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🎯 Select Birds for Wind Conditions
Birds with a track record in the selected distance band get weighted higher. Birds without distance-band flights are kept but slightly penalised.
⚖️ Head-to-Head Compare
Add up to 4 birds to compare Tailwind %, Headwind %, Neutral % and distance performance side by side.
🌾 Feed Mix Calculator
Build your own mix from loose grains and see how close it lands to a known mix. Amounts are just parts — use any unit (kg, lb, scoops); the result works on the ratio.
📁 My saved mixes
Compare with shop mixes: Versele-Laga ↗ · Natural ↗
Nutrition values are typical guide figures for clean, dry grain (sources: INRA-CIRAD-AFZ feed tables, USDA, pigeon-feed literature). Real grain varies a little by type, season and cleaning, so treat the result as a close guide, not a lab analysis. Not veterinary advice.
⚡ Velocity Calculator
Work out a bird’s race velocity, or predict its arrival time from a target speed. Default units are kilometres / metres and metres per minute (m/min) — the South African race standard. Times use your device clock (SA time).
Velocity = distance ÷ flight time. m/min is metres per minute (the SA standard). “Arrival from speed” adds the flight time to your liberation time and fills the arrival field. A quick race tool — it does not adjust for wind or terrain.
⚕️ Information only — not veterinary advice
A plain-language library of common racing-pigeon illnesses, the types of product used for each, and the benefits they aim to give. It does not tell you when or how much to give. Birds can have more than one problem at once. Always confirm the diagnosis, product and dose with your avian vet before treating.
🩺 Common diseases & the products used
Tap a disease to open it. Products are described by their drug family / active ingredient — never trade names. Your vet and the product label decide the exact product and dose.
1. Canker (Trichomoniasis) Throat / crop protozoan
What you may see: Yellow cheesy growths in the mouth or throat, trouble swallowing, wet mouth, loss of condition.
Products used: Products based on the nitroimidazole family — actives such as ronidazole, carnidazole or metronidazole.
Possible benefits: Aim to target the canker organism so the bird can swallow and feed normally and hold condition.
⚠️ Confirm the diagnosis and product with your vet.
2. Respiratory / Ornithosis complex Chlamydia + Mycoplasma · the “one-eye cold”
What you may see: Wet or swollen eyes, one-eye cold, sneezing, nasal discharge, dirty wattles, head-scratching, a chest “rattle”.
Products used: A tetracycline (doxycycline), often with a macrolide (tylosin or spiramycin) or tiamulin / lincomycin; some products add a mucus-loosener such as bromhexine.
Possible benefits: Aim to clear the airway infection so breathing, form and the will to fly return.
⚠️ Confirm the diagnosis and product with your vet.
3. Coccidiosis Gut protozoan
What you may see: Green, slimy or sometimes bloody droppings, fluffed-up birds, loss of condition and form.
Products used: Products based on a sulphonamide (e.g. sulfadimethoxine), or toltrazuril / amprolium.
Possible benefits: Aim to settle the gut lining so droppings firm up and the bird regains condition.
⚠️ A few oocysts can be normal — confirm with your vet before treating.
4. Paratyphoid (Salmonella) Bacterial
What you may see: Swollen joints or wing “boils”, one-sided lameness, twisted necks, green watery droppings, infertile eggs, dead-in-shell.
Products used: Products based on actives such as furaltadone, enrofloxacin or amoxicillin; paratyphoid vaccines are also available.
Possible benefits: Aim to tackle the Salmonella bacteria; vaccines aim to protect the team and stock birds.
⚠️ Stubborn and a hygiene risk to people too — vet guidance is strongly advised.
5. E. coli / Adeno-Coli syndrome Bacterial, often virus-triggered
What you may see: Vomiting, slimy droppings, sudden loss of form, losses in young teams.
Products used: For the bacterial side: products based on amoxicillin, furaltadone or enrofloxacin. The adenovirus itself has no cure.
Possible benefits: Aim to control the bacterial overgrowth; supportive care helps carry the bird through the viral part.
⚠️ Often virus-driven — antibiotics only help the bacterial part. Confirm with your vet.
6. Worms Round-, hair- & tapeworm
What you may see: Poor condition despite eating well, variable droppings, lost form, sometimes worms visible in droppings.
Products used: Products based on a benzimidazole (e.g. fenbendazole), levamisole, or praziquantel for tapeworm.
Possible benefits: Aim to remove intestinal worms so the bird can use its feed and hold form.
⚠️ A worm-egg count confirms the type — some wormers affect moult or breeding. Ask your vet.
7. Candida / Thrush Yeast in the crop
What you may see: Slow or sour crop, “going light”, a whitish crop lining, poor-doing youngsters.
Products used: Products based on an antifungal such as nystatin (often given on feed rather than in water).
Possible benefits: Aim to bring the crop yeast back under control so the bird feeds and does well again.
⚠️ Often linked to heavy antibiotic use or damp feed — confirm with your vet.
8. Viral diseases — PMV, Adeno, Herpes, Pox No antibiotic cures a virus
What you may see: PMV: watery droppings, twisted neck, head tremors, unable to pick up grain. Pox: scabs on bare skin.
Products used: Vaccines are available for PMV and pox. Antibiotics do not work on viruses — they are only used if a secondary bacterial infection appears.
Possible benefits: Vaccines aim to prevent these diseases; supportive care helps a bird through an infection.
Vaccination rule: SANPO requires fanciers to vaccinate for PMV and Pox every year. Make sure you know the rules and regulations of your own organisation so that you stay compliant.
⚠️ PMV must be reported in some areas — follow your vet or union program.
💊 Supporting vitamins & supplements
The supplement types fanciers commonly keep, what each is for, and the benefit it aims to give.
Electrolytes + amino acids — replace lost fluids and salts and supply energy; aim to help a stressed bird back to condition.
B-vitamins (incl. B12) — support energy use and appetite; aim to maintain vitality and condition.
Probiotics / prebiotics — supply beneficial gut bacteria; aim to support digestion and a settled gut.
Brewer’s yeast — a natural source of vitamins, minerals and B-vitamins; broad condition support.
Apple cider vinegar / gut acidifiers + herbal teas — lower crop pH; aim to support gut health and water palatability.
Vitamins A / D3 / E + minerals / grit / calcium — feather, breeding, bone and immune support.
This page is a general library for racing-pigeon fanciers and is not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis or treatment. Medicines, doses and withholding times vary by country and product — always read the label and confirm with your avian vet. PigeonRaceAnalyser and Ahlers Loft accept no liability for treatment decisions.
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