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I’m not sure
Even though I don't race now I still listen to the birds on a night usually when letting the dog out for the last time before bed around 1am.MIL wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:11 pm As you know Neil, I fall into the category of treating proactively as opposed to reactively.
I don't want to wait for a poor performance before treating, and I certainly wouildn't "wait and see"
Having said that, I wouldn't rush to treat blind - I treat for what I consider to be either a problem, or something that is of benefit to the birds
Before diving into a treatment what I'd really recommend doing is getting in the loft tonight when its dark and just sit there quiet for a bit
If the birds have got respiratory then there WILL be scratching/sneezing going on
If you hear it, then you know there's a problem
Anotherr indicator is watcing the height that the birds exercise at - the higher the better.
Which treatment to give is actually pretty simple from my chair
Ok mate I haven’t seen the scratching actions but from memory there was 2/3 sneeze once when I put yellow drops up the wattle which they don’t do from memoryMIL wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:11 pm As you know Neil, I fall into the category of treating proactively as opposed to reactively.
I don't want to wait for a poor performance before treating, and I certainly wouildn't "wait and see"
Having said that, I wouldn't rush to treat blind - I treat for what I consider to be either a problem, or something that is of benefit to the birds
Before diving into a treatment what I'd really recommend doing is getting in the loft tonight when its dark and just sit there quiet for a bit
If the birds have got respiratory then there WILL be scratching/sneezing going on
If you hear it, then you know there's a problem
Anotherr indicator is watcing the height that the birds exercise at - the higher the better.
Which treatment to give is actually pretty simple from my chair
1am kingking wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:19 pmEven though I don't race now I still listen to the birds on a night usually when letting the dog out for the last time before bed around 1am.MIL wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:11 pm As you know Neil, I fall into the category of treating proactively as opposed to reactively.
I don't want to wait for a poor performance before treating, and I certainly wouildn't "wait and see"
Having said that, I wouldn't rush to treat blind - I treat for what I consider to be either a problem, or something that is of benefit to the birds
Before diving into a treatment what I'd really recommend doing is getting in the loft tonight when its dark and just sit there quiet for a bit
If the birds have got respiratory then there WILL be scratching/sneezing going on
If you hear it, then you know there's a problem
Anotherr indicator is watcing the height that the birds exercise at - the higher the better.
Which treatment to give is actually pretty simple from my chair
So I could be overthinking this a bit ?MIL wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:55 pm Some pigeons might be more prone to "crackle" than others by their nature, hence why I asked if this was a new phenomenon to them
No feathers ruffled around the ears is a good sign - pigeons with respiratory issues often portray their feathers around their ears with respiratory
The exercise is another key thing to observe... Pigeons suffering with respiratory do not exercise at great height.