THE LAST DAY WE WILL BE POSTING OUT ORDERS OVER THE XMAS PERIOD WILL BE THURSDAY 19th DEC. WE WILL THEN RECOMMENCE NORMAL DELIVERIES FROM MON 6th OF JANUARY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CUSTOM LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE NEW YEAR. MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
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Moulds, fungi & yeasts are present in the atmosphere, especially in damp environments – Just try leaving damp bread out on the kitchen work surface & within a couple of days you will see a mould growth on the bread! Poorly ventilated lofts & feeding damp musty feed can indeed increase the risk of your birds,
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The warmer weather will most Definitley have an effect on your birds mainly with the following problems here’s a few tips on how to deal with them, Firstly, dehydration. In order to combat this give YBS as a supplement to counter the loss in essential salts & vitamins on a daily basis. Secondly the warm
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Paramyxovirus disease Paramyxovirus is a deadly & very contagious disease. Pigeons should be vaccinated from 4 weeks of age. Paramyxo has an incubation period of 5 weeks i.e the affected bird will not show signs of being infected for 5 weeks from coming into contact with the PMV. It is very important to vaccinate all
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With the launch of our new product Medimite oral drops, our expert pigeon pharmacist shares a few precautions and treatments for mites, lice and worms… Mites & Lice (Skin Parasites) Feather loss & damage can be as a result of physical damage e.g rubbing up against the drinker or the pigeon may have pecked out feathers
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Herpes Virus alert: It has been reported to Meditech that some pigeon fanciers are suspecting that the Herpes Virus is affecting their pigeons. We would summarise below the symptoms to look out for & how to prevent this deadly virus. Background information Most pigeons carry antibodies to the herpes virus which means that
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The four most common diseases affecting racing pigeons are: · Coccidiosis · Canker · Worms · Mite Coccidia are single celled organisms not related to bacteria, worms, fungi or viruses. All pigeons carry cocci to a lesser or greater degree. Pigeons pick up the coccidia in the form of an
Common diseases Affecting Racing Pigeons. The first of a series. Ornithosis Ornithosis starts as a watery eye which quickly goes sticky or purulent due to secondary infection. Ornithosis is caused by a Chlamydial organism. A large percentage of pigeons in a flock carry chlamydia in their blood stream. The cause of ‘one eyed cold’ is usually
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How does it feel to be a winner? After months of training, enhancing and preparing to get that 1st place culminating in all your efforts that have materialised into something tangible with a renewed energy that next time it’ll be better! What a feeling would that be? Take a look at a few of
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What routine treatments do I have to do in my team of racing pigeons. When do I do it and what should I use? By David Palmer B.V.Sc, M.R.C.V.S Racing pigeons “carry” many diseases which need treatment to keep them under control. They also carry several diseases which can be lived with quite happily, can
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