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too much linseed if not above

no big secret but i paired the hens to me to get them to not pair together , also dont over feed them as they'll start to look at each other , and i fly them to v perches never had any pair up yet other method is to put balls on floor only time balls are out is when feeding and watering cleaning

nice birds thanks for sharing mis marked birds arent up to show standard due to odd colouring or missing colour Blaz but ideal as pets

well id say to start with 12 pairs is ample so would need a 8 x 6 or 8 x 8 , which will hold 12 boxes

some good advice there to follow , and thank you for trying to help this bird

yup be alot cheaper to build yourself , have you any thoughts on how you will eventualy race your birds and how many your wanting to keep as this will dictate the size of your new loft the adverage size for a natural / widowhood ( old birds ) loft is 8 ft x 6ft or 8 x 8 if wanting a corridor .

Welcome to Pigeon Basics Chris Perry , any help and advise you require the members are willing to share there knowledge dont be frightened to ask away theres much to learn and better to get things right the first go , have you bought your loft yet ???

would like to add Bert Braspening feeds the same all year round no upset birds from changing his mix

this be good i feed my own mix ( like a super widowhod mix but with more linseed ) nearly same as rest of year untill first flight is fully up then ill start adding more barley to it building up to full barley 2 weeks before pairing

theres a vast amount of good fanciers with good knowledge and ailments / diseases is where alot of experience is gained and been able to talk with a vet will help us all and also the vet with our findings , as you can see most try to find evidence rather than buy a cabinet full of medicines

Good read IB

i already asked via pm lol :P im sure he'd be an asset to the site hi there are no vets on site however we have a members recomended vets but if you wish to fill that role in im sure you would be welcomed by all , regards Mark hi there are no vets on site however we have a members recomended vets but if you wish to fill that role in im sure you would be welcomed by all , regards Mark

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to my knowledge it was the paramixovirus that became available again through comobovac not parathyphoid , and why use either vaccine without having parathyphoid diagnosed ??? both vaccines for parathyphoid have draw backs as only tackle specific strains and the live vaccine also passes on parathyhoid to healthy birds through the droppings

should be good fer eyesign then and how much ???? wonder if magnification good enough for dropping samples

well if she turns up which i doubt as its out of chariter for her shes usualy my first bird in , she wont be going out again i keep looking

Just as put pic of this hen today as a baby bloody things missing presumed dead i hope she turns up :angry:

i'd call this a chocolate but red on the flights as well ???

have a cock that looks similar to that hen also with feathered legs

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hes quite deep red , t paterned red they call it i believe

im working on the blue grizzle at the moment more blues than grizzles lol although have a cracking dark grizzle with a silver look at the moment looks alot better grown up lol

i havent got one bred one years ago but never repeated the colour , best described as a black background with red grizzle on top of the black unlike a bronze where the red is under the black i have been told how to repeat but be a while before i can get it to work again the pairing that bred this colour for me was a dark chequer cock with bronze bars and a red grizle hen , but i've been told to use a blue bar grizzle with a red

i like tortoise colouring havent got one as yet , have had them years ago but hard to breed

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