OLDYELLOW

yup eyes already magnified ;D ;D ;D ;D

dont know but they can see a grain of rice at 1000 yards ;D ;D ;D ;D

now there ugly and short faced ;D ;D ;D ;D

i like most fancy breeds , but i cant stand short faced birds

have to say lovely picture and a good cause

wee red hens may want it

cos ill be with kirky lol that and im 6ft 4 lol are you going both days ?

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well ill see you there steve ill be a bit hard to miss

anyone going to Bridlington show ?

just where couriers are concerned , but if you get beyond that then it's a great site

welcome to the site SteveBrown , i hope you enjoy the site

photos of birds would be nice

wellcome to the site casko enjoy

takes 6 to 8 weeks to get a proper culture growth on a petri dish ?

If there good hunters they'll kill for fun , they usualy eat the best bits and move on to next prey , seems when the larders full they can waist as much as they like

more than welcome newbold been a good thread

cant agree more IB , the more you prop birds up with medication the more you loose the robustness and health of your flock in the baskets years ago you had an ill bird it was removed not proped up , now there propped up and get more diseases than ever , natures way is survial and so it shall be survival of the fitest healthest and fastes

it's definately cheaper as you will be treating specific disease's or infections with the corect medication for the job not the full shop shelfs worth

people treat blind , birds will however get stressed at this time and cankering after they have laid is more benifical to the squabs as canker can be a problem due to the stress and birds mixing

try finding a DEFRA aproved vet that specialises in Avian then you'l get what your paying for

well my birds all have either a perch or box from this ill remove a single dropping from each , then i get a knife and mix into a paste then this is what the vet tests and yes id treat the entire loft the same , my stock cocks only mix with stock hens my race cocks only mix with race hens stock hens and race hens are kept together at this time of year so this loft will be the one where younger birds and older birds are and more likely to have a wider range of my colonys problems as old birds are more robust and ybs arent so this is how i do it , if i had a problem back end of season and been to vets i would probably only treat with tkk and for worms nothing else , but i find its more benificial to my pocket and birds health treating for conditions that need treating

i take random samples and select a bird in loft , depends on how much is wrong with them to how much it costs , but id rather pay to ensure theres no underlying problems

i treat for anything my vet tells me too other than that nothing if not ailing why treat them