shakes

[UNCLE]

hello again, can anyone tell me why pigeons tremble/shake

[OLDYELLOW]

depends on the tremble or shake could be as simple as fluffing up its feathers to regulate its temperature to ailing

[Merlin]

Can also denote fitness/top class condition.,especially "slight /shaking/ tremble"

[OLDYELLOW]

could also denote alot of illnesses , like the on set of paramixo , ornithosis , and microplasma related illnesses

[OLDYELLOW]

when is the bird / birds in question shaking ? and have they been vacinated for paromixo virus ?

[invalidusername]

Mine have a little quiver now and again.  Sometimes just before preening, or sometimes just because!  I guess it might depend on the severity of the shake, and how long it lasts?

[OLDYELLOW]

invalid thats just normal no need to worry

[Guest]

hello again, can anyone tell me why pigeons tremble/shake

well being i would say ,unless they have been on the pop the night before ATB les.

 

(dizzy)

[invalidusername]

invalid thats just normal no need to worry

 

I didn't think so, but thought if that was the sort of thing the op was experiencing, it probably wasn't anything to be concerned about.  Many thanks.

 

well being i would say ,unless they have been on the pop the night before ATB les.

 

(dizzy)

 

;-D ;-D ;-D  and who hasn't been there! :-)

 

 

[Peckedhen]

My fantails quiver with excitement when they see peanuts! :)  They also purr when they come to eat them.

[billy wilson]

i like to see my widow hood cocks tails quivering sign of fitness

[Guest Freebird]

I was always under the impression that this was a sign of peak condition. When the bird was alert it would tremble slightly. Now i'm not so sure and would like to hear the views of some more experienced fanciers. I take it your bird only does this occasionally and not all the time and it looks like a nervous tremble but otherwise the bird looks fine and in fact looks extremely good.

[Guest IB]

Was a thread on this subject on here few years back; pigeons 'quiver' for several reasons, its all part of their body-language, and part of our job is to read correctly what is going on.

 

In addition to stuff mentioned here, a less-dominant bird will 'quiver' in the presence of a dominant pigeon, especially one that's duffed-up him/her in the very recent past.  

 

[jimmy white]

hello again, can anyone tell me why pigeons tremble/shake[/quote

if its racing pigeons , a slight tremble or shake, can be a sign of fittness, some fancy pigeons ,do this geneticly i,e, fantails [slight movement of neck]

but if any of these is more than slight,, possible illness .ie paramyxo, paratyphoid etc [involuntary movements ,,of the neck especially]

[Guest IB]

Was a thread on this subject on here few years back;

 

http://forum.pigeonbasics.com/m-1132142855/s-11/highlight-shiver/#num11