hints tips and tricks

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ya listened that night then jimmy  at blackpool,  the calcuim lol pmsl :P :P ;D ;D Speck

 

wow ,, what a fright  ;D ;D ;D  allways listening  ;D ;D ;D

[Guest speckled]

ears pricked lol ;D ;D ;D ;D on radar pmsl ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

noticed speck,, treated every bird as an individual,, birds tame, happy and contented ,,,,,,,,,half the battle    [wont say the other tips she gave me ;D ;D ;D]

[jimmy white]

birds kept as prisoners in an aviary , dont get much use of their wings,, put water, and food  on pole with exact size of round platform ,, birds have to grip edge of dish , and have to keep flapping their wings

[Wiley]

noticed speck,, treated every bird as an individual,, birds tame, happy and contented ,,,,,,,,,half the battle    [wont say the other tips she gave me ;D ;D ;D]

 

sure you never gave her a tip ;) ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

     wood eye ;D ;D ;D

another tip beer mat soaked with creasote under nest pan ,, stops beasties ;D

[DJ]

thanx 4 all the tips everyone   can anybody recommend a good book that i can use for reference when im dealing with pigeon ailments/injuries ?

 

                     thanx   debbie :)

[Roland]

Hope these help to be going on with...

 

http://www.chevita.com/system/info.php?flag_error=404

 

http://www.pigeoncote.com/vet/formulary/formulary.html#medications

 

http://www.pigeon-lung.co.uk/main.html

 

http://www.albertaclassic.net/trichomonas/trichomonas.php

 

http://www.allaboutfeed.net/home

Have stacks more... when you have 'Copied and saved in your 'Word Documents' or whare ever, and read these up... give us a shout / or Email and I'll sort out some more.

[oldguy]

in this weeks cage and avairy magazine there is an article about a budgie breeder who moves his young birds into a stock cage as they leave the nest box, and adds an adult cock bird which feeds any youngster which begs for food. this has reduced his loses from the youngsters going light

 

do any members use a cock pigeon in the same way

 

kev

[jimmy white]

barren hens that have been without eggs for some time ,,, put eggs under them , often come well on first ybs just hatched

[Lennut Tar]

thanx 4 all the tips everyone   can anybody recommend a good book that i can use for reference when im dealing with pigeon ailments/injuries ?

 

                     thanx   debbie :)

 

  ;D ;D ;D I suppose at times   ;) I have to be kind etc   :D to a neighbour, one could say. so for a novice here ????? I would suggest (This really hurts me now)  : : : Pigeon Heath by Dr Colin Walker. You could do a lot worse ??????  in my view, than read his information Re his books etc.

PS If I may make a suggestion !!!!!! you may like to consider, getting a good microscope. In the long run ????? you will find it much cheaper & interesting. Regards the health of your birds at times.

Enjoy.  

 

 

[carlsberg]

fit to win by wim peters or the ailments & diseases of the racing pigeon (and how to treat them)by old hand

[DJ]

thanx roland,kev,jimmy,lennut tar and carlsberg for your replies/tips     while im picking your brains can anybody explain why you shouldnt train in a east wind?  i know im only a novice and there,s probably a good reason but im thinking that surely a wind from any direction can blow a pigeon off course?  why is a east wind any different?  do pigeons not get liberated on race days in east winds?  i know these are probably stupid questions to all you old hands but i cant fathom this east wind thing?   who,s gonna educate me?

                                 debbie  

[Roland]

Too cold, chills them. East wids are from Siberia.

Well that may well be the reason, yearlings hate them, AS do all ages of pigeons, EVEN the old birds.

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D hey ryan it  the linning tip  lol, ;D ;D ;D with  the roller blinds to follow lol pmsl  Speck ;D ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

thanx roland,kev,jimmy,lennut tar and carlsberg for your replies/tips     while im picking your brains can anybody explain why you shouldnt train in a east wind?  i know im only a novice and there,s probably a good reason but im thinking that surely a wind from any direction can blow a pigeon off course?  why is a east wind any different?  do pigeons not get liberated on race days in east winds?  i know these are probably stupid questions to all you old hands but i cant fathom this east wind thing?   who,s gonna educate me?

