Lifestyle of a Roller Pigeon Fancier

19/01/2025

Roller pigeons 57 available R100 each plus loft contact Frans Oosthuizen at 072 332 8300 if your interested.

19/01/2025

Here is some information about the birds.

19/01/2025

18/01/2025

Do check out this video.

I need your help! In this video, I’m trying to identify the different colors of my roller pigeons, and I’m turning to you for some expert advice. Roller pige...

14/01/2025

Breeding mix R330 for 35 kg
Roller mix R360 for 35 kg
All orders to paid on 18/01/2025
Orders to be collected on 19/01/2025
Delivery at R5 per km within 30 km radius

WhatsApp 078 565 4255

Boksburg

14/01/2025

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11/01/2025

2 drops for

lice.
flies.
worms.

every 2,5 months . R350 / 500ml

09/01/2025

Symptoms of worms in birds

• birds are losing weight.

• Bloody diarrhoea.

• Pale and/or dry combs.

• birds puffing up while sitting.

• birds may be less active.

• birds stop laying eggs.

Diatomaceous Earth is often added into bird feed because it acts as a natural dewormer. It works by dehydrating the parasites and worms that exist internally

In addition to these valuable wellness benefits, apple cider vinegar for bird is often used in an effort to prevent worms. Some worms can attack a bird and cause it to become vulnerable rapidly. Apple Cider Vinegar's low pH destroys germs and worms

Veggies like carrots, beetroot, banana, apple, coconut, and papaya are rich in fiber and act as natural dewormers. Healthy dog treats with the goodness of such fruits and vegetables are extremely beneficial for their diet

Adding powdered cayenne pepper to their feeders, about 1 cup per 25 pounds, can also help keep worms from taking hold in the digestive tracts of your birds

quick enough, a simple garlic treatment usually sorts it. Crush a couple of garlic cloves per bird and put in a stocking – this stops it blocking up the water ni**le. Hang this in the water bucket and add a generous splosh of apple cider vinegar

09/01/2025

USEFUL WAYS TO USE CHARCOAL IN BIRDS 🐦

🔷In the dust bath - charcoal or wood ash added to your chickens' dust bath helps to suffocate parasites such as mites, lice, fleas and ticks.

🔷 As a feed supplement - it has been observed that animals in the wild will gnaw on charred branches and stumps after a forest fire.

-Charcoal works as a laxative and detoxifier, flushing toxins out of the body.

- It will also help expel internal worms to some extent.

-Calcium is the most abundant element in wood ash, but it's also a good source of potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium.

-Adding wood ash to your chicken feed in a 1% ratio can improve lay rates, extend laying periods and will also reduce the smell of the chicken droppings.

- Ashes obtained from hardwoods like cedar, oak and maple have five times as many nutrients as softwoods like pine and balsa.

🔷As a wound healing agent - wood ash possesses antibacterial qualities which can prevent an open wound from becoming infected and also works to stop bleeding

-When ingested, the Vitamin K in the wood ash works to help blood clot and can reverse the effects of the coumadin in rat poison, for instance.

🔷To keep the coop clean - sprinkling wood ash on your coop floor can help reduce odors.

- Like baking soda, wood ash is alkaline and therefore will absorb and help neutralize bad smells. It will also help reduce the humidity levels in your coop.

🔷 To reduce the ammonia in your chickens' manure - adding charcoal in a ratio of 1-2% to your chicken feed can help prevent the creation of ammonia, leading to a more ammonia-free output from your chickens.

- Studies have found that it's effective in absorbing the ammonia and preventing fumes from forming.

🔷 To control impurities in the water - adding a chunk of charcoal to your waterer can help keep algae and other bacteria from forming and help absorb and filter out other impurities, while adding minerals to the water.

09/01/2025

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR BIRDS

1. Black Pepper
Black pepper contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients. It also functions as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant.
In addition, it helps flush toxins and absorb nutrients from its food sources. Birds are prone to respiratory problems.
Adding a few pinches of black pepper to their feed or in their water can help prevent respiratory problems and ease coughing.

2. Cayenne Pepper
For many years, farmers normally add pepper to birds feed or water to boost egg production.
Worm diseases are known to hamper the flock’s ability to reproduce in which cayenne pepper is a very effective remedy.
Cayenne pepper burns parasites that make their way into the digestive system.
Simply add half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to your chicken feed as a natural way to deworm them.

3. Oregano
The essential oil of Oregano is a natural antibiotic.
Oregano can be given to birds in the form of an essential oil, fresh or dried.
It can help prevent coccidiosis, blackhead, E.coli, avian flu, and bronchitis.
You can add dried oregano to feed or water or simply sprinkle them in the brooder or coop as a free choice snack.
Add extra oregano to the diet of laying hens to give them an added immune system booster.

4. Cinnamon
Cinnamon reduces inflammation and boasts of anti-infectious, antibacterial and antioxidant properties as well.
It also aids in the prevention of neurological disease.
A compound in the spice helps enhance blood flow to the feet, wattles, and combs to ward off frostbite.
It also may help with the prevention of congestion, coughing, infection, and respiratory problems.

5. Turmeric
Turmeric is best known for its powerful antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties.
If your birds get “Bumblefoot” – intense and highly visible swelling of the foot or lower leg, turmeric can likely help.
Chicks that are unable to hold their head up properly can benefit from

08/01/2025

Oum Fanie Pretorius roller pigeons.

02/01/2025

The female falcon was equipped with a GPS tracker during its journey from South Africa to Finland, covering about 230 km per day.

It flew in a straight line across the African lands until it reached the desert in the north, then headed towards the path of the Nile River over Sudan and Egypt, then avoided flying over the Mediterranean Sea.

It crossed over Syria and Lebanon, and also avoided flying over the Black Sea, because if it got thirsty, it would not be able to drink from it.
It continued in a straight line and reached Finland after 42 days.

30/12/2024

Ice Pigeon....
Oil on Canvas.

Art 🎨 by Brian Rogers

30/12/2024

25/12/2024

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New year 🎉🤍

17/12/2024

If you are struggling with mosquitoes mice/rats in your loft/cage, just throw few balls in the cage and put other balls in your cages corners and or parts that you've seen mosquitoes, mice/rats, and they'll evacuate immediately

12/12/2024

For the love of pigeons. There is a serious dilemna for us older fanciers. On the one hand we try to live life one day at a time, taking it in our stride 'enjoying the moment' as the expression goes.

Then we go to the pigeon loft and nothing goes fast enough!

First they don't lay fast enough, then the eggs don't hatch fast enough, then the first signs of colour or markings don't show fast enough. Then they don't wean fast enough for us to get an idea of type, then puberty is a forever process...

Such a conflict is the most aggravating part of the hobby. It's true!

Then again, its the most exciting and exhilerating. Every day a new beginning.

For the love of pigeons, let my days be longer and my pigeon days innumerable.

By Brian Rogers