Das Jahr 2021 ist zu Ende. Ich wünsche allen ein gesundes und ein erfolgreiches Jahr 2022. Paratyphus Paratyphus wird durch Salmonella typhimurium var. Kopenhagen verursacht. In unserer Klinik bekomme ich oft Kommentare von Züchter, die davon überzeugt sind, dass sie sich zum Beispiel durch die Hühner des Nachbarn angesteckt…

Breeding The Winter Months As the winter months approach, many breeders make plans for how to put their pairs together. Finding new potential pairs and re-pairing is usually an interesting activity. Do the newly bought pigeons also fit? To the latter, a Danish breeder who recently visited the practice has…

Did you know that…..? The moulting season is primarily the time to take particularly good care of the pigeons. Most breeders know that the prices of the following year are partly made during the moulting of the previous year. But there are still enough breeders who don't do it that way during the moult…

Leftover feed. A few years ago, before the Corona era, I visited a pigeon club to examine the members' pigeons. In a conversation before, the chairman and a breeder told me that she fed the leftover food from the young pigeons to the breeding pigeons. I was surprised that this was still happening. Youngsters in…

Transporting pigeons The transport of pigeons to the deployment sites is a sensitive issue. Conversations about it often turn into arguments. The transport managers usually do their best to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. In this case, a comment or remark is quickly interpreted as a criticism. During my studies…

The Natural Approach Much has been written about this. From me too. Fortunately, there is also growing general understanding that it is better to follow the path of the “Full stuffing” to leave the pigeons with medication. Now we shouldn't throw the child out with the bathwater. Taking medication can, though…

Latent infections The start of the pigeon season The pigeon season often begins at different times in different countries. There are countries that start as early as March, but also countries that are waiting for the warmer season. The cold can be catastrophic for the pigeons. That…

In the last few weeks several breeders have visited our clinic who have expressed the wish to follow a natural program. I now also think that it is good to look at our natural system from the point of view of disease, health and performance care, as in my book “Keep pigeons healthy” described. The…

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pestkop) A pigeon fancier told me last week when he was having his pigeons examined that he thought I hated antibiotics very much. I had to smile. Smile because this image has apparently come about over the years because I've been promoting a more natural approach for many years…

Pigeon vaccines In the last few months pigeon magazines have published various articles about the vaccination of pigeons. I also made some comments on it. What strikes me, however, is that the opinions of the various pigeon doctors are quite far apart on various points. There are doctors who advocate live vaccines while…