hawked from yesterdays race

back this morning hawked from yesterdays race .what a mess

So sorry to hear, it does look a mess, it makes you wonder were they find the will to get back home.

Wow John that's a bad one mate, that's the sort of injury we see a lot here in PEMBS, hope this is a one off for you, Very nice bit of stitching there should heal a treat, smother the wound with honey for a few days and it wont get infected. We had a horse last year run into wire and cut its chest and legs to shreds and got very infected, instead of antibiotics the vet told us to smother the wound daily in good quality honey, the wounds healed up amazing and saved us a fortune on jabs, the vets are resorting to this type o treatment now because like in humans the antibiotics for animals are becoming less affective.

cheers for the tip .will do that . hes finished for the year 2 races and 2 birds hawked

sorry to see this john....gutsy bird to come home in that state

yes why he got home was a great thing on its own . theres also holes where the craws went in . one very lucky pigeon

my god this has not been our week another bird that was 9th fed last week . found dead in his box just now . another hawk attack . a small hole where the craw went in must has hut his lung yesterday at the race . got home but was late . just went out and found him in his box

Omg that's terrible mate.

they have chicks in the nest now and are hunting hard ...damn things will end this hobby of ours along with species of song birds ...its not just the ones they catch but the ones they injure ,send into wires and trees etc...

oldstrain wrote:

they have chicks in the nest now and are hunting hard ...damn things will end this hobby of ours along with species of song birds ...its not just the ones they catch but the ones they injure ,send into wires and trees etc...

OH so true O/S They may take one out of a bunch etc but far more damage is done when many of the other birds there panic as such & find themselves left on there own to battle on home, which is way beyond what many of them can achieve sadly.

stormqueen wrote:

my god this has not been our week another bird that was 9th fed last week . found dead in his box just now . another hawk attack . a small hole where the craw went in must has hut his lung yesterday at the race . got home but was late . just went out and found him in his box

A bit of a crap weekend there S/Q . One hopes you have a few in reserve etc or your season may be some what short I suspect.

sorry to hear of the attack john, hope the bird makes a good recovery........

Sorry to read this sad news John, you have done a nice job with the needle mate fingers crossed there is a full recovery made

hes covered in honey and very happy in his box with his hen . he will be ok in a week but will stop him now this year .thanks all

great stitch up job john...what material did you use

plane thread

stormqueen wrote:

plane thread

cotton john ...will you leave the stitches in or take them out after a time period...just asking in case I need to do it myself

they come out there selfs mate they will rott out . yes normal thread

stormqueen wrote:

they come out there selfs mate they will rott out . yes normal thread

ah right ...thanks john atb

Good man john at least with the honey he wont get infected and its harmless...really gutted another bird hawked its been a really bad year, everyone says down here its getting worst, but me ever the optimist I say it cant get any more worst, but Im beginning to think they are right.

been a bad start mate that's 1 dead and 2 hawked in 3 races . and the races haven't started yet only went down 130 miles races don't start till 2 weeks for us when there over 200 mile .if weve any left that is . lets hope that's the end of it this year .

Sorry for your losses. We have not even started racing here. Avian flu. Have not lost too many here to raptors. Not sure why. Maybe the birds can see them coming?
Never heard of covering wounds with honey. Good idea! Learn every day!

I have 3 from last week john, cowdenbeath. that has be hit by percy,. its a night mare up here.

Here is a quote from a vet.
"For fanciers I'd suggest a few things: As much as possible, avoid the use of antibiotics, and other treatments in pigeons. Instead try to develop strong natural resistance whenever possible. When treatment is actually proved to be needed, use the full recommended dose for the full recommended time. Avoid the so-called preventive treatments that too many fanciers use or recommend just before the breeding and racing seasons. Why preventively treat a condition that may not even exist in your birds? This approach just knocks out the billions of protective bacteria in the digestive system. Off my soapbox now. Good wishes to all."

yes martyn.
it was bad enough when the bird came back this morning at 7 all cut up.
but then going into the loft in the morning and seeing our other bird lying dead in his box.
was bad . last week he was 3rd cub and 9th fed. and a good pigeon.
he came home yesterday and his hen was waiting for him.
he look alright . in the nest pan with her cooing up. but what I did not see was the hawk spick in his chest.
he must have bleed internally .