Change in droppings

[pigeonman007]

Hi all

My 3 pairs of stock birds all have squeakers in the nest aged between 8 & 11 days. I have noticed over the last couple of days the droppings of parents and squeakers have changed and are now very loose and brown coloured. Previously to this they were solid and a dark colour with a bit of white. The squeakers all seem to be developing well. I would say the droppings of the squeakers are a bit more watery than the parents.

I have been told the problem may be a lack of salt and the parents may be drinking to much water possibly. I have given some salt this afternoon and this has been readily taken. In terms of water I would say each pair is drinking about 150ml per day roughly.

I am feeding vanrobaeys junior gt which I dont actually like and the birds dont seem that keen either. It has a high % of barley and quite a few other small seeds.

The breed and wean I used last year was majority maples & safflower, they seemed to prefer that much more but my supplier was out of stock.

 

I will keep an eye over the next few days and maybe the salt will do the trick??

[pjc]

salt will make them thirsty and drink more, droppings will get wetter!

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

You dont want any barley in the mix when feeding youngsters... plenty of maple peas and beans in the mix... beef it up a bit and drop the barley out

[OLDYELLOW]

add more green peas dont need barley but dropping are softer as there systems need more protein up the green peas / maples

[pigeonman007]

Yup, bit annoyed with this vanrobaeys mix, it was £13.50 for a 25kg sack and as I say about 20%barley, yet it was sold by the corn merchant as the equivalent to verse laga breed and wean

[dal2]

Yup, bit annoyed with this vanrobaeys mix, it was £13.50 for a 25kg sack and as I say about 20%barley, yet it was sold by the corn merchant as the equivalent to verse laga breed and wean

 

How much!!!!!!!!

 

 

[dwh]

GET AHOPPER OF BEANS  

[pjc]

the mix is not on there web site but non of there other yb mixes have any barley in it!

[blackdog]

Hi all

My 3 pairs of stock birds all have squeakers in the nest aged between 8 & 11 days. I have noticed over the last couple of days the droppings of parents and squeakers have changed and are now very loose and brown coloured. Previously to this they were solid and a dark colour with a bit of white. The squeakers all seem to be developing well. I would say the droppings of the squeakers are a bit more watery than the parents.

I have been told the problem may be a lack of salt and the parents may be drinking to much water possibly. I have given some salt this afternoon and this has been readily taken. In terms of water I would say each pair is drinking about 150ml per day roughly.

I am feeding vanrobaeys junior gt which I dont actually like and the birds dont seem that keen either. It has a high % of barley and quite a few other small seeds.

The breed and wean I used last year was majority maples & safflower, they seemed to prefer that much more but my supplier was out of stock.

 

I will keep an eye over the next few days and maybe the salt will do the trick??

 

 

 

get yourself some blue peas and put in a hopper in front of them at all times, plus give them a good probiotic every other day

[kev43]

Hi all

My 3 pairs of stock birds all have squeakers in the nest aged between 8 & 11 days. I have noticed over the last couple of days the droppings of parents and squeakers have changed and are now very loose and brown coloured. Previously to this they were solid and a dark colour with a bit of white. The squeakers all seem to be developing well. I would say the droppings of the squeakers are a bit more watery than the parents.

I have been told the problem may be a lack of salt and the parents may be drinking to much water possibly. I have given some salt this afternoon and this has been readily taken. In terms of water I would say each pair is drinking about 150ml per day roughly.

I am feeding vanrobaeys junior gt which I dont actually like and the birds dont seem that keen either. It has a high % of barley and quite a few other small seeds.

The breed and wean I used last year was majority maples & safflower, they seemed to prefer that much more but my supplier was out of stock.

 

I will keep an eye over the next few days and maybe the salt will do the trick??

 

get some pink minerals and grit into then not black minerals as too much salt in that i had same problem last week i did what i was told on here and mine are back to normal now m8 and give them grit and minerals or farby block in2 them daily and u shud see a big difference,,,,,, jmo,,, kev43

[Guest IB]

If your mixture contains a large percentage of small cereal grains / seeds, you can expect their droppings to be looser than birds fed a mixture containing high percentage of legumes like peas and beans, which have more fibre in them.

[pigeonman007]

Hi all

I'll not be able to get to the corn merchants for a few days so have sieved out all the small seeds from some of the vanrobaeys mix which just leaves the peas & maples. I will get them on this tomorrow and see if they get back to normal

[Guest frank dooman]

yes a good breed and wean when feeding y/birds allways full hopper prob  solved

[Guest stb-]

WELL I SPEND POUNDS ON FEEDING M8   BUT HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY CHANGE IN THE DROPPINGS BUT I WILL KEEP LOOKING  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[ALF]

WELL I SPEND POUNDS ON FEEDING M8   BUT HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY CHANGE IN THE DROPPINGS BUT I WILL KEEP LOOKING  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

SNAP ;D ;D 8) 8) 8)