Futterreste. Vor einigen Jahren, vor der Corona-Ära, besuchte ich einen Taubenverein, um die Tauben der Mitglieder zu begutachten. In einem Gespräch zuvor erzählten mir der Vorsitzende und ein Züchter, dass sie die Futterreste der Jungtauben an die Zuchttauben verfütterte. Ich war überrascht, dass dies immer noch geschah. Jungtauben in…

Taubentransporte Der Transport der Tauben bei den Einsatzstellen ist ein heikles Thema. Gespräche darüber werden oft zu Auseinandersetzungen. Die Transportverantwortlichen geben in der Regel ihr Bestes, um einen möglichst reibungslosen Ablauf zu gewährleisten. In diesem Fall wird ein Kommentar oder eine Bemerkung schnell als Kritik interpretiert. Während meines Studiums…

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 “Vollstopfens” der Tauben mit Medikamenten zu verlassen. Jetzt sollten wir das Kind nicht mit dem Bade ausschütten. Die Einnahme von Medikamenten kann, wenn…

Latente Infektionen Der Start in die Taubensaison Der Beginn der Taubensaison ist in den verschiedenen Ländern oft zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten. Es gibt Länder, in denen bereits im März begonnen wird, aber auch Länder, in denen auf die wärmere Jahreszeit gewartet wird. Kälte kann für die Tauben katastrophal sein. Das…

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…

Antibiotics and Paratyphoid As early as the 1990s, it was clear that the excessive use of antibiotics carries the risk that the bacteria they are supposed to fight against increasingly resist these active substances. Old habits are difficult to change, so very little has been done to stop the use of them in these years…

Did you know that? In pigeon racing there are a number of problems from a medical point of view that are often underexposed. This means that all kinds of misunderstandings also remain. This ranges from simple things to more complex problems. If we look at the simple things, we come to trichomonads, coccidiosis…

The pigeon sport has changed Nobody will argue that the pigeon sport has changed enormously in the last 50 years. If we just look at the number of breeders who still practice the sport. That number has dropped dramatically. Although the number of breeders has decreased enormously, the…