                                 debbie  

 

good question debbie,, its a proven fact that when "the wind is in the east its neither good to man nor beast",, if you look at nature and east winds this statement is true,,, when theres a chilly east wind blowing , you wont here many birds chirping happily outside ,, even a dog will go to the door have a sniff then come back in ,, even yourself when its a cold east wind it seems to bite in to you,, and its colder and stronger up in the air ...losses in  difficult races proove this also ,, allthough birds may  race well enough in east winds , they wont hold their form long as it burns up more of there" fuel "therefore" the tank" is decreased.if you look in to it more deeply youll find that old statement very true  

[jimmy white]

;D ;D hey ryan it  the linning tip  lol, ;D ;D ;D with  the roller blinds to follow lol pmsl  Speck ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

yes roller blinds [the dear ones] can darken the loft" if need be " if they are made of the cane type , darken the loft yet let the air in  ;D [i bought mine off speck ;D]

[Guest speckled]

; ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D who  go mine  from ryan lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D down  north east of me lol hows  that  for free flowing air lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Speck wrapped in a sheet.pmsl

[Lennut Tar]

thanx roland,kev,jimmy,lennut tar and carlsberg for your replies/tips     while im picking your brains can anybody explain why you shouldnt train in a east wind?  i know im only a novice and there,s probably a good reason but im thinking that surely a wind from any direction can blow a pigeon off course?  why is a east wind any different?  do pigeons not get liberated on race days in east winds?  i know these are probably stupid questions to all you old hands but i cant fathom this east wind thing?   who,s gonna educate me?

                                 debbie  

 

 

Debbie !!!!!! there is no such thing   ;) as a stupid question etc here, on this site. Ask away ?????? what ever you like. Thou some of the answers  ;D ;D ;D you may get in return,   :D could be placed in the stupid catorgory  : : :. But thats up to you to sort out.

Enjoy.

 

 

[oldguy]

Can anyone tell me the ideal measurement between V perches both horizontal and vertical

 

also whats the minimum distace to be used

 

kev

 

[billy wilson]

regarding the north east winds there are not many birds will face them some turning in next day as specialy yearlings,i can always remember years ago one of my pals had a cheq cock and he used to win races on the north east wind you couldnt touch it,any other wind he used to be a mile back,i used to always say to him,that pigeons that come on north east winds are a breed of there own,and i still believe that

                                             billy

[bewted]

regarding the north east winds there are not many birds will face them some turning in next day as specialy yearlings,i can always remember years ago one of my pals had a cheq cock and he used to win races on the north east wind you couldnt touch it,any other wind he used to be a mile back,i used to always say to him,that pigeons that come on north east winds are a breed of there own,and i still believe that

                                             billy

 

any pigeon that can fly and win in an east wind is a one in a million bird !!!!

[Roland]

 

 

Debbie !!!!!! there is no such thing   ;) as a stupid question etc here, on this site. Ask away ?????? what ever you like. Thou some of the answers  ;D ;D ;D you may get in return,   :D could be placed in the stupid catorgory  : : :. But thats up to you to sort out.

Enjoy.

 

 

;D

 

[oldguy]

while you lot sit and eat your tea give a thought to this question and post the answer

 

......Can anyone tell me the ideal measurement between V perches both horizontal and vertical  also whats the minimum distace to be used.......

 

 

thanks

[Peckedhen]

 

i've found it's better to use a half brick mate so that the hen can get up out the way of the cock.

With a full brick he can get up on it aswell to have a go at her

 

I prefer an old 2.5 litre paint tin in the corner of the nest box. It gives the hen a little extra height and the cock can't get up on it.