Eye Drops For Racers

[Water Boy]

Hello all, I am going to give eye drops ago this season for my race bird and was wondering what other peoples thoughts are about them.

I am thinking of using the Herbots Golden Eye one's, but what makes these any better than Versele-Laga Forma Drop or Travipharma Eye Drops?

[sapper756]

Hello all, I am going to give eye drops ago this season for my race bird and was wondering what other peoples thoughts are about them.

I am thinking of using the Herbots Golden Eye one's, but what makes these any better than Versele-Laga Forma Drop or Travipharma Eye Drops?

 

Why , what are the benefits of administering these eye drops to race birds?

 

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[OLDYELLOW]

suppose to clear eye ducts un-necessary imo just another continental fad to empty unsuspecting fanciers of there hard earned money :emoticon-0127-lipssealed: :emoticon-0127-lipssealed:

[chris vasey]

THE CORRECT EYE DROPS ARE VERY GOOD IN KEEPING THE THIRD EYELID CLEAR THEY ALSO KEEP THE UPPER AIR TRACTS CLEAR AND REDUSE THE EFFECT OF THICK HEADS I.E ORNITHOSIS,

[Water Boy]

Why , what are the benefits of administering these eye drops to race birds?

 

Thank You

 

When a pigeon flys it brings down a third eyelid to protect its eyes from the wind! But if it has problems with its eyes (ie respiratory problems) it can't bring this 3rd eyelid down. It flys homefrom the race with its eyes half open. How many time have you had a bird return home from a race with swallen eyes as if they had ben pecked in the basket? Try driving your car at 40MPH and stick your head out of the window, you will not be able to see for the tears running down your eyes!!!!Respiratory problems aren't just in the nose, throat or Crop!

[Guest shadow]

good ventilation and a dry loft no need for all the concoctions save your money

[billt]

When a pigeon flys it brings down a third eyelid to protect its eyes from the wind! But if it has problems with its eyes (ie respiratory problems) it can't bring this 3rd eyelid down. It flys homefrom the race with its eyes half open. How many time have you had a bird return home from a race with swallen eyes as if they had ben pecked in the basket? Try driving your car at 40MPH and stick your head out of the window, you will not be able to see for the tears running down your eyes!!!!Respiratory problems aren't just in the nose, throat or Crop!

I think you'll find that we don't travel at 40mph. but the pigeons do

[Guest IB]

When a pigeon flys it brings down a third eyelid to protect its eyes from the wind! But if it has problems with its eyes (ie respiratory problems) it can't bring this 3rd eyelid down. It flys homefrom the race with its eyes half open. How many time have you had a bird return home from a race with swallen eyes as if they had ben pecked in the basket? Try driving your car at 40MPH and stick your head out of the window, you will not be able to see for the tears running down your eyes!!!!Respiratory problems aren't just in the nose, throat or Crop!

 

I have a cock bird that lost his 'third eyelid' as a YB. Because of that, he rarely goes up for a spin, and when he does its a very short flight - a couple of minutes, and when he comes back his eye is streaming. From that I'd say any pigeon with any problem with the 'third eyelid' isn't coming home from any race.

 

And any pigeon with respiratory problems shouldn't be in a race basket in the first place, eye-drops or not.

[Guest stb-]

I have a cock bird that lost his 'third eyelid' as a YB. Because of that, he rarely goes up for a spin, and when he does its a very short flight - a couple of minutes, and when he comes back his eye is streaming. From that I'd say any pigeon with any problem with the 'third eyelid' isn't coming home from any race.

 

And any pigeon with respiratory problems shouldn't be in a race basket in the first place, eye-drops or not.

dry coryzia you cant visually see they have got respiritory so how can you tell bye looking ?

[Water Boy]

good ventilation and a dry loft no need for all the concoctions save your money

What about the company your birds share in the race baskets???? The race baskets are where most problems arise from!

[Water Boy]

I have a cock bird that lost his 'third eyelid' as a YB. Because of that, he rarely goes up for a spin, and when he does its a very short flight - a couple of minutes, and when he comes back his eye is streaming. From that I'd say any pigeon with any problem with the 'third eyelid' isn't coming home from any race.

 

And any pigeon with respiratory problems shouldn't be in a race basket in the first place, eye-drops or not.

 

You know that, I know that but how many clubs have members that don't? They haven't got the first clue about health of pigeons.

[lvlasked]

hey im starting racing with yer i never new a pigeon had a 3rd eye lid but i also wonding how i clear the air ways of a pigeon also ?

[Guest IB]

dry coryzia you cant visually see they have got respiritory so how can you tell bye looking ?

 

I watch every bird in my loft and can honestly say that anything out of the ordinary will attract my attention. I would know something was wrong, though not necessarily what.

 

For example, the bird with the 'third eyelid' problem: I knew something wasn't right as soon as he left the nest. He was always scrapping and coming off second best, so thought he'd taken one too many pecks in that eye: but it persisted, and when two club mates mentioned they'd eye infections, started to wonder if this was infection rather than injury? Then found him with congealed blood in corner of his eye - stupidly tried to dab it clear with damp cotton wool ball - and a lot of 'gunge' came away with the clot. Some time later still puzzled by this bird when I finally noticed the unblinking stare from that eye - the other blinked normally - and then realised he was minus 'third eyelid', and the gunge that I'd cleared from his eye had been what was left of it.

 

The point I was making in my previous post is that I knew something was wrong with this pigeon, and during all that time I never put him near a basket. And it would have been more than a dab of ointment he'd have got before finally being basketted - for all the good that would have done.