RABBIT PELLETS:

Secret 4  Feeding Tip.... Never over feed your race team again.  Just add about one ounce of Rabbit Pellets to the feed each day.  Feed enough until the birds leave the rabbit pellets.  Any very hungry birds will eat the rabbit pellets.  After we feed our youngsters each day there is always a sprinkling of rabbit pellets in the feeder.  By late in the day the pellets are gone.  

We give all the birds rabbit pellets two time per week year round.  This eliminates the use of any fresh greens.  Buy rabbit pellets that have the first ingredient alfalfa.

 

 

Before breeding we feed a higher percentage of Rabbit pellets.  Being predominantly Alfalfa, the vegatable like pellet is natures way to add a spring diet to the pigeons during winter.  I feel the rabbit pellet also helps with fertility and the droppings will be firm and black.   We always try to fill in any nutritional blanks with our pigeons.  33% in the mix will be perfect, Rabbit pellets will also help keep their body weight down.

 

 

 

RACING (the natural system) From Pigeon insider

When racing the natural system with a hen and cock that are showing indications of pairing up, separate the two of them for several days before bringing them back together for 30-40 minutes prior to basketting. This trick will stop the hen’s cycle and thus put off the laying process. The forced separation will also increase the birds desire for each other. Allowing them to see one another for a little while before basketting will re-establish and reinforce the bond and their desire for home.

When using the natural system, try adding an egg to the nest of a pair of pigeons who have been sitting for several days, every other day until you’ve reached five or six eggs. Then on the night before basketing, take the cock and place him in a box or spare cage so that he cannot see his loft, his mate, or his nest.  For example, if you basket on Friday night, take the cock away on Thursday night. The hen will not realize that the cock is gone until it is his time to sit the nest the next day. She will be very hesitant to leave the nest, or even to eat, because of the added eggs and because her mate is not available to take his turn, she will become even more attached to the nest than normal. You may have to physically take her from the nest and feed her in a separate box so that she will eat and drink.  When taking the hen away, if time permits, let the cock into the loft. He will discover his nest unprotected and will hurry to take his turn on the eggs. Allow him settle on the nest for a few minutes and then take him away before allowing his mate back into the loft. Both birds will race extra hard to come home to protect those eggs when a question has been put into their minds regarding their responsibility for the nest.

On the natural system, when a pair starts to nest, remove one of the mates. This can be either the cock or the hen, but it is preferred to remove the hen. Let the cock take another mate, and then remove that mate. When shipping day arrives, let both hens in with the cock for twenty to thirty minutes, but don’t allow the hens to begin a heavy battle because they could lose form. Ship them all to the race. This trick can be used all season long to motivate either or all of the birds at different times.

 

RACING WIDOWHOOD: See Widowhood..

 

REASON (10) NOT to become a racing pigeon fancier

RED CELL 

Product Highlights:
Palatable yucca-flavoured Vitamin-Iron-Mineral feed supplement for horses formulated to provide supplemental vitamins and minerals that may be lacking or are in insufficient quantities in a horse's regular feed

RED CELL®

Equine Dietary Supplement

Yucca Flavored Vitamin-Iron-Mineral Supplement for Horses

Guaranteed Analysis:

 

 

Each lb. Contains Not Less Than:

Each Fluid Ounce Contains:

Iron (Fe)

9,400 ppm

4,250.0 mg

300 mg

Copper (Cu)

1,100 ppm

500.0 mg

36 mg

Cobalt (Co)

60 ppm

28.0 mg

2 mg

Potassium (K)

0.31%

1,400.0 mg

100 mg

Sulfur (S) 0.9%

0.78%

3,550.0 mg

250 mg

Magnesium (Mg)

0.06%

280.0 mg

20 mg

Manganese (Mn)

1,200 ppm

540.0 mg

39 mg

Zinc (Zn)

3,400 ppm

1,540.0 mg

110 mg

Iodine (I)

8 ppm

3.6 mg

0.25 mg

Selenium (Se)

20 ppm

9.0 mg

0.65 mg

Vitamin A

 

356,923.0 I.U.

25,000 I.U.

Vitamin D-3

 

49,969.0 I.U.

3,500 I.U.

