Protein Lump

[Guest]

One of our young birds has developed a large black lump on it's chest. A fellow fancier thinks it may be  a protein lump. Any ideas ?

[OLDYELLOW]

yup thats right a protein lump , lighten diet feed barley

[DOVEScot]

One of our young birds has developed a large black lump on it's chest. A fellow fancier thinks it may be  a protein lump. Any ideas ?

 

Only seen it black in colour on the wing of a nieghbours bird :-/

 

[Guest]

will it just drop off ??? or do i need to treat it ?

[DOVEScot]

yup thats right a protein lump , lighten diet feed barley

 

Can they appear any place on a bird :-/

[Guest]

Dovescot that's exactly what it looks like

[DOVEScot]

will it just drop off ??? or do i need to treat it ?

 

It may just drop off but I followed advice of other members and tied a piece of thread round it, bird made full recovery

[Guest]

thanks Dovescot, i'll let the other half do that, i'm a bit squeemish lol

[DOVEScot]

Dovescot that's exactly what it looks like

 

Seemingly it is the individual birds inability to handle protein not sure if they come back or it is a one off

[Guest cloudview]

im surprised at you pigeon widow, i know youv,e got an expert living just across the road from you , or at apush you could have asked me , no charge, just a brew

[Guest bigda]

nap it, don't start a hospital  these  birds that take these things  very rarely do any good :'( at racing

[Guest]

omg bigda your talking to a pigeon widow who made the other half bury the last bird he nipped.

[Guest]

Cloudview it was that "expert" who told me what it was and it didn't even cost me a brew lol

[Guest pigeon82]

tie abit of string around the lump tight but not to tight so it completely cuts threw the whole lump just so it starts to puff out and it will eