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pouters have very long legs from the pictures my guess would be fantail cross due to the head carrage and puffy looking chest

Hello I raise racing homers and show homers,did have birmingham rollers at one time also have 6 two month old chicks got as day olds all pullets and to top it off have 2 minature donkeys and 4 boer goats.Not quite a zoo but close.

contact Foy,s pigeon supply they will know for sure. www.foy'spigeonsupply.com

try hanging up a few DVD disc's outside the coop they are shiny they keep the hawks away from my pigeon lofts and small birds away from chicken coop

cotton balls soaked in extract of vanilla hang on strings and hang strings in several places in coop.It works why i do not know but i know it works both for buffalo gnats and black flies

the black fly and the black gnat or buffalo gnat are 2 different insects both will kill poultry the fly by getting in their throats and the gnat is a blood sucker. cotton balls soaked in extract of vanilla hung on strings and hung in the coop has kept all my chicks and pigeons alive,we have...

there are several pigeon breeders in your area contact the american pigeon union (APU) they can provide you with these breeders also Foy's pigeon supplies will be helpful

yes we have the buffalo gnats here in s.e. missouri killing young chickens and pigeons they bite them and suck the blood the females are blood feeders I have hung cotton balls soaked in extract of vanilla and hung on strings and hang in coop and lofts I also use DE on floors and roosts I have...

post #1 there is a siege of buffalo gnats through out the country we have them big time here in Missouri they are blood feeders and bite and put a toxin in the birds they are killing chickens and pigeons in this area they will be around the head and neck mainly about the size of a ant with...

you can sprinkle diatomaceous earth into all parts of the coop it won't hurt the chickens and it will kill any bug or insect that come in contact with it and you can also dust the chickens with it for control of mites etc. good good stuff and it is also a good wormer

I had black flies or buffalo gnats in my young bird pigeon loft and 4 or 5 of them died before knowing what killed them a pigeon friend of mine told me to open their beaks in which i did and their mouths were full of them.He also had the problem a couple of years back. he said to soak cotton...

thanks once again I will order monday 5 is all i need

thanks for your reply on the water nipple drill bit size also who did you get the nipples from? no one local have them

I read in your post #164 that you use the water nipples are they easy to install and what size drill bit is needed I'm thinking I will try them for my month old chicks thanks

I use apple cider vinegar in the water for my pigeons,chickens and goats and have for along time, it has several benefits in keeping healthy pets.I give a half teaspoon to a gallon of water to pigeons and chickens and about half a cup to the 16 gal.water bucket for goats twice a month.