Vitamin E

 

500.0 I.U.

35 I.U.

Vitamin B12

 

1,680 mcg

120 mcg

Thiamine

 

428.0 mg

30 mg

Riboflavin

 

356.0 mg

25 mg

Vitamin B6

 

114.0 mg

8 mg

Menadione

 

35.0 mg

2.5 mg

Folic Acid

 

100.0 mg

7 mg

Biotin

 

0.285 mg

0.020 mg

Choline

 

2,855 mg

200 mg

d-Pantothenic Acid

 

685.0 mg

48 mg

Ingredients: Water, Ferric Sulfate, Ammonium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Sorbitol, Magnesium Sulfate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamin E, Vitamin A Acetate, D-activated Animal Sterol irradiated (source of Vitamin D-3), Copper Sulfate, Xanthan Gum, Manganese Sulfate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Saccharin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Cobalt Sulfate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K), Sodium Benzoate, Niacinamide, Sodium Bicarbonate, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Kelp Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Meat Solubles, Liver Concentrate, Ethylenedediamine Dihydriodide, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Artificial Cherry Flavoring, FD&C Red #40 and Potassium Sorbate (as preservative).

Indications: RED CELL® is a palatable yucca-flavoured Vitamin-Iron-Mineral feed supplement for horses formulated to provide supplemental vitamins and minerals that may be lacking or are in insufficient quantities in a horse's regular feed.

 

Feeding instruction for pigeons: 1 tea spoon per gallon of water, (5ml for 4 liters) once a week.

From Clint Robertson CPFA President:

This powder is mixed with the feed. I use an equine product called "Red C" that can be purchased at most feed supply places that sell horse products to bind the powder to the feed. "Red C" is a vitamin and trace mineral supplement used in performance horses. I add a quarter cup of Red C and a half a cup of Chisholm Trail powder and mix with 50 pounds of feed. I now give this to my birds 365 days a year.

RED MITES

These or quite different from lice and very hard to control if you have large numbers of pigeons. These mites will get into tiny crevices and cracks in the nest boxes and lofts and they feed at night by sucking  blood. They will appear like tiny flakes of black pepper. Consult your local feed store for a good mite powder that can be used for pigeons. I found the following link's concerning this issue.

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM;

For the Male: Testes, Spermducts, sperms,

For the hen: Ovary, Oviduct, Ova. 

 

 

RESETTING BROKEN TOES (SMALL BIRDS)

Breeders have successfully used super glue to "weld" the broken toe to

the neighboring toe. Eventually the toes become unglued on their own and

the broken toe is perfect.

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS:

From Pigeon Paradise

The symptoms that you are describing are typically for ornithosis (respiratory) problems. The skin around the eyes become dark, brown and the pigeons are after flying sitting with open beak. Also they scratchs on their head and ears. It would be better to give them a treatment of 8 days of a combination of the antibiotics doxycycline + lincospectine together and also put some consecutive days after each other an antibiotic eye-drops in the eyes ( f.e. Neobacitracine droppings ). Important also if you give a treatment with doxycycline is that you use calcium free water ( bottle-water ) and also give them no grit during the treatment ( only some redstone ).

Afterwards give them 3 days some multi-vitamins + amino-acids and then they aere ready again to perform.

In this case your veterinarian will prescribe your birds antibiotics for respiratory diseases. Depending on the exact symptoms and the diagnostic examination frequently used products are doxycycline, spiramycine, lincomycine and spectinomycine, amoxicilline, erythromycine, enrofloxacine and others. If there is an underlying viral problem like herpes or a yeast infection (candida) or there is an antibiotic resistance it is possible the antibiotics will not be sufficient, but mostly the problem can be solved by such a treatment.

A good loft climate is essential in preventing this disease

When you drop drops in the eyes and it doesn't go away immediately, this is very indicative for upper respiratory problems, which is negative for navigation in racing pigeons. If the drops are coloured like forma drops, the drops should go away rapidly and the colour should be visible in the throat after dropping it in the eyes. This means the connection ducts between eyes, nose, throat is open as it should be. Depending on other symptoms, signs during the clinical examination and/or results from swab tests, different medication (mostly antibiotics) could help coping with these problems f.e. doxycycline, spiramycine, amoxicilline, etc... But there could be also a viral component with this like herpes. In that case antibiotics do not help completely. If you see this frequently with your birds it could be interesting to change your loft climate (better ventilation).

RIDZOL ( Ronidazol)

  • Description: Ronidazol is in the 5-nitro-imidazole family of compounds and has been shown to have significant  ntiprotozoal activity.

