healthy birds before breeding

[speedy]

can anyone give me some form of treatment programme for the birds before i pair up and how regular to do it

[jimmy white]

most fanciers treat for cocci, worms and canker , but you can get their droppings tested for about £18, you may find you wont need to treat them  ,,these 3 treatments will cost you about £30 odd [tight git me ;D]

[Guest slugmonkey]

I worry more about feeding, I do worm before mating. Most antibiotics are bad for babies and I worry that I have done it too close to mating, my main preparations for breeding

1. oyster shell grit - helps in egg laying and shell formation

2. 30% peas - protien will help form rich yolks for proper fetal devolepment

3. Probiotics - help feathering and healthy immune system

4. Peanuts - protien and fats help develop superior young, I give babys 2-3 a day as soon as old enough to take solid food

[Guest karl adams]

this was my first for breeding and all my birds were first wormed then 14 days later wormed again then 5 days later i cocci them then i paired up then when 2nd egg was layed i cankered them

[Guest IB]

can anyone give me some form of treatment programme for the birds before i pair up and how regular to do it

 

I've started my year with a pre-pairing droppings test, done by a vet. He phoned me last Saturday, told me I had a problem, and advised me on which treatments were appropriate and when, and on side - effects of those medications e.g. X will cause fertility problems, cause feather damage in growing youngsters etc. Y will not, but dont treat during breeding .....

 

So I've been advised by a professional, I've got my medication and know the score as far as side-effects are concerned. I am treating outwith the breeding period. I would recommend you do the same.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

I've started my year with a pre-pairing droppings test, done by a vet. He phoned me last Saturday, told me I had a problem, and advised me on which treatments were appropriate and when, and on side - effects of those medications e.g. X will cause fertility problems, cause feather damage in growing youngsters etc. Y will not, but dont treat during breeding .....

 

So I've been advised by a professional, I've got my medication and know the score as far as side-effects are concerned. I am treating outwith the breeding period. I would recommend you do the same.

 

May I  ask what problem you are having and what treatment you are using ?

[Guest IB]

 

May I  ask what problem you are having and what treatment you are using ?

 

I sent off for a 'precautionary' test before pairing up at the end of the month and was gutted to be told I'd 'some hairworm about', but not serious enough for immediate treatment ... "leave till after breeding and do before racing".

 

Wim Peters describes the kind of dropping these worms cause as being very tacky, and I can only identify 2 birds with wet, sticky droppings, both brought in last year, but they don't show any of the other 'at death's door' symptoms Wim describes in pp187-190 of his book, Fit to Win 2. These things don't live in the gut, they invade and live in the gut wall so I personally wanted to start treatment right away, I did, and tomorrow is their last day on it.

 

The vet (David Parsons) recommended 2 medications for flock treatment, I chose Harka-verm, a totally clear liquid given in the drinking water for 3 days, 6ml per 2ltrs, active ingredient Levamisole, £9 for 100ml bottle from Pigeon Pharmacy, by post.  

 

Have checked, the 33 birds drink the same amount of medicated water as they do the usual plain tap water (800ml).

 

 

[MsPigeon]

Hi IB, I think I would do the same, some how I don't think I could wait till after breeding just knowing those creepy crawly worms were in them.  :-/

I think I would have chossen some kind of individual treatment though. I just like to know for sure that each and every one gets the full dose. It only takes one to get the whole thing started again.

Carol