thoughts on lice

[Guest]

what is everyones thoughts on lice,

[Wiley]

lol think everyones got same opinion lol get rid of them lol

[Guest]

KEEPS THE BIRDS ON THEIR TOES LOL

[Guest]

Seriously no good on distance birds they dont get the rest they need other than that dont think they do much harm

[Guest]

;D was told by an old hand not to worry ............ race horses have a jockey racing birds   etc etc ...........                                              ;D   andy 8)

[stevebelbin]

Agree with Wiley - get rid of them!! Dead easy, i use a product that has permethrin in and one spot on the neck kills them all. Must be better for the birds not to have them.

[Wiley]

;D was told by an old hand not to worry ............ race horses have a jockey racing birds   etc etc ...........                                              ;D   andy 8)

 

 

lol you must be on a wind up andy lol or he was taking the p*ss lol no lice are good, does the jockey suck the horses blood? lol didnt think so get the lices out,they irritate the birds also and doesnt allow them to rest effectively. Lice are not good at all for distance sprint or whatever birds.

 

[madmaxlofts]

i used to use performa bars was great then they took them off the market

now i use 1 spot

[Guest]

wiley lice dont suck the pigeons blood ,MITE do ,lice live on dead skin etc and are no threat to the pigeons ,the more lice on a pigeon means that the pigeon is shedding more skin ,scales and must mean better condition not think so and yes north wlaes novice you are correct in saying that my friend , i

[snowy]

plenty of strong stinky old garlic water for bathing helps the lice & mite to keep at bay, & sometimes use the spray.(johnsons)

[Guest TAMMY_1]

wiley lice dont suck the pigeons blood ,MITE do ,lice live on dead skin etc and are no threat to the pigeons ,the more lice on a pigeon means that the pigeon is shedding more skin ,scales and must mean better condition not think so and yes north wlaes novice you are correct in saying that my friend , i

 

IN ALL THE SHOWS YOU JUDGED AT SAMMY DID YOU PICK ANY THAT HAD LICE ON THEM ?

[jimmy white]

wiley lice dont suck the pigeons blood ,MITE do ,lice live on dead skin etc and are no threat to the pigeons ,the more lice on a pigeon means that the pigeon is shedding more skin ,scales and must mean better condition not think so and yes north wlaes novice you are correct in saying that my friend , i

 

i woulld agree to a certain degree,, mite are deadly,,,, lice ar not so bad and feed as sammy says, but a pigeon with an ailment which cannot produce proper oil from oil gland on its back or is , for some reason ,not preening itself as it should would have more lice on it than usual,, but the odd lice on a pigeon would not do a lot of harm, in a healthy pigeon would make it prune itself more , keeping itself cleaner and feathers in better condition, ive judged showbirds b4 ,penned the day b4 and found the odd lice on many of them,its the mite that makes them stamp and dance ,or it mite anyway ;D

[Guest beautyhomer]

I have never given a red card to a pigeon with even one louse on it at any show that I have judged.There is no excuse for it,pure lazyness

[THE FIFER]

plenty of strong stinky old garlic water for bathing helps the lice & mite to keep at bay, & sometimes use the spray.(johnsons)

 

 

yes u have got it snowy, the best thing for keeping ur birds klean, garlic in the bath water, best easy and safe, done it for years, also put some garlic water in a spray bottle and spray in the loft will get rid of flies and moths, and the smell is good for the birds, the same in the bath it gets to their nostrils good for them, great stuff. if ur a gardener spray it on ur flowers will get rid of greenfly etc.

 

[Guest]

Tammy i sure did many a time i was there to judge the pigeon not to judge lice or mite and i cant for the sake of me understand why people who judge nock back good pigeons because of lice ,as Jimmy Whitre said you mostly get lice in dry feather ,

[Guest]

Thought that a healthy bird and a clean loft and good management would keep the bird free of lice.

 

What do I think? Well I think we know that they don´t bite or suck etc, but what do we know about what they actually carry?

 

Going back to ye olde bubonic plague wot wos the best contraceptif known to man, wasn´t the black rats, wasn´t the fleas they carried, it was what the fleas carried that was the real problem.

 

Thought much the same about the odd ´house?´ fly buzzing about the loft. Just where ave you been and wot are you carrying? Áre you a problem in here that I could be doing without?

 

 

[sapper756]

Confutious he say lice good with curry ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[rockinrick]

Confutious he say lice good with curry ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

ye bu only if lice fliyd lice wid egg fo yun an spycy chlickin ball bu hoo care wa u whan to eat as u no wann sal figer wid u chrips aasho grodnta

[snowy]

 

 

yes u have got it snowy, the best thing for keeping ur birds klean, garlic in the bath water, best easy and safe, done it for years, also put some garlic water in a spray bottle and spray in the loft will get rid of flies and moths, and the smell is good for the birds, the same in the bath it gets to their nostrils good for them, great stuff. if ur a gardener spray it on ur flowers will get rid of greenfly etc.

 

i truly think GARLIC, is the best thing i have learnt on this forum since i have started with pigeons, not just in the bath, the drinking too.

regards.

thanks fiffer, bruno, & Jimmy white,

listen to the truly helpfull above (young hands) & you wont go far wrong.

thanks guys.  

[Guest shadow]

Try using good old fly and wasp spray works well and cheaper than any pigeon products

[Roland]

Lice good points... cleans and keeps the quilts in fine fettle, many leave - especially in Belguim - for this purpose.

Bad points, well, the handlers moan when basketting, most believe that you aren't looking after your pgeons properly ... some, like doo man says may keep the birds unsetled at night, but have yet to see, outside of the 'Fanciers' what harm they are doing, infact mostly good. We go along with the crowd and just believe lol.

[Guest]

SPOT ON ROLAND EXCACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ,CHEERS