  • Usage: Trichomoniasis.

  • Adverse reactions: None at the proper dosage.

  • Dosage: 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon per gallon for 3 - 5 days. 400 mg/gallon for 3 - 5 days.

  • Comments: Reported far superior to any drug in the States. Less toxic and more effective. Approved for use only in Europe.

General Considerations
Purpose: The purpose of this formulary is to provide a concise, accurate description and proper dosage of the common drugs used in pigeons. Experience has shown that various sources provided vastly different dosage levels. Some of which were so high that they were toxic, others so low that they weren't effective. The dosages and other information in this publication were gathered from multiple knowledgeable sources and are the proper dosages and information to the best off our knowledge. It must be noted, however, that some of this information is based on experience of individuals, not carefully controlled scientific studies. This is especially true for the drugs listed that are not specifically made for or approved for use in pigeons.
Dosage Levels; You will find many of the drugs listed to be given in mg/bird. mg/pound, or mg/gallon, instead of teaspoon or tablespoon per gallon. The reason is that many of the drugs come in various concentrations. Because of that, a teaspoon of one preparation doesn't equal a teaspoon of another preparation of the same drug. This often results in toxic or ineffective levels being used. This poses no problem for most of the prescription drugs as they are usually listed in milligram equivalents. However, some OTC (over the counter) preparations do not give you the number of milligrams per teaspoon. When this occurs you, must figure that out on your own. The following is an example:
You buy a drug OTC that comes as a powder in a plastic bag. it tells you that there are 10 grams of the drug in that bag. Empty the bag and measure how many teaspoons of powder you have. You find that you have 20 teaspoons. So you have 10 grams/20 teaspoon or .5 gram/tsp. .5 gram=500 mg (see chart) so your drug has 500 mg/teaspoon. Figure how many teaspoons per gallon you need from that. (i.e. If you need 1000 mg/ gallon, you need 2 teaspoons per gallon.  You buy a drug OTC that comes in a liquid. You are told that it is a 20% solution. That means there are 20 grams of the drug in every 100 ml of solution. There are 20 teaspoons in 100 ml (see chart), so there is one gram of drug in every teaspoon of liquid in the bottle. One gram is equal to 1000 mg so you have 1000 mg of drug per teaspoon. Figure out what you need from that.
Dosage Range: Many of the drugs give you a dosage range. This is done for two reasons:
1. The lower dose may be used in mild infections but the higher dose may be needed in more severe infections.
2. Since most drugs are given in water, the amount of the drug a pigeon gets varies with how much he drinks. We assumed that in hot weather 30 birds drink a gallon/day and in cold weather 60 birds drink a gallon per day. The low dose is figured on the 30 bird/day consumption level and the high dose on the 60 bird/day consumption level. This is a very important principle to keep in mind with the more toxic drugs such as dimetridazole (emtryl).
Dosage Intervals: It is, important to give the drug for the proper length of time. Failure to do so often results in poor response, relapse of the disease after the drug is stopped, and production of resistant strains of organisms.
Diagnosis: Establishment of a proper diagnosis before treatment begins is extremely important. Shotgun treatment often produces poor results, delays recovery to when the proper drug is finally found, and often produces drug-resistant bacteria and parasites. We can not stress strongly enough, in the case of antibiotics, that a culture and sensitivity be done to make sure the antibiotic used is needed and effective. Just because a drug is noted to be effective against many cases of E. coli doesn't mean it is effective against all cases. More and more drug-resistant bacteria occur every day and can best be treated when proper diagnosis are used first.

Medications and Associated Items

Some of the Medications and associated items for proper sanitation, especially during a disease outbreak are listed here The most important thing to remember is:
ALL DRUGS ARE TOXIC AND VERY EFFECTIVE DRUGS MY BE VERY TOXIC!
DO NOT TO MEDICATE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MEDICATING FOR.


