pot of tea david

nearly called today for a pot of tea today david ? , but heard kim was there    , and did you know hagland is packing the pigeons up and selling the house / bungalow, and moving out of the area ?, so your going to need a new fed sec for barkstone ash federation , you will have to get kim to put I for the job ?

should have called in edgie, give me a hand with my flagging

no I didn't know about hagland, but then again I don't really mix in pigeon circles or associate with many of the club members, I suppose it will be discussed next week at our monthly club meeting, but I wont be there....I suppose someone will step in and take over his role.

as long as I can race next season I don't really care about the politics of pigeon racing....

how did you find out edgie, over a brew with kim...?

phone call with an old friend david

ah right, so was you in leeds today edgie...?

came as far as j 32 on m62

wheres that, pontifract...?

rothwell/lofthouse

ah right, corn shop...?

no I only went to junction not to tomos

ah right, I went there about 2 weeks ago....I try get a few bags to last me each time I go, its not really that far from me but theres no one in leeds who sells corn, so ive no choice.

every time I go there its even fuller, but yet he knows where everything is...

yes he does and so do the mice it stinks of them . (SALMONELLA)

no, your joking..........???

David wrote:

 no, your joking..........???

I only tell the truth david go to far corner ?

far corner where he weighs stuff out, or other corner where masks and pot eggs are...?

Not been in for a while bit don't think it will have changed much just go to far side and use your nose

do you think the mice are into the corn edgie...?

Yes and certainly pissing on the bags

Salmonella is NOT passed to pigeons from rodents! It is passed from pigeon to pigeon only!

halcanada wrote:

Salmonella is NOT passed to pigeons from rodents! It is passed from pigeon to pigeon only!

I beg to differ hal mice is one of the worst

that's why corn is stored in silos and barns with concreate sides with sealed doors to keep virmine out , they cary loads od deceases

Rodents are disease carriers no doubt about it. However, not a carrier for Salmonella, apparently. When we had vets coming every week (1000 plus sows here then) I gave him a pigeon that had dropped dead for no apparent reason.
He pm,d it and said Salmonella. His advice? Use a Sulpha drug or vaccinate or leave alone. He said no matter what, the birds will come in to contact with infected pigeons, carriers. If left alone they will have some immunity. Probably will lose one or two or three a year. I left well enough alone. Do have two a year drop dead most years, but varies. Sometimes none.I have carriers here but strong immunity. So leave as is. Anyway, below url explains better.
http://www.melbournebirdvet.com/salmonella.aspx

Ok Hal will certainly give it a read later