HELP NEEDED PLEASE HELP!!

[robbie1]

PLEASE COULD SOMEONE HELP ME? IT STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO IN MY STOCK LOFT I NOTICED WATERY DROPPINGS AND A HEN OF MINE HUNCHING UP I PICKED HER UP AND SHE HAD LOST  WEIGHT I TREATED THE LOFT FOR COCCI, THE HEN DIDNT GET ANY BETTER SO I HELPED HER ON HER WAY I CHECKED EVERY OTHER BIRD AND THEY SEMMED HEALTHY AND FIT, 2 DAYS LATER ANOTHER PIGEON WENT THE SAME WAY WEIGHT LOSS NOT EATING JUST DRINKING, AND I PUT IT IN A BOX ON ITS OWN AND IT LATER DIED, WHATEVER THIS IS HAS NOW SPREAD TO MY YOUNGSTERS IN THERE LOFT A FRIEND OF MINE SUGGESTED GIVING THEM BAYCOX IS THIS THE CURE AND DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS OUTBREAK COULD BE IVE NEVER EVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE PLEASE HELP  :'(

[duncandoo]

check the feeding you are using make shure it is not mouldy  then check in the loft for mouse droppings

[REDCHEQHEN]

Please see a vet if you value your birds

[duncandoo]

vets are very expensive and are not usually needed if we can find the cause we can cure it he will get plenty of help here

[robbie1]

theres no mice droppings at all the corn is fine no mould, the only problem i think could have caused this is i get a few street pigeons hanging around a lady a few doors down feeds them and about the time my problem started i noticed 3 or 4 of them on my stock loft aviary would there droppings have caused this if it dropped through top of my aviary??

[Merlin]

Definitely do as redcheqhen suggested,consult a Vet right away,he will diagnose and treat accordingly,at best with any one else,although intentions are good ,its only guesswork. Hope ya get it sorted soon.

[duncandoo]

have you vaccinated against paramixovirus

[robbie1]

yes all old birds were done end of march including stock and young birds beggining of may

[duncandoo]

if you want to go down the line of using a vet it is better to send a bird to the specialist pigeon boys like tom pennycot at auchencruive in ayrshire as your vet will do this and charge you extra for it

[Guest]

HAVE YOU WORMED THEM,HAIRWORM WILL MAKE THEM LOSE THERE BODY BUT THE BEST THING TO DO IS GET A TEST DONE

[dooobessed]

call smith regionsy lofts and ask him tae gae ye a 4 in 1 mix  

[pjc]

maybe before actualy sending a bird to an avian vet then send droppings and swabs for testing as this would be a lot cheaper than sending a bird and may give you the results you need to be able to administer the correct medication.

[robbie1]

all birds have wormed

[Guest IB]

When it has reached the stage of birds dying, you really need to see a good avian vet.

 

Meanwhile try and contain the spread by cleaning & disinfecting using any household bleach that you might have, they are usually sodium hypochlorite based. Dilute and spray on all surfaces.

 

Any bird that looks suspect, isolate it and get something acidic in all drinking water - anything like household vinegar, lemon juice, cider vinegar at 5ml (teaspoonful) to 1 litre of water. Or if you can get hold of garlic, peel & crush a bulb into each drinker, mash & all, and let them drink it dry over next few days, or until you see a vet.

 

My own thoughts are that the aviary is suspect, if I read your post correctly, the roof is not closed, you get rain & everything else through there so the floor is maybe always damp? If so its a breeding ground for bugs - get neat disnifectant on that floor and keep the birds out till you get a covered roof & the floor dries out properly.

[leighton1984]

do not waste your time go to avian vet.

this is a must when you have birds that are not right do not give this or that they need the right drugs to make them better .

how can flyers on here tell some one else what to give when they have not seen his birds ?

sorry if some do not like what i have to say but the right drugs at the right time.

[robbie1]

my aviary is concreted and washed down and disinfected 3 times a week ive never ever had anything like this before thank you all for your help and suggestions

[gangster]

anyone  attempting to treat birds blindly is asking for trouble...go with the good advice get them 2 the vet...

[just ask me]

u noticed are they flying funny like leaning to one side  

[edwards]

birds dying specially lod birds is a seriouse problem they need the right antbiotic mate asap can you get a vet?

[just ask me]

to be honest for anyone to try tell u over here would nearly impossible so many ailments have symptoms in common  there are one or two things doing the rounds now

[jimmy white]

PLEASE COULD SOMEONE HELP ME? IT STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO IN MY STOCK LOFT I NOTICED WATERY DROPPINGS AND A HEN OF MINE HUNCHING UP I PICKED HER UP AND SHE HAD LOST  WEIGHT I TREATED THE LOFT FOR COCCI, THE HEN DIDNT GET ANY BETTER SO I HELPED HER ON HER WAY I CHECKED EVERY OTHER BIRD AND THEY SEMMED HEALTHY AND FIT, 2 DAYS LATER ANOTHER PIGEON WENT THE SAME WAY WEIGHT LOSS NOT EATING JUST DRINKING, AND I PUT IT IN A BOX ON ITS OWN AND IT LATER DIED, WHATEVER THIS IS HAS NOW SPREAD TO MY YOUNGSTERS IN THERE LOFT A FRIEND OF MINE SUGGESTED GIVING THEM BAYCOX IS THIS THE CURE AND DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS OUTBREAK COULD BE IVE NEVER EVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE PLEASE HELP  :'(

 

its really  soul destroying when probs like this come up,, maybe see "whats wrong with my bird" on health section,,,, ,but my advice would be , to see a good expert, avian vet,

my suspicians would be paratyphoid , [theres a post on health , section on this  by vic,, [on sticky] ,,