Coccidiosis

  • Albon Powder & Liquid Amprol (corid)
  • Sulmet, Pints & Gallons Vetisulid
  • Sulquin 6-50

Paratyphoid

  • Albon(Agribon) Aureomycin Soluble
  • Aureomycin Concentrate
  • Aureomycin Tablets, 25 mgm
  • Terramycin Soluble Sulfamethazine
  • Vetisulid Sulquin 7-50
  • Acid Loft Dressing
  • Sal-Bac Paratyphoid Vaccine, 50 or 100 dose Liquimycin LA
  • 200 Feed Mate 68
  • Germex Nolvasan
  • Sani-Coop

E-Coli

  • Albon Vetisulid
  • Apralan Feed Mate 68
  • Germex Nolvasan
  • Sani-Coop

Respiratory Disease

  • Albon
  • Aureomycin Soluble, Concentrate or Tablets
  • Terramycin Vetaquimycin
  • Tylan Soluble or Injectable Sulmet
  • Gallimycin Soluble LS 50
  • Ivomec (Air Sack Mites) All Vitamin Products
  • Liquimycin LA 200 Combiotic Tylan 200
  • Germex Nolvasan
  • Sani-Coop

Canker

  • Spartix Tablets Emtryl
  • Flagl Ridzol
  • Nolvasan Germex
  • Sani-Coop Copper Sulfate
  • Ren-O-Sal

Wormers

  • Panacur Telemintic
  • Droncit Ivomec
  • Ivomec Drench Tramisol Tablets
  • Tramisol Powder Piperazine Wormer
  • Loft Scrapers

PMVI

  • Vaccine

Antibiotic/antimicrobials

Name: Amoxicillin Trihydrate (Amoxil, Amoxi-drops, many others.)

  • Description: Amoxicillin is a semisynthetic analog of penicillin with a broad range of bacterial activity against many gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Amoxicillin can be used with any bacterial infection showing susceptibility to the drug.
  • Adverse reactions: None seen with any frequency.
  • Dosage: 25 - 50 mg/Bird divided daily or 1500 - 3000 mg/gallon of water for 10 - 14 days.
  • Comments: Amoxicillin is very effective, well absorbed, safe, and well tolerated in the pigeon.

Name: Cephalexin

  (Keflex. many others)
  • Description: Cephalexin is a member of the cephalosporin group of antibiotics and is effective against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to cephalexin.
  • Adverse reactions: None seen with any frequency.
  • Dosage: 25 - 50 mg/bird or 750 - 3000 mg/ gallon of water for 10 - 14 days.
  • Comments: Well tolerated by pigeons and readily accepted in the water. Reported as very affective against streptococcal infections.

Name: Chloramphenico

(Chloromycetin, many others)
  • Description: Chloramphenicol is a bacteriostatic antibiotic used against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to chloramphenicol.
  • Adverse reaction: None seen with any frequency.
  • Dosage: 30 - 50 mg/bird, 2 - 3 times/day intramuscularly. Ophthalmic ointment or drops are useful for conjunctivitis used two times daily.
  • Comments: This drug is broken down so quickly by crop flora, adequate blood levels are hard to attain orally.

Name: Doxycycline   (Vibramycin)

  • Description: Doxycyline is a bacteriostatic antibiotic with a wide range of activity against gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage. Doxycyline can be used in bacterial infections susceptible to the drug.
  • Adverse reactions: None reported as common.
  • Dosage: 10 - 50 mg/ bird once a day.
  • Comments: Preparations require individual bird dosing. Very effective against chlamydia. Remove calcium containing grit during use (oyster shell, health grit), as calcium will bind the drug and decrease absorption.

Name: Enrofloxacin   (Baytril)

  • Description: Enrofloxacin is a synthetic chemotherapeutic agent from the quinolone class of drugs. It has antibactericidal activity against a broad spectrum of gram + and gram - bacteria.  It is rapidly absorbed and penetrates all body tissues well.
  • Usage: Enrofloxacin can be used with any bacterial infection showing susceptibility to the drug.
  • Adverse reactions: Enrofloxacin causes increased mortality in the egg when the hen is treated during egg formation. It will cause cartilage abnormalities in growing squabs, especially during the 1st week to 10 days of age. This. however, is not always seen.
  • Dosage: 5 - 10 mg/bird divided daily for 7 - 14 days. 150 - 600 mg/gallon for 7 - 14 days.
  • Comments: Probably the best drug we have for the gram - infections of pigeons. It is the only drug shown to prevent recurrence of shedding in most cases of salmonella infection at 6 mg/pound for 10 days. We assume that this means the carrier state has been eliminated in these birds. The liquid water soluble form is not yet approved for use in the U.S. Because of the base used in the tablets, they are not soluble in water by any means.

