

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

thats only if you want tick or credit ;D ;D ;D

 

thats why i go there ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

GOT IT FAE GALLOWAY & McLEOD IN STONEHOOSE SAME THING PEGGY WANTED YER NAME AND ADDRESS

 

what did they want peggys name for if u were buying it

[wayne51]

hi,

   had the problem with so called feather rot afew years back tryed everything  ivamec,copper sulphate,parrafin,harkers dip, you name it i tryed it none worked came back every year. sent samples away of feathers one came back  saying it was a fungi problem similar to ringworm  treated it with vircon s  cured it straight away.put 50grams in a gallon garden spray. warm water spray thechest area and back of neck saturating the areas dont rinse but give them abath a few days later spray the loft and utensils with vircon s  problem solved. you can add vircon to the bath water. this will definetly cure the problem. do all the birds in your lofts old, young, and stock.

[jimmy white]

you can buy   [the expensive way ]" anti parasite spot on" containing ivermectin over the counter in pet city. ,,,effective against round worm, featherlice,  red mite,feather mites, air sac mite  ,,,,treatment to be repeated after 4 weeks

 

[Guest williamtell]

Re the post regarding bluestone.  The scribe relates Bluestone as copper sulphide.  It is not copper sulphide but COPPER SULPHATE (CU S04 5 H20) On no account use copper sulphite.

 

Regards

WT

[Guest]

Had it many years ago and used white spirit (which actually did the job), think it was the fungal type, not sure Bilco, if you suggested it??

[pigeon bird]

thankyou all so much for your help, and thanks bilco got some stuff off mrs bishop

hope it works

[THE FIFER]

the reason i ask is that my racing section of birds have feathers missing front of crop, feed frm metal trough always plenty of corn in it.

now my stock birds have same type of trough but no signs of feather disturbance???

 

it could be that they are rubbing against the metal feeders, this happens if the feeders are too high and their body is rubbing while feeding,

 

 

[Guest]

It has been a very interesting thread, I certainly have picked up new info, haven't ever come across the fungal disease, don't think it has ever been mentioned on here before either.

 

Horse wormers are available over the counter at my local country supplies place, seen them being signed for by horsey people, name & address part of the legal deal, and part of the audit trail [traceability].

[Guest]

Two new pigeon products containing Ivermectin for over the counter sales in UK:-

 

Vetrefarm - Ivermectin Drops 0.8% 10ml bottle £24.95

 

Harkers - Harka Mectin, 5ml bottle £7.95.

 

May give Harkers a try.

[Bilco]

Money to burn Bruno ?  A whole teaspoon of it?  LOL.

[Guest]

Money to burn Bruno ?  A whole teaspoon of it?  LOL.

 

Hi Bill. Think that this is the first of many ivermectin products specially formulated for birds, and available over the counter. The early entrant new products into any market will always be pretty pricey. More entrants and more competition will bring the price down.

 

As you know what went before with many products like Eqvalan was that they were used off-label, and that is authorised for vets only, and the correct dose and how to give it was always going to be a problem ... down to the vet's experience. For me other issues arise when used by other-than-vets, not least of which is the illegal use and administration of drugs and the catch-all animal health & welfare legislation that we have now which is not something I would like to willingly or unwittingly fall foul of.

 

My post did say 'may' because the late Frank Harker who used Eqvalan said in his video, that this was the best way of administering ivermectin. He went on to say that by far the best insecticide was a product called Frontline, meant for cats and dogs. He didn't say how to administer it, or which 'strength' was best for pigeons. At the time it was 'prescription only' but now it too is available over the counter from Pigeon Pharmacy. My current 'trial' is Easitox also from Pigeon Pharmacy, and it is £4.99 for 4ml, supposedly enough for 120 birds, but I can't get it to 'drop' and it doesn't seem to keep to well, turning in the tube from being a liquid to a paste which splurges out, melts on contact with skin, and makes one right mess of the bird's feathers.

 

So, my preference would be Frontline, which is non-systemic, but haven't a clue which to use [cat or dog] or how. Any experience of it yourself?

[jimmy white]

be it fungal infection or deplumimg mite ,, i am just wondering why it mostly effects the chest of the bird ??? im being quite serious here, i know this can happen with the drinkers or hoppers, being sharp , but sometimes i think this can be used as an excuse sometimes ,to mask the real problem ,maybe someone can advise