pigeons/ bathing

To relax the cocks from any race give them a warm bath just like you having a hard day at work then you run yourself a bath it's just the same

If you use cold water you may give the pigeons a chill

nonsense they wont get a chill in cold water when it rains does it rain warm doesnt hurt them at all getting cold bath infact they quite enjoy it

I've never using hot water, but i did read about it relaxing the birds after a race. I dont think cold water will harm them, they are very resistant against cold.

what do members use in the bath water ?

totally agree with you niel of cause it wont harm them

dont you think its more relaxing for their muscles in warm ?

david possibly but saying that so is a radox bath would you put that in the warm water aswell , everybody to there own

do you put anything in it ian?

david i put in radox

only kidding about half teaspoon of potassium pamangamate

is that the purple stuff kids used to have on their heads ?

yes its purple david but why did kids put it on there heads , my dad used to put his feet in it it softens the water

parents used to put it on when they had nits as its anti-bacterial, its for infection, impatigo etc...

didnt know that learn something every day

thats before they had all these fancy expensive products nowadays ian....

sometimes the old methods work just as good

yes the iron tonic i had made by the chemist was good stuff....

david got iron tonic from holland and barretts the other day seems like good stuff cant remember the name tho quite expensive tho

yes will be off them ....will be good stuff though..

david getting onto a different subject when pigeons go away to race and you get holdovers they dont release them when overcast but liberate in red hot weather i would rather they released them in colder weather then they have got a chance of getting back

yes, would be an easier race in colder weather i suppose, would be bad for them if held over in very hot weather and maybe be dehydrated and then having to fly home...

they would never hold over because the weather is too hot only if visability is poor or raining

Ian when you come home from work will you jump into a cold bath no i don't think so

If you have a bath then the water will be warm

Ian the reason for using warm water is to relax the pigeon after the race if you use cold water you will make the pigeon go stiff around the muscles and the pigeon will not relax

Ian do you see anyone sporting person having cold baths after any sporting event no i don't think so

It's all about having a warm bath to ease the tied muscles