jimmy white

IM AFRAID WITH THE WEATHER WERE HAVING HERE, AND THE FORECAST,,,,,,SNOW ON MON ;D ;D ;D,, WOULD TAKE NO CHANCES :)

BETER LATE THAN NEVER ;D ;D ;D HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY,, REMEMBER ITS MAMMIES DAY TOMORROW ;D ;D ;D

would go for that def. ,, no farmer has yet bought a chicken that lays more eggs than others , by handling or looks , or no farmer can buy a cow that can have more milk than another by looks [was going to say or by handling ;D] they come n all shapes and sizes and looks,, if anything i would go more by there actions , vibrant , bouncy , bright , but even that is just a guess ,, sometimes i think you can get a hunch , through experience, again this is not fool proof , by the proer management ,the good bird will show itself, by results

prefer warm feet [without socks on ;D] with e the birds i mean.. oh my god im making this sound worse ;D ;D ;D warm feet denotes good blood ciculation ;D

i would prefer peanuts [for distance racing] but would feed them well b4 basketting

yes max ,, had that prob plenty times , but as steve says , they eventually cotton on

did that mean that the webmaster was leven for leven at ten past eleven ;D ;D

plus put galley pot of maples in box and keep full,,,watch theres not another older pair chasing them out their box

clean plain water ,,,,,a must ,on basketting day if you put whisky in doesnt make them any better,,,,but makes them happier ONLY KIDDING ;D ;D ;D

if its one eyed cold youll see bubbles on bottom of eylid ,,ie respiritory,, a pick or injury, bathe witha cold tea bag ,,,,,,,,,then have a cup of tea ;D ;D ;D

upset their moult,,,

fantastic read roland ,, smashing article

;D ;D ;D ;D aye forgot about that fifer ,,,could may be even train it to make sound ;D ;D ;D

welcome back mate,, had the same prob myself ;D ;D ;D blinken cost me though ;D

ah great to have you ,, wee gangster ,, stick in pal [youll be bigger than your dad soon ;D ;D ;D] good luck to you

havent done it yet,,,,but will, reckon this could be a great thing [ if the neighbours say anything , tell them its your budgie ;D ;D ;D]

;D ;D ;D hope in that second pic, ;D fifer you were telling them about the fish that got away ;D ;D ;D [and nothing else ;D ;D ;D]

depluming mite ,,,, old remedies that work ,, meth, spirit , carbolic soap, , but need dabbed a few times per week , feathers will take some time to grow in ,,as the" root" of the feather is usually still in, but sure the vet would give you something more modern , as the fifer says the old garlic in the bath would do no harm

woundnt worry about that paul ,, better concentating on birds first

yes , that was my original post ,, for crop infections,,,milton ,,,diluted off course

ivermectin ,, from approved vet ,, i dont think there will be many beasties,, looking at the weather forecast ;D ;D,,,its usually the warmer months ? that the red mite are at their worst

looks for real ok ,, lets hope things go well [no more outbreaks]

have found pigeons to be great, quick natural healers , and unless the cut was so bad i would stich it [but would advise a vet on this ] better to leave well alone ,where possible,, off course antibacterial spray would do no harm ,, i stitched a bird for a freind [ who will know what im saying] the bird was cut deeply very long cut , through the skin of the crop, food and watter were just comming back out the gash ,, this bird healed miraculously and was as proud as punch when he actually won a race [the funny coloured cock j,b]

had that with,, "sir colin" broken ulna bone [at 4 years old ] but vet was going to strap him up, but on finding he was sitting on floor on eggs said it would be better sitting 12 hours in the nest pan [less stress for him] but recovered obviosly never to race again , but flew well enough round the loft , but allways had that wing drooped for few mins after fly [often wonder how or if he would have performed if this had not happened] as this was relatively young for a distance bird , with the performances up to then ?? p,s this is when the vet told me that after a couple of weeks was to give him physio therapy in working gently with his wing, in case it seized up , which , worked really

as levi says,,,its all in the jeans ;D ;D ;D