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There was a post on here about treating for canker a long time ago and it basically said there were about 8 identified strains with most being harmless and a couple being fatal about 90% of the time to birds that were previously unexposed most birds lived through the lesser strains and these that were later exposed to the more toxic forms were affected less with very few deaths Using this info I quit treating for canker about 3 years ago and have had no visible problems with it,, I do treat my race team about 1/2 way through season but not breeders, bicarb soda alters PH and probably VERY little else ( it is used to alter the PH in swimming pools ) and guess what else I do..... Cider Vinegar which as we all know alters the PH in the blood my guess canker probably has a real low tolerance for ph changes I dont know just my guess
you i think have hit the nail on the head 2 years ago while in secondary school researched something simiular about bacteria and parasites not reacting well to a constant change to pH i also think tempreture was involved but dont quote me on the temp part.
have to agree that garlic has its uses but its not a cure all and end all if it was why are there so many pigeons still going down with this or that cocci canker respiratory there all about so how has garlic not cured all that lot or does it chase it into remmision ,another case of plastering over a cut .
have to agree that garlic has its uses but its not a cure all and end all if it was why are there so many pigeons still going down with this or that cocci canker respiratory there all about so how has garlic not cured all that lot or does it chase it into remmision ,another case of plastering over a cut .
and somebody is needing to plaster over your mooth
have to agree that garlic has its uses but its not a cure all and end all if it was why are there so many pigeons still going down with this or that cocci canker respiratory there all about so how has garlic not cured all that lot or does it chase it into remmision ,another case of plastering over a cut .
I agree with what you say, Sammy, garlic is not a cure all.
I also agree with your sticking plaster bitty too, but I think that is better applied to continually medicating birds during race season.
Garlic will shift certain stuff, including the three things mentioned, trich, cocci and chlamydia (just one respiratory org) and provided the bird isn't at death's door garlic used in higher concentrations will cure too, it just takes longer than proprietry medication.
I don't use medication, but I do use half a crushed fresh organic garlic bulb in the drinking water Saturdays & Sundays, 52 weeks a year.
It takes care of a number of things , trichomonads is one.
And if I run out of garlic, my second choice is refrigerated organic cider apple vinegar in the drinking water, 5ml to 2ltr.
took brunos advice over 12 mths ago & never seen it just checked all birds throats & as clear as a bell. i use garlic a minimum of once a week & apple cider viniger or white viniger once a week also.
hi all a friend of mine has found that his young birds have canker he has one that has gone quite thin and has yellow in it's mouth and wants to know the most effective way to treat this and what to use cheers
do you think he should dispose of the bird then and if he leaves it in loft will it contaminate all the other young birds? i think it is still in his loft at the moment
many differant ways ,, one way is thruogh the navel of a newly born chick other ways are from carriers , they can even catch it slightly tearing their mouth with a peice of grain , sometimes it can be a secondary infection,, man many ways , many differant kinds of canker , usualy made worse by dirt and stress
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