Advice Please

[Speckled Jim]

A member of our club has been having problems with his birds for sometime now, the birds just dont seem right. He has treated birds for Canker/cocci, have been tested for clamidia negative, the birds have yellow spots/marks on the backs of there tongues, no excess mucus in mouth, once birds are on Doxy they come right, once off they are back down again. The birds seem to fly/range very well around his loft and are keen to get out. His words are "they seems like they have lost there brains", as when he tosses the birds they are usually very very late back to the loft. Stress has been suggested, however once the birds are up on doxy they fly good, cancelling that out in my opinion.

 

Also birds he has bred for other members show none of these symptons in there lofts.

 

Hoping someone has experienced a simiilar problem or know of someone who has and can offer a solution.

[pjc]

Has he had swabs taken and tested?

[fancypigeon_88]

if it were me i would have te droppings tested

[Speckled Jim]

Has he had swabs taken and tested?

 

What would you suggest testing for?

 

 

[pjc]

swab test will show any bacterial infections, as you say it appears to go away while doseing them but returns when they stop meaning the treatment isn't correct.

Swabs will allow cultures to be grown where effective treatments can be identified to prevent the problem returning.