Name: Erythromycin   (Gallimycin)

  • Description: Erythromycin is in the macrolide family of antibiotics. It is bacteriostatic and is effective against gram + bacteria and mycoplasmas.
  • Usage: Any bacterial infection shown to susceptible to erythromycin.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 50 mg/bird divided twice a day for 7 - 10 days. 1500 - 3000 mg/gallon for 7 10 days.
  • Comments: Erythromycin is broken down quickly by the crop flora and thus levels found on the water for flock treatment are probably not as effective as bolus doses to individual birds.

Name: Lincomycin (Lincocin)

  • Description: Lincomycin is in the macrolide family of antibiotics and is bacteriostatic against gram + bacteria and mycoplasmas.
  • Adverse reaction. None that are common.
  • Dosage: 50 mg/bird divided twice a day for 7 - 10 days. 1500 - 3000 mg/gallon for 7 10 days.
  • Comments: Lincomycin is broken down quickly by the crop flora and thus levels found in the water for flock treatment are probably not as effective as bolus doses to individual birds.

Name: Lincomucln/SPectlnomvcln   (LS 50)

  • Description: Lincomycin/Spectinomycin is a combination macrolide/aminoglycoside antibiotic that is bacteriostatic against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria and mycoplasmas.
  • Usage: Used in a broad range of bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to lincomycin/ spectinomycin.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 50 mg/bird (of lincomycin) daily for 7 - 10 days. 1500 - 3000 mg/gallon (of lincomycin) for 7 10 days.
  • Comments: Poor palatability for pigeons. The lincomycin is broken down quickly by crop flora, and thus levels in the water during flock treatment are not as effective as bolus doses.  Spectinomycin is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. This drug is widely overused and of questionable value in pigeon medicine.

Name: Nitrofurazone (Furacin, many others)

  • Description: Nitrofurazone is an antimicrobial shown to be effective against a wide range of gram + and gram - bacteria. it is also coccidiostatic.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to nitrofurazone and coccidiosis.
  • Adverse reactions: Nitrofurazone is an intestinal irritant and causes a decrease in vigor when given to pigeons.
  • Dosage: 1 teaspoon/gallon of water soluble powder for 5 - 7 days.
  • Comments: This drug is highly overused in pigeons and is much less effective than other products. Probably has minimal application in pigeon medicine.

Name: Sodium Sulfachlorpyridazine  (Vetisulid)

  • Description: Sodium sulfachlorpyridazine is an antibacterial agent that is bateriostatic against a wide range of gram + and gram - bacteria. It is also coccidiostatic.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to sodium sulfachlorpyridazine and coccidiosis.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Usage: 1200 mg/gallon for 7 - 10 days. 2/3 tsp - 3/4 teaspoon of Vetisulid powder/gallon for 7 - 10 days.
  • Comments: Vetisulid is very effective in many cases of E. coli.  It is also a coccidiostat, however, other drugs are more commonly used in coccidiosis.

Name: Spectinomysin (Spectoguard)

  • Description: Spectinomycin is a bacteriocidal antibiotic that is effective against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Any bacterial infection shown to be susceptible to spectinomycin.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 1000 mg/gallon for 7 - 10 days. 25 mg/bird , twice a day IM.
  • Comments: As an aminoglycoside spectinomycin is not absorbed from the intestinal tract. It has been used the some success with enteric infections, but is not effective against systemic infections.

Name: Sulfadiazine/trimethoprim  (Ditrim)

  • Description: Ditrim is a synthetic antibacterial combination product that is bacteriostatic against a wide range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to sulfadiazine/trimethoprim.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 30mg/bird once a day for 7 - 14 days.
  • Comments: Only available in pill and injectible form for individual bird dosing.

Name: Sulfamethoxazole/trimeth

oprim (Bactrim, many others)
  • Description: Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim is a synthetic antibacterial combination product that is bateriostatic against a broad range of gram + and gram - bacteria.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to the drug.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 30 mg/bird twice daily for 7 days. 1800-3600 mg/gallon for 7 days.
  • Comments: A good drug in many cases of gram negative bacterial infections. Some preparations dissolve poorly in water.

