Franz Steffl -Parceiro na Alemanha

Hoje é um dia muito especial para o Columbofilia Online, depois de apresentarmos o nosso amigo da Holanda, sobejamente conhecido por essa Europa columbofilia fora, temos o prazer de anunciar ao mundo a parceria estabelecida com Franz Steffl, um senhor super respeitado da columbofilia Alemã, columbofilo de nível mundial, dirigente ao mais alto nível em cargos Federativos e acima de tudo um conhecedor do pombo correio: do seu maneio e preparação para competir…um peso pesado a partir de hoje aqui no seu espaço online dedicado à columbofilia. Para começarmos bem deixamos o seu primeiro artigo traduzido do Alemão…escrito pela mão de um dos homens mais reputado a escrever em toda a Europa sobre columbofilia. Muito obrigado.

Today is a very special day for the “columbofilia Online”, after introducing our friend from German, well known for this Europe pigeon fancier, we are pleased to announce to the world the partnership established with Franz Steffl, a super respected gentleman of German pigeon racing, world-class Fancier, a leader at the highest level in Federative positions and above all a connoisseur of the mail pigeon, his handling and preparation to compete … a heavyweight starting today in his online space dedicated to pigeon racing. To begin well we leave your first article translated from German … write by the hand of one of the most reputed men to write throughout Europe about pigeon racing. Thank you, thank you.

(Artigo em Inglês e em Português)

Eyes open in the dovecote, the new season is here!

Always keep an eye on the feces.

An unmistakable sign of an emerging disease of a pigeon is certainly the feces. Here I want to see little solid beads with a few down on it. Of course, it is always the current situation that forms the feces. After a flight, after a “stress training with bird of prey touch” or in extreme heat with a lot of fluid intake, the feces can be a bit thinner without having to worry. One rule, however, is certain: the night droppings must be small and firmly bound. If this is not the case, the feces have a mushy consistency or is even greenish is an immediate vet visit recommended. The green color, whatever its consistency, is always a sign of harmful bacteria! Here then the cause should be determined as quickly as possible before a disease spreads or even manifests! Is it a lack of food composition, too much fat or too much protein, spoiled fungal food or is it a disease? Waiting too long without reacting may mutate into the first serious problem before the season!

The food, a careful storage is essential!

Also, I would like to put the storage of feed stock again all breeders to the heart. The food should not be exposed to large temperature differences. Feeding bags do not belong on the “bare” floor, nor should they be ajar against bare walls. Sunflower seeds and peanuts are among the most sensitive grains! With enormous fluctuations, moisture is always involved. Moisture, however, is always a big enemy of the pigeon fodder. Once the mold in the bags germinates the food is worthless and a health risk for the pigeons. I’ll never understand that breeders can stock up for a full season at the beginning of the year without thinking of having adequate storage. Particularly endangered are feed mixtures with extruded components. These extrudates are especially due to their composition enormous “magnet” of moisture! An incorrectly stored food is spoiled within a short time, you do not notice it is not chance in the races! The same applies to various minerals!

The noise level in the beats is always an indicator.

The pigeons have to “live”, that is, when I’m on the widower hit, there should be no mood like a funeral. Since the widowers should spray with lust for life. They have to “show” themselves, to challenge their delicacies, I like to see it even when they are fighting for a “favorite place”. A widower hit without noises is always a bad sign. The Reiseweibchen must respond to any speech happy. Is it suspiciously quiet then I look closely at the pigeons. Pigeons that sit like a “mourning” in the field will not win any championships!

The plumage must shine and rest!

The head plumage always gives a breeder the current status of his pigeons as far as the respiratory system is concerned. The plumage must rest, no feathers may stick around the ears. If this is the case, a veterinarian should be consulted. Here it may be advisable to have the pigeons examined for “cold” diseases. Not just a possibly prescribed cure, no a conversion of the blow to get the air in order should remedy the situation. Pigeons which do not have “clean” plumage lack fitness! Feces contamination in the wing u. Tail area should give rise to a certain clairaudience. Likewise, healthy and in shape pigeons have never stuck to feces on the feet! The feet must always be clean. A healthy pigeon in shape always has clean feet, a sick pigeon has kotverklebte feet.

Shed, Schinn and Co.

Show me the belly of your pigeons and I’ll tell you how you fly !!! An ancient wisdom that is still valid today. If a pigeon is tied, possibly even paired with bluish breast meat is the sign of wrong feeding or an incipient disease.
However, in most cases flaky breast meat is a result of wrong and component unbalanced feeding over the winter season. Dandruff on the chest meat is almost always associated with old down! The old down should not be available at the beginning of April! Cooking barley, adding paddy rice and legumes, poor feed paired with two bath days a week can help. Likewise, the oil / yeast cure for ten days is a good thing to get rid of the annoying old down.

Watch the daily training closely!

Daily exercise is a 100% health indicator. A healthy pigeon flies long and happy. It is clear that after a months-long free flight break the pigeons “step by step” to the daily training need to be introduced. As a rule of thumb you can ask for about 15 minutes after one week, about 30 minutes after two weeks and at least 40 – 45 minutes from week three. Doves which sit listless on the roof after 10 minutes and are still not healthy. Here should really take place an “all – round investigation” by the veterinarian.

The recovery phase should be small.

Pigeons which do not recover quickly after a race or the regeneration phase lasts too long often have signs of an incipient disease. An organism that has to deal with pathogens can not recover quickly enough. The fiasco at the next race is preprogrammed. Keep an eye out for pigeons that do not have good droppings the day after the flight and are “shaggy” in the cell. Generally, it is also here that we feed our pigeons sufficiently and balanced to the exertions and coming flights adapted! The times of a long “cleaning phase” are a thing of the past. We should try to provide our animals with the burned energy as soon as possible, that is already on the day of their return, in the form of fat.

