flights

[CHUNK73]

hi all wondering if some one could help me. 1 of my pigeons has grown its last flights they have got half way then broken of just leaving a stump its like it just went dead but there was plenty of blood in stump this is both its last flights does anyone know why this has happened cheers lee

[Guest slugmonkey]

Sounds like a nutritional defeciency of some sort to me ???

[just ask me]

im not sure a pic would be very helpful im sure we would have better idea might sound stupid but is there any chance they got caught in anything  as blood in the flights i belive they must be still growing so i don't think its a deficiency  as i said a pic would be real helpful

[Guest slugmonkey]

The reason I say that is I cannot see BOTH getting broke ???

although anything is possible

[just ask me]

The reason I say that is I cannot see BOTH getting broke ???

although anything is possible

 

know what u are saying but usually when there's blood in the flights there still growing im only guessing here but ud imagine if they were still growing all would be ok

[Guest slugmonkey]

could be weak or thin

[OLDYELLOW]

not eating enough protein will hinder natural growth weakening the feather stucture making them weak , prehaps you corns to light a mix

[just ask me]

could be weak or thin

 

we  wait for oldyellow ohh  hes here now  ;D

[just ask me]

not eating enough protein will hinder natural growth weakening the feather stucture making them weak , prehaps you corns to light a mix

 

would they just snap like that  

[Guest slugmonkey]

if they are weakened they will break easily I would give peas, and also maybe some oyster shell grit as a little calcium cant hurt you might also give a product called " Winsmore " this helps feather quailty something else might be a little unflavored geletain on occasion as when fingernails are weak they will perscribe this

[OLDYELLOW]

 

would they just snap like that  

 

i would very much doubt they would snap they would more likley be deformed , but an underlining illness could be robbing the protein by the immune system trying to repair itself

[Guest slugmonkey]

have you been medicating lately

when birds are stressed or improperly nourished you can see it on the feather you will see mis shaped flights and a band of lighter color on the wing

[OLDYELLOW]

worming before flytes are up can cause this

[Guest slugmonkey]

could be a physical cause but more likely nutrition

mightalso add wheatgerm oil and some infant formula

[Guest slugmonkey]

some more exotic causes might be mites or a fungus

although if mites this bad I would think they would be visible

the fungus would need some moisture    are they dry ??

are you noticing any scale or discharge in the area ??

[OLDYELLOW]

feather mites will be dormant this time of year unless a heated loft

[Guest slugmonkey]

heated lofts help the fungus

another reason my lofts are very open   the wind blows right through

[OLDYELLOW]

not often you see a wild bird sat by a warm fire artifical heats not benificial to pigeons at all , but benifical to bacterias and other ailments  

[Guest slugmonkey]

too much moisture in artificial

[Guest Freebird]

not often you see a wild bird sat by a warm fire artifical heats not benificial to pigeons at all , but benifical to bacterias and other ailments  

See plenty sitting on chimney flues etc. Course the scottish birds are no daft(evil)

Seriously though if birds get accustomed to artificial heat source ( beleive me they will love it ) then a power cut or malfunction and they are in serious trouble I think. Better keeping them tough. A bit like the kids today with central heating etc. always getting colds etc and not going out as much. Remember when there was frost like big ferns on the INSIDE of our bedroom windows. Ah! the good old days.

[Guest slugmonkey]

you are right although that was one of the things that werent so good about the good old days

[CHUNK73]

thanks for reply guys they have plenty of protein and grit think it might be what old yellow said wormers i thought it was that myself the flight got so far up and just went thin and broke off i wont do that again

[OLDYELLOW]

See plenty sitting on chimney flues etc. Course the scottish birds are no daft(evil)

Seriously though if birds get accustomed to artificial heat source ( beleive me they will love it ) then a power cut or malfunction and they are in serious trouble I think. Better keeping them tough. A bit like the kids today with central heating etc. always getting colds etc and not going out as much. Remember when there was frost like big ferns on the INSIDE of our bedroom windows. Ah! the good old days.

 

by you must be older than father time

[OLDYELLOW]

thanks for reply guys they have plenty of protein and grit think it might be what old yellow said wormers i thought it was that myself the flight got so far up and just went thin and broke off i wont do that again

 

i never treat during winter til birds have completed moult and first flyte is up , i often canker when birds are sat as pairing can make it flair up

[CHUNK73]

alright old yellow do you think it will grow again he is 1 of my consistant birds