Name: Tetracyclines Chlortetracycline (Auereomycin) Oxytetracycline (Terramycin)

  • Description: The tetracyclines are bateriostatics that are effective against various gram + and gram - bacteria. Cross resistance is common.
  • Usage: The tetracyclines can be used in bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to them.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 20 - 25 mg/bird three times daily. 600 - 1500 mg/gal[on for 7 14 days. 4 teaspoons/gallon for regular strength preparations and 2 teaspoons per gallon for concentrates.
  • Comments: Binds with calcium so consider pulling grit containing calcium (Oyster shell and health grit during use. Very effective in respiratory infections (ornithose complex) especially when combined with Tylan. Chlamydia is typically very susceptible to tetracycline drugs.

Name: Tylosin  (Tylan, Tylocine)

  • Description: Tylosin is a macrolide antibiotic that is bacteriostatic against many gram + bacteria and mycoplasmas.
  • Usage: Bacterial infections shown to be susceptible to tylosin.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 50 mg/bird divided daily. 1500 - 3000 mg/ gallon for 7 - 14 days.
  • Comments: Very effective against mycoplasma and against ornithose complex when combined with tetracyclines.

Coccidiostats

Name: Amprolium (Corid, Amprol)
  • Description: Amprolium is a chemical that is very similar to thiamine in structure. It is a coccidiostatic by substituting for thiamine during the coccidia life cycle.
  • Usage: As a coccidiostat.
  • Adverse reactions: None that are common.
  • Dosage: 1 teaspoon per gallon (20% powder) for 3 - 5 days. 6 - 12 ml/gallon (9% solution) for 3 - 5 days.
  • Comments: Amprolium is highly effective, can be mixed with other drugs, and doesn't seem to affect performance. It is considered by many to be the drug of choice for coccidiosis. Vitamins should not be used during treatment, but recommended by many after treatment.

Name: Sulfamethazine  (Sulmet)

  • Description: Sulfamethazine is a sulfa drug that is coccidiostatic.
  • Usage: As a coccidiostat.
  • Adverse reactions: May decrease a birds vigor when used for the full course of treatment.
  • Dosage: 1 tablespoon per gallon for 3 - 5 days.
  • Comments: A popular coccidiostat but no better than amprolium in most cases. Birds typically become listless during treatment (full 5 days of treatment) and therefore it is not recommended for use during racing.

Antiprotozoals

Name:Carnidazol (Spartrix)

  • Description: Carnidazole is in the 5-nitro-imidazole family of compounds and has been shown to have significant antiprotozoal activity.
  • Usage: Trichomoniasis.
  • Adverse reactions: None reported with proper dosage.
  • Dosage: One 10 mg tablet per pigeon on an empty crop.
  • Comments: Convenient one day dosage, but recurrence is quicker than with water treatments. Only drug labeled for use in pigeons in the U.S.

Name: Dime

tridazole (Emtryl)
  • Description: Dimetridazols is in the 5-nitro-imidazole family of compounds and has been shown to have significant antiprotozoal activity.
  • Usage: Trichomoniasis.
  • Adverse reactions: Central nervous symptoms with overdosage.  Fatalities can occur.
  • Dosage: 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon per gallon for 3 - 5 days (American product no longer available). 1/4 to 3/8 teaspoon per gallon for 3 - 5 days. (Canadian or Mexican product.)
  • Comments. Very good for flock treatment. Overdosage with the foreign product is common by individuals using the wrong dosage.

Name: Metronidazole (Flagyl)

  • Description: Metronidazole is in the 5-nitro-imidazole family of compounds and has been shown to have significant antiprotozoal activity.
  • Usage: Trichomoniasis.
  • Adverse reactions: Over dosage can result in central nervous system signs and death.
  • Dosage: 50 - 100 mg/bird daily for 4 - 6 days.
  • Comments: Not commonly used due to poor solubility in water for flock treatment.

Name: Ronidazol   (Ridzol)

  • Description: Ronidazol is in the 5-nitro-imidazole family of compounds and has been shown to have significant  ntiprotozoal activity.
  • Usage: Trichomoniasis.
  • Adverse reactions: None at the proper dosage.
  • Dosage: 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon per gallon for 3 - 5 days. 400 mg/gallon for 3 - 5 days.
  • Comments: Reported far superior to any drug in the States. Less toxic and more effective. Approved for use only in Europe.

