whats wrong with my birds

[Guest pigeon82]

i have a few birds that have started to lose feathers along the windpipe to the top of the ccrop basically under their beaks someone said it mite be mites under the skin but surely if that was the case it would spread not just in one straight line or could it just be that when their feeding out the trough their just rubbing  them selves as all birds are fit and healthy

[boxer]

THE 2ND 1

[white logan]

i have a few birds that have started to lose feathers along the windpipe to the top of the ccrop basically under their beaks someone said it mite be mites under the skin but surely if that was the case it would spread not just in one straight line or could it just be that when their feeding out the trough their just rubbing  them selves as all birds are fit and healthy

 

bin em mate , best end to em

[Guest pigeon82]

i hope so cheers boxer

[Guest pigeon82]

for a second i thought you meant bin the birds but you do mean troughs i hope

[Guest strapper]

it could simply be that in their rush to the trough they rub aggressively against the edge trying to get at the feed.

 

[Guest pigeon82]

i think ill change my troughs for sure now then

[Guest Glen]

How long have you been using these troughs? Add a pinch of flax,linseed, and hemp per bird. Are thet starting the molt? Is your loft vermin free? Are they being spooked? Is the skin reddish and sore looking? Glen.

[Guest pigeon82]

i have been using these troughs sincce march they were on darkness system so shud not be moulting shed is vermin free and disinfected once a week cant see what they would be spooked by and the skin is just normal pale pink looks fine

[Guest pigeon82]

just bringing this thread back up see if there is any other veiws if anyone can help plz

[Guest pigeon82]

thankyou very much always get sence out of a women i mean as in ideas of getting round things without spending money unusal but some have the sence lol ty

[Bluedoo]

Can you post a picture of the damage?

[Guest pigeon82]

not at this present time cant find cable of digital camera but still searching for blasted thing

[jimmy white]

 

bin em mate , best end to em

 

theres no point in binning good troughs,, theres a womans sound advice for you lol, simple but effective,  

 

if this is not caused by the troughs, theres a possibility, that this could be "depluming mite" these are tiny mites that actualy eat through the base of the smaller feathers [usually the chest] leaving the root of the feather still in, theres many" cures" for this, a very old one is rubbing carbolic soap suds into the bare areas, and around [theres many more modern methods , im sure the forum members would advise] the problem with this is  , you cant see the results untill the birds moult these" roots", then , hopefully look brand new   

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

i think you will find its mites

[mark croker]

Look to see if the feathers are snapped at the base if they are its proberly mite I know a few people with it. Lighter fluid dabbed on with cotton wool will kill the might but you won’t see the result until the molt, if they were pulled out by the trays they would grow straight back like if you pull a flight feather out. Don’t worry about it I have seen pigeons top the fed with it

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

a few of my young birds have it this year . thanks for the tip . but where do the get the mite from ?

[Guest pigeon82]

i have just been to see vet and she has looked at feathers around area under microscope and crop areas nothing wrong with my birds its the trough theyll get binned now as its meant for chickens my fault learn from mistakes lol catch you guys in a bit birds expected within the hour now bye for now

[paul10121968]

i have a few birds that have started to lose feathers along the windpipe to the top of the ccrop basically under their beaks someone said it mite be mites under the skin but surely if that was the case it would spread not just in one straight line or could it just be that when their feeding out the trough their just rubbing  them selves as all birds are fit and healthy

 

dont worry their just going through their moult,they can start to look a little on the scruffy side when their body feathers start to come out.

[mark croker]

i use a chicken feeder and mine dont have it, a mate of mine feeds on the floor and his do have it,  

[Guest pigeon82]

paul i took a bird to the vets this morning i have to change my trough its for chickens im a daft *expletive removed* but ill learn

[Guest gladdo]

is it feather rot ????

[Guest pigeon82]

no its not vet said troughs