Youngsters always have to eat!

For youngsters, the same rules apply in general. The observation of the breeder is even more demanded in young pigeons than in the old birds. Young pigeons must always be hungry and eat! Are there when calling the boy “Bummelanten” so the breeder should address all the warning lights. If the boys do not go down quickly, it is an unmistakable sign of a possible infection! Then, the next morning, the boys’ heads have to be palpated and checked. If the food of the previous evening has not been digested, then certainly a kind of “young animal disease” is involved! The feces should be meticulously controlled in this case. Wet slimy excrement suggests the worst. Immediately, a veterinarian should be consulted to find out the cause. Also on the plumage of young pigeons, the breeder can read the health status. Are pigeons in the juvenile litter which have smeared feathers can be almost certainly spoken of NO good health status. The last view in the evening should belong to the youngsters. They should sit “smoothly” on the shelf and not present themselves with puffed crutches and protruding head feathers.

Breeding pigeons, the potential of our future.

The breeding pigeons usually reflect the health of the offspring. If you have major failures by unfertilized eggs, stuck boys or even dead young animals in Nestlingsalter so a vet visit is advisable.
Even the feces around the nesting bowl is a meaningful tool to recognize the health. The young in the nest, as well as the old birds, should set down a tied droppings over the edge of the shell. Wet feces of the juveniles should be controlled in the form immediately by looking closely at the old pigeons of the corresponding pair.
Of course, it can happen again and again that juveniles do not drop 100% bound feces for one day. This can be when the couple drift back to the nest too early, thereby feeding the boy too much water or if at z.T. old breeding pigeons simply no longer have the strength to feed two cubs. Then the breeder is asked to recognize this and to provide remedy. Of course, the prerequisite is the prescribed vaccine against Paramyxo, in addition, possibly a vaccine against paratyphoid fever, herpes and smallpox.

If you have internalized these lines you will succeed in getting your pigeons healthy and successful through the season. – “Here we go” –

Franz Steffl

Olhos abertos no pombal, a nova temporada está aqui!

Sempre fique de olho nas fezes.

Um sinal inconfundível de uma doença emergente de um pombo é certamente as fezes. Aqui eu quero ver pequenas contas sólidas com algumas para baixo. Claro, é sempre a situação atual que forma as fezes. Após um vôo, após um “treinamento de estresse com toque de ave de rapina” ou em calor extremo com muita ingestão de líquidos, as fezes podem ficar um pouco mais finas sem ter que se preocupar. Uma regra, no entanto, é certa: os excrementos da noite devem ser pequenos e firmemente amarrados. Se este não for o caso, as fezes têm uma consistência mole ou até mesmo esverdeada é uma visita imediata ao veterinário recomendada. A cor verde, seja qual for a sua consistência, é sempre um sinal de bactérias nocivas! Aqui então a causa deve ser determinada o mais rápido possível antes que uma doença se espalhe ou até se manifeste! É uma falta de composição de alimentos, muita gordura ou muita proteína, comida fúngica estragada ou é uma doença? Esperar muito tempo sem reagir pode se transformar no primeiro problema sério antes da temporada!

A comida, um armazenamento cuidadoso é essencial!

Além disso, eu gostaria de colocar o estoque de ração novamente todos os criadores para o coração. O alimento não deve ser exposto a grandes diferenças de temperatura. Sacos de alimentação não pertencem ao chão “nu”, nem devem estar entreabertos contra as paredes nuas. Sementes de girassol e amendoim estão entre os grãos mais sensíveis! Com enormes flutuações, a umidade está sempre envolvida. A umidade, no entanto, é sempre um grande inimigo da forragem de pombos. Uma vez que o molde nos sacos germina a comida é inútil e um risco para a saúde dos pombos. Eu nunca vou entender que os criadores podem estocar para uma temporada completa no início do ano sem pensar em ter armazenamento adequado. Particularmente ameaçadas são misturas de ração com componentes extrusados. Estes extrusados ​​são especialmente devido à sua composição enorme “imã” de umidade! Um alimento armazenado incorretamente é estragado dentro de um curto período de tempo, você não percebe que não é acaso nas corridas! O mesmo se aplica a vários minerais!

O nível de ruído nas batidas é sempre um indicador.

Os pombos têm que “viver”, ou seja, quando estou no viúvo, não deve haver humor como um funeral. Desde que os viúvos devem pulverizar com luxúria para a vida. Eles têm que “mostrar” a si mesmos, desafiar suas iguarias, eu gosto de ver isso mesmo quando eles estão lutando por um “lugar favorito”. Um pombal de viúvos sem ruídos é sempre um mau sinal. O Reiseweibchen deve responder a qualquer discurso feliz. É desconfiadamente quieto, então eu olho de perto para os pombos. Pombos que se sentam como um “luto” no campo não ganharão nenhum campeonato!

A plumagem deve brilhar e descansar!

A plumagem da cabeça sempre dá ao criador o status atual de seus pombos no que diz respeito ao sistema respiratório. A plumagem deve descansar, nenhuma pluma pode ficar ao redor das orelhas. Se este for o caso, um veterinário deve ser consultado. Aqui pode ser aconselhável ter os pombos examinados para doenças “frias”. Não é apenas uma cura prescrita, nem uma conversão do golpe para pôr o ar em ordem deve remediar a situação. Os pombos que não têm plumagem “limpa” não têm aptidão! Contaminação de fezes na asa u. A área da cauda deve dar origem a uma certa clariaudiência. Da mesma forma, pombos saudáveis ​​e em forma nunca aderiram às fezes nos pés! Os pés devem estar sempre limpos. Um pombo saudável em forma sempre tem pés limpos, um pombo doente tem pés kotverklebte.