Antimalarials

Name: Primaquine (Aralen)

  • Description: Primiquine is an 8-aminoquinoline compound having antimalarial activity.
  • Usage: Haemaproteus.
  • Adverse reactions: None will the below dosage.
  • Dosage: 1 - 2 tablets per gallon for 10 - 21 days before the race season. Then 1 - 2 days weekly
  • Comments: Primiquine is available as Aralen which also contains chloroquine. When used at the above dosage, the drug will not cure but only suppress haemoproteus in the pigeon, thus alleviating symptoms

Name: Quinacrine HCL (Atabrine)

  • Description: Quinacrine is a bright yellow compound with antimalarial activity.
  • Usage: Haemoproteus.
  • Adverse reactions. None with proper dosage. Dosage: 1 1/2 - 3 tablets per gallon for in - 31 days before the race season. Then 1 - 2 days weekly during the race season.
  • Comments: Quinacrine will not cure haemoproreus, only suppress its numbers in the pigeon, thus alleviating symptoms. It is bitter and not well accepted by the birds.

Anthelmintics

Name: Fenbendazole (Panacur)

  • Description: Fenbendazole is a member of the benzamidizole class of anthelmintics and is effective against a large variety of intestinal nematodes.
  • Usage: Ascarids, Capillaria, Strongyles, and Tetrameres (stomach worms). Not effective against cestodes (tapeworms).
  • Adverse reactions: Can cause feather abnormalities at the higher dosage, especially in how weather when they are drinking a lot.  It should not be used during the moult or with birds feeding youngsters.
  • Dosage: 5 mg/bird daily for three days.
  • Comments: Very effective, but not commonly used. .Caution! read Savannah Jhee noting that this drug should not be used for pigeons.

Name: Ivermectin   (Ivomec, Eqvalen)

  • Description: Ivermectin is derived from the avermectins, a family of highly active, broad spectrum, antiparasitic agents.
  • Usage: Ascarids, Capillaria, Tetrameres, Strongyles, and other internal nematodes. Also used for lice.
  • Adverse reactions: None.
  • Dosage: 500 - 1000 UG (Micrograms), which works out to be .05 - .1 millimeters or cc's./bird for internal parasites. 1 1/2 - 6 cc per gallon of water for internal parasites. 1 1/2 - 3 cc per gallon of bath water for lice. For internal parasites the higher dosage is needed in many cases of ascarids and tetrameres.
  • Comments: This is a very effective and safe drug. Ivomec, the cattle preparation cannot be mixed well with water, thus birds must be individually dosed. Eqvalen, the horse product is water soluble and may be mixed with water. Wormer of choice for all worm's except tapeworms.

Name: Levamisole (Tramisol, Rippercol)

  • Description: Levamisole is an anthelmintic used to treat susceptible nematodes.
  • Usage: Ascarids, Capillaria (poor)
  • Adverse reactions: Some birds will vomit the drug.
  • Dosage: 1500 mg/gallon for three days.
  • Comments: Effectiveness is highly variable, especially with Capillaria. This common wormer is probably highly overused and should be replaced with more effective drugs such as ivermectin and mebendazole.

Name: Mebenazole   (Telmintic)

  • Description: Mebendazole is a member of the benzamidizole class of anthelmintics and is effective against a large variety of intestinal nematodes.
  • Usage: Ascarids, Capillaria, Strongyles, and Tetrameres (stomach worms). Not effective against cestodes (tapeworms).
  • Adverse reactions: Can cause feather abnormalities at higher doses and should not be used during the moult or with birds feeding youngsters.
  • Dosage: 2 1/2 mg/bird for 3 - 5 days. 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of Telmintic dog wormer for 3 - 5 days.
  • Comments: Very effective for a lot of parasites. With the advent of water soluble ivermectin (Eqvalen), this drug will probably be used less and less. .Caution! read Savannah Jhee noting that this drug should not be used for pigeons.

Name: Piperazine (many preparations)

  • Description: Piperazine is an anthelmintic used for ascarids.
  • Usage: Ascarids. Adverse reactions: None.
  • Dosage: 300 mg/gallon for 2 days. 16 mg/bird for 2 days.
  • Comments: Very common narrow spectrum athelmintic. It is not commonly used. Drug only sedates the worm and the bird must pass the worm before the drug is gone or it will remain in the pigeon.

Name: Praziquantal   (Droncit)

  • Description: Praziquantal is a drug shown to have excellent antiparasitic activity against cestodes.
  • Usage: Cestodes (tapeworms). Adverse reactions: None.
  • Dosage: 5 - 12 1/2 mg/bird orally or subcutaneously once.
  • Comments: Most people give 1/4 of a cat sized Droncit tablet per bird. Drug of choice for tapeworms. Very safe and effective.

