Dale
36 posts
Jun 24, 2009
8:44 AM
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Fellas, I got 3 Cock birds that are going light on me, and look as if thier not feeling well. Two are 9 year olds and the other is 5 or 6, two of the three are raising young and the other is not. They have good feed, water and grit at all times.Were wormed in March. Any ideas what might be the problem ?
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Tony Chavarria
Site Publisher
3407 posts
Jun 24, 2009
9:14 AM
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Dale, as for breeders, if the droppings are loose they may have enteritis which is a bacterial fouling of the gut. I have found that Neomycin 325 can act within hours for the less afflicted and up to 5-7 days for the most severe. The droppings solidify and the birds look better really fast.
Should that not work, I would go to a full-body anti-biotic like Aureomycin. Unless you have the droppings analyzed, you are using your best guess. Don't wait too long to do something. BTW, I always give an extra dose of probiotics to replenish the lost good intestinal bacteria. This is important. Good Luck.
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FLY ON! Tony Chavarria
Last Edited by on Jun 24, 2009 9:15 AM
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morne
9 posts
Jun 24, 2009
10:03 AM
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dale this happend to me before an old racing fancier gave me a tip. he suggested giving boroxide at 1ml to 1litre of water. it worked birds are fine but i think tonys advice seems better because the products he mensions are made for animal use.
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Squabby*32
22 posts
Jun 25, 2009
12:16 AM
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Does anyone use apple cider vinegasr withtheir birds? If so, how good or bad is it to them?
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morne
10 posts
Jun 25, 2009
1:10 AM
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hi squabby*32 their is a good article under pigeon articles about apple cider vinegar. i use it for my birds and alot of the other people use it to. it is good for them. keeps the ph balance acidic and germs don't like it.
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