sick young birds

[darkness]

hi...this last week i had a young bird not eating and curled up. i picked her up and she had a full crop. i seperated her and she went light and died. couple days later another with green,watery, slimey snot like droppings with waterey crop. i squeezed her crop and lots of milky coloured water came from mouth. she stilll sperated but not eatin just drinking.....any advice please as this morning found another on perch with it.....

[Guest IB]

Think you may have the beginnings of Young Bird Sickness going through your loft. The fact that you've a bird died too shows its serious. You have done the right thing in seperating sickly birds, these spew up grain which others eat and so pass it from bird to bird.

 

Check every bird's crop before withdrawing food for 24 hours, check afterwards again to make sure they are all empty. Any vomited grain, make sure you pick it all up. Have a sniff before binning it, if it smells of alcohol that's a clue that it's been in the crop for a while, with yeast fermenting. Something simple like cider vinegar in water to acidify gut will help keep pathogens down. Then change diet to light easily digestible stuff, like seed, until droppings form up. Give them 72 hours, if no improvement, or you have another death, (then you want the body for autopsy) you'll need a good avian vet, maybes best to contact one tomorrow, they might want to see the latest sickly bird.

 

 

[darkness]

thank you. very helpful. i have cider vinegar i will give them tonight. thanks again.

[pjc]

there is also a lot of paramyxo about!

[OLDYELLOW]

cinemon works as well for young bird sickness  

[the pigeon_milker]

Cinnamon works as well for young bird sickness  

how would you use it and wot benefit goes it have if ya dont mind me asking

 

 

[Guest WINGS 04]

hi...this last week i had a young bird not eating and curled up. i picked her up and she had a full crop. i seperated her and she went light and died. couple days later another with green,watery, slimey snot like droppings with waterey crop. i squeezed her crop and lots of milky coloured water came from mouth. she stilll sperated but not eatin just drinking.....any advice please as this morning found another on perch with it.....

 

vacinated  your young birds