Miscellaneous

Name: Nystatin (many preparations)

  • Description: Nystatin is a poiyene antifungal antibiotic.
  • Usage: Crop candida (yeast) overgrowth.
  • Adverse reactions: None reported.
  • Usage: 100,000 units per bird (50,000 youngster) daily until 48 hours after symptoms are gone.
  • Comments: Very good product for candida overgrowth.

Name: Permethrin dust (Insectrin GP)

  • Description: Permethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid with good effectiveness against external parasites.
  • Usage: Lice, mites, and pigeon flies.
  • Adverse reactions: None.
  • Dosage: Thoroughly dust into the feathers.
  • Comments: Gives up to a two week residual and very effective. By far the best product for pigeon flies. Good to use before basketing for races in areas where pigeon flies are present.  It is very important that you get birds posted and checked for the proper medication BEFORE you treat.

Helpful Measurements and Equivalents:

The following table may be helpful in converting various measurements.
  • 1 gram = 1000 milligrams
  • 1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1 milliliter
  • 5 cc or ml = 1 teaspoon
  • 15 cc or ml = 1 tablespoon
  • 30 cc or mi = 1 ounce
  • 1000 cc or ml = 1 liter
  • 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
  • 2 tablespoons = 1 ounce
  • 8 oz = 1 cup
  • 2 cups = 1 pint
  • 2 pints = 1 quart
  • 4 quarts = 1 gallon

ROPA B 10% liquid:


Please remember that Ropa B 10% liquid is NOT AN ANTIBIOTIC  it is an ESSENTIAL OIL so the bacteria or virus CAN NOT become resistant to an essential oil!It is safe to use at a rate of 1 teaspoon ( 5-6 ML) per gallon of water. Please do not use anything else in the water.USE IT EVERY DAY. Also do not use Apple Cider vinegar or acidifiers of any kind as  acidifiers promote the formation of a biofilm over bacteria and that is why the antibiotics do not work in so many cases.

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ROPA-B POWDER 10%

Keep your pigeons bacterial and fungal-free in a natural way.
ROPA-B powder 10% (the only original) is a supplementary feed for pigeons.

This product is made from oregano oil extracted from the oregano plant. ROPA-B powder 10% is an organic product that has no side effects. ROPA-B was tested by TNO and its effectiveness has been proven over and over again.

ROPA-B helps to protect against many bacteria such as Salmonella, Pasteurella and streptococcal. Many forms of fungi, parasites and coccidia are not immune to the rapid and purifying effect of this product. Resistance of bacteria to Ropa-B is not possible. Ropa-B supports and maintains health and recovery before, during and after flight. Also during breeding, moulting, winter season and for regulation of a normal intestinal flora. Ropa-B is a high-energy supplement based on the natural essential oils of the oregano plant. Ropa-B powder is an insoluble powder that must be given in the food of the birds and may be given throughout the whole year.

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ROUNDY BUSH  Squab Formula

ROUDY BUSH SQUAB FORMULA the only hand feeding formula made especially for newly hatched squabs. This product is 9.5% crude fat, 50% protein, which is key to success.
Available in two sizes

Roudy Bush Formula 3

ROUDY BUSH FORMULA 3 for the next stage in hand feeding following 12 to 16 days on ROUDY BUSH Squab Formula.
7% crude fat, 21% protein. Available in 3 sizes.

PURINA NUTRI BLEND PIGEON PELLETS

Your pigeons won't get a more balanced diet than this. In the Spring of 2010, we here at NEPLS started to mix some of this product with the Roudy Bush Formula. We wanted to save some money and still feed our babies well. Our babies thrived on the new combination and we found that at about 4 weeks of age, we were feeding 100% Purina. We also weened our babies on Purina Green. If you are thinking of trying to switch your entire flock over to pellets, this is a good way to start.

 

 

ROUP

If pigeons are exposed to drafts or dampness in the winter roup can

occur, the symptoms are similar to a cold, then a nasal discharge

changes to a pus like mucus and will clog the nostrils. Be sure to

isolate the sick

birds and disinfect the loft and all utensils. Consult your local feed

store for remedies to help clear up roop.

The pip. A disease of domestic fowl resembling diphtheria

 

 

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