Medicating pigeons in the race season.

[Steve Howells]

It’s always a challenge. If mine have spent two days in the basket I always use yellow drops. My microscope is permanently out in the racing season and I’ll randomly pick birds for testing, if I find canker depending on what race is coming up I’ll either do a short two day treatment or a 7 days treatment which is my preference. Droppings get tested twice a week I find cocci is the biggest issue,getting the count to zero is very difficult. If they are really off form l,ll do a Grams test, if the result of that is unsatisfactory I’ll then send dropping off to a lab for a proper investigation. Something I’ve thought about doing but never done is washing their feet in disinfectant on return. Mad or what

[Buster121]

It’s always a challenge. If mine have spent two days in the basket I always use yellow drops. My microscope is permanently out in the racing season and I’ll randomly pick birds for testing, if I find canker depending on what race is coming up I’ll either do a short two day treatment or a 7 days treatment which is my preference. Droppings get tested twice a week I find cocci is the biggest issue,getting the count to zero is very difficult. If they are really off form l,ll do a Grams test, if the result of that is unsatisfactory I’ll then send dropping off to a lab for a proper investigation. Something I’ve thought about doing but never done is washing their feet in disinfectant on return. Mad or what

I always used to wash my birds feet and tails every Friday before basketing

[king]

It’s always a challenge. If mine have spent two days in the basket I always use yellow drops. My microscope is permanently out in the racing season and I’ll randomly pick birds for testing, if I find canker depending on what race is coming up I’ll either do a short two day treatment or a 7 days treatment which is my preference. Droppings get tested twice a week I find cocci is the biggest issue,getting the count to zero is very difficult. If they are really off form l,ll do a Grams test, if the result of that is unsatisfactory I’ll then send dropping off to a lab for a proper investigation. Something I’ve thought about doing but never done is washing their feet in disinfectant on return. Mad or what

I always used to wash my birds feet and tails every Friday before basketing

Washing them when they came back would make more sense.

[Buster121]

Why would you need to do that Buster ?

No ideas just something I always did to make sure they were clean

[Buster121]

It’s always a challenge. If mine have spent two days in the basket I always use yellow drops. My microscope is permanently out in the racing season and I’ll randomly pick birds for testing, if I find canker depending on what race is coming up I’ll either do a short two day treatment or a 7 days treatment which is my preference. Droppings get tested twice a week I find cocci is the biggest issue,getting the count to zero is very difficult. If they are really off form l,ll do a Grams test, if the result of that is unsatisfactory I’ll then send dropping off to a lab for a proper investigation. Something I’ve thought about doing but never done is washing their feet in disinfectant on return. Mad or what

I always used to wash my birds feet and tails every Friday before basketing

Washing them when they came back would make more sense.

Yes I agree

[worm]

tdc is the best imo takes out the stress keeps them right

[worm]

best seasons I've had used tdc thier orni red is good aswell used on Thursdays I think

[worm]

orni rood powder red when in water

[worm]

lad in Ireland is agent for them they passed me on to him

[worm]

I never did ... on tdc for a week before training started then day after race as instructed I did do another week mid season then back to day after