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I totally agree Mike. If you are going to treat, it should ONLY be done after testing. And observation is key. The less birds you keep the easier it is.MIL wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:56 pm Logically you could say "fanciers won before using vets" because everybody was on the same playing field - nobody used vets
There's no doubting testing can be beneficial. You have to take it on board and align that with the performances that you're seeing though.
The best thing any good fancier has in his armoury is "observation".
Testing won't really tell you if your birds have respiratory for instance, but your eyes and ears will tell you if you're half-way smart
I agree with both of you, i spent many hours observing my birds when i had them. To be honest i did learn a great deal from observation.king wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:07 pmI totally agree Mike. If you are going to treat, it should ONLY be done after testing. And observation is key. The less birds you keep the easier it is.MIL wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:56 pm Logically you could say "fanciers won before using vets" because everybody was on the same playing field - nobody used vets
There's no doubting testing can be beneficial. You have to take it on board and align that with the performances that you're seeing though.
The best thing any good fancier has in his armoury is "observation".
Testing won't really tell you if your birds have respiratory for instance, but your eyes and ears will tell you if you're half-way smart
I’ve been keeping pigeons for 50 years. Never seen a vet. I don’t treat for anything, apart from pmv, and that only because we have to. I did contact a well known pigeon vet a couple of years or so ago as I felt something wasn’t right. They were very helpful in suggesting what the problem could be and told me to try a couple of different products telling me how to administer them, which they sold me. I treated to the letter. Made no difference whatsoever.king wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:56 pm I remember a time when fanciers never used vets. I must have kept pigeons over 40 years before I ever went to a vet. The couple of times since I believe I just wasted my money. These vets/testers often ALWAYS find something wrong with the birds and get you to buy treatment from them.
I was always taught if you have a problem with a bird/animal go see somebody who breeds them be they budgies/rabbits or pigeons. Many will say you have to treat to win, but that simply isn't true fanciers won before using vets. I think any fancier constantly sing a vet and treating must be doing something wrong.
I await your replies