Bleach

[bombersbullets]

Hi just bin reading that some pigeon men use bleach on there pigeons for illness does anybody on here confess to using it on here

[lanarkshire lad]

Hi just bin reading that some pigeon men use bleach on there pigeons for illness does anybody on here confess to using it on here

I know of someone using a little in the drinkers but it widnae be me.

[Fair Play]

Use VirkonS instead

[yeboah]

Hi just bin reading that some pigeon men use bleach on there pigeons for illness does anybody on here confess to using it on here

Yes I use it for washing the drinkers ,but also for the birds to drink,soft bleach you get it at the supermarket for pennies,must be measured properly ,Type into search ,Pigeon Medicines then scroll down to web,then click on (Your medecine cabinet)by pigeon networks,an article will appear by Dr David Marx ,click onto (The Miracle Of Chlorine) and all will be revealed .You can also read his other articles for all you ever need to no ,Merry Xmas .

[ovy1255]

nothing better for the loo and leave it there.do your research by all means but a lot better products readily available for your birds problems.

[Wiley]

I use it and find it great stuff, use it in the drinker and in the bath but must be thin bleech

[billt]

Bleach, it will burn holes in your clothes and kill you if you drink it, not for my pigeons

[Guest geordiejen]

mate i used one teaspoonful of bleach to two litres of water in early breeding season this year.all young were healthy and no problems.however i lost a lot of latebreds and stopped using it.dont know if it had anything to do with the bleach but ive stopped using it now.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

NAW

[victorious]

give it a miss more bad reports than good about it.

[gulkie]

where on the bleach bottle does

it say racing pigeons

[Guest IB]

There is already bleach in the drinking water.

[just ask me]

when i first heard about bleach in the drinking water said that was not for me reading more into it there are some very good reasons but i have too look into it more before i make a decision

[johnnyksspeedshop]

Why not use ACV instead to create an acidic environment in your drinking water? Not only does it do that, but its chalked full of vitamins and nutrients. Thats what I use.

[Guest geordiejen]

guys ive tried using bleach,dont think its the way forward,yes it will stop cross infection via the drinkers.this can be achieved by using bicardonate of soda(raises the ph of the water)this means germs cannot multiply in the drinker.if you have a wee think about it i think it damages the birds immune system through time.by all means clean the drinkers out with bleach but a thorough rinse afterwards.

 

also i would like to add that if you suspect something sinister in the loft then use bleach but not long term.

[novo10]

always spray loft with it stops e-coli jmo

[bombersbullets]

Think i will look in to it more thanks for the replys

[just ask me]

Think i will look in to it more thanks for the replys

 

 

best of luck ive done a good bit of research and im still not sure

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

NAW :emoticon-0167-beer:THANKS.

[demolition man]

Hi just bin reading that some pigeon men use bleach on there pigeons for illness does anybody on here confess to using it on here

 

 

this might be of some interest mate.

 

Racing Pigeon Digest Featured Article

[marmite]

i use a capful of miltons sterilizer to a 8 litre watering can have done for past 3 yrs and tbh have not had any ybs or other probs with birds since i started useing miltons hope this helps atb to all for 2012

clive

[Guest pigeonguy147]

i use a capful of miltons sterilizer to a 8 litre watering can have done for past 3 yrs and tbh have not had any ybs or other probs with birds since i started useing miltons hope this helps atb to all for 2012

clive

i know that there is a new formula coming on the market for the blackpool show called solosan google it and see what you think

[Guest IB]

this might be of some interest mate.

 

Racing Pigeon Digest Featured Article

 

I think the good doctor has confused his acids & alkalis. Chlorine bleach is not an acid, it has a ph of around 11, so it is very alkaline. It therefore can't make droppings or anything else, more acidic. And what really confuses me is why he doesn't allow his birds to drink 'ordinary chlorinated water' - because of the dangers associated with chlorine -then goes and adds a chlorine bleach to it? That just doesn't make any sense to me.

 

The one thing we are told not to do, is mix acids & alkalis as they will react violently. Chlorine reacts with stomach acid (hydrochloric acid) to produce Chlorine gas, which is poisonous & corrosive. So doing that just doesn't make any sense to me.