eastcoaster Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 How does mould appear on the birds droppings after a few days ? One loft has panel heater because of dampness from the tree,s One loft is brick built with Avery Also found that droppings in Avery have it too All different lofts and types but all got mould on droppings .Birds in fantastic order but the thing is it is not on all perching area,s ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Dampness causes it or if your birds have been treated with an antibiotic then their droppings, if left , will grow mould on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMER49 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Hi ColinProtein level is to high in your feedingCheersHomer 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex young Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 If you google Melbourne Pigeon Vet. under latest articles there's a long article on Fungi and Pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoaster Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Dampness causes it or if your birds have been treated with an antibiotic then their droppings, if left , will grow mould on them.Have a humidity control heater in one loft so no damp there and never had antibiotics or any medication all year. Hi ColinProtein level is to high in your feedingCheersHomer 49I was thinking that as I introduced them onto beans mixed with barley and seed .Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoaster Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 If you google Melbourne Pigeon Vet. under latest articles there's a long article on Fungi and Pigeons.Thanks will look it up .Have a feeling I mentioned this once before on here , just curious as some perches had it others not but in all lofts all different types facing different directions . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big50cal Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi ColinProtein level is to high in your feedingCheersHomer 49😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Had this problem many years ago and was told it was poor ventilation due to a lack of air movement. As you know I feed quite a lot of beans and never seen mould on their droppings even when not scraping out as rigorously lately. Quite sure you will sort it out through observation and I have my heater panel set at 90% humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 How does mould appear on the birds droppings after a few days ? One loft has panel heater because of dampness from the tree,s One loft is brick built with Avery Also found that droppings in Avery have it too All different lofts and types but all got mould on droppings .Birds in fantastic order but the thing is it is not on all perching area,s ??clean your loft out more often in winter as its more damp and dropping dont dry out every 5 days is perfect and you wont see any mould think you would know this eastender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoaster Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 clean your loft out more often in winter as its more damp and dropping dont dry out every 5 days is perfect and you wont see any mould think you would know this eastender Some of us have a real job , no damp in my racing loft has heater in it nah nah nah nah nah ,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm#mold https://www.servprocatonsville.com/blog/post/77032/mold-removal-remediation/how-long-does-it-take-for-mold-spores-to-die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Good post Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I had this two years ago I closed my bottom vents at the front of the loft just left the top , and reduced the gap at the back from 4 inch to one inch ,then I built out over the boxes by about a foot so the air flow wasn't dropping right in front of the birds and no more mould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoaster Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 https://www.cdc.gov/mold/faqs.htm#mold https://www.servprocatonsville.com/blog/post/77032/mold-removal-remediation/how-long-does-it-take-for-mold-spores-to-dieGood post ,Think it holds the answer that high and low humidity can cause it , it has never concerned me too much but only some perches have it ! I have 48 perching area,s and mold on 5 so have closed those 5 boxes and noted where those birds perch just to see if it's the birds or where they perch ie draft,airflow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Good post ,Think it holds the answer that high and low humidity can cause it , it has never concerned me too much but only some perches have it ! I have 48 perching area,s and mold on 5 so have closed those 5 boxes and noted where those birds perch just to see if it's the birds or where they perch ie draft,airflow .yer lofts damp eastender :emoticon-0136-giggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoaster Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 yer lofts damp eastender :emoticon-0136-giggle:Naw it's no . yer lofts damp eastender :emoticon-0136-giggle:Naw it's no . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy bhoys Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Naw it's no . Naw it's no .unplug yer heater and plug in a humidifier remember your a brickie :emoticon-0136-giggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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