bold patch help needed

[pdordin]

can anybody please help,i have a yearling cock,with a bold patch, on his chest.i have checked the birds,for mites all clear,and to be on the safe side,a one drop on the neck.does any fancier know why he has a bold patch,on his front,and a cure would be helpfull. i suspect mites. kind regards p dordin :'( :'(

[Guest bigda]

still has feather mite try and pluck out the stubble and swab with parafin

[pjc]

have you replaced any drinkers or feeders?

if you have there maybe sharp edges.

[Guest]

can anybody please help,i have a yearling cock,with a bold patch, on his chest.i have checked the birds,for mites all clear,and to be on the safe side,a one drop on the neck.does any fancier know why he has a bold patch,on his front,and a cure would be helpfull. i suspect mites. kind regards p dordin :'( :'(

this subject has been discussed before , first check is can the cock create this bald patch whilst feeding?? ie rubbing chest while eating from a pot or trough ??                      andy.

 

 

[pdordin]

i noticed it with his last round of latebreds,he seemed to rub his chest on the nest bowl,when sitting.they are soild plastic,i will throw them if thats the problem,and go back to dandy nests.it looks worst because of the moult. maybe that could be the problem.thanks for your help NWN.

[Peckedhen]

I had this happen to one of mine. I could see feather shafts and thought he had hit a wire but it turned out to be depluming mite.  

[pdordin]

HI PECKEDHEN HOW DID YOU CURE IT PLEASE :o

[Taylorsloft]

HI PECKEDHEN HOW DID YOU CURE IT PLEASE :o

 

blow torch  

[mark croker]

it will be mite if the shaft of the feather is cut, feeders will pull them out,not cut them, as bigda said pull them out and dab parafin on area.

 

It my walk backwards for a bit   ;D ;D ;D

 

But it does work

[Guest pigeon82]

i had this problem before i found out by a vet that it was my feeders they might seem ok but actually theyre not i got rid of them and bought new wooden feeders birds feathers grew back no problems now

[Guest IB]

Think you would need to check the bald patch to identify what you have. Moult will confuse things, my OBs are dropping curtains of feathers from chest area, there are some bare patches, so nothing wrong in that.

 

If it is bare skin, and the whole feather is out, and the base of the feather has a waxy blob on it, then it's depluming mite (2 mites acting together, Frank Harper). If the area is stubbly, with broken shaft still there, then its either rubbing against a sharp surface (drinker, feeder) or a combination of rubbing and quill mite, which live inside the hollow quill, weaken it and the rubbing breaks the top part off.

 

Ivermectin drops should clear mites.

[pdordin]

thanks IB he started just before the moult.have used travpharma,one drop on him and loftmates,if this does not work,will try the parrafin. thank you all for the info .a big thanks :)

[joe61]

think you will find it could be stress if it is only the one bird mites will go through the lot jmo

 

oh happy days

[Peckedhen]

HI PECKEDHEN HOW DID YOU CURE IT PLEASE :o

 

Painted a few drops of Ivermectin over affected area  - no problems since.

 

 

[weecunny]

can anybody please help,i have a yearling cock,with a bold patch, on his chest.i have checked the birds,for mites all clear,and to be on the safe side,a one drop on the neck.does any fancier know why he has a bold patch,on his front,and a cure would be helpfull. i suspect mites. kind regards p dordin :'( :'(

 

or paint his chest with creosote

[TheHigg]

will that work on my hied baldy

[TheHigg]

can always get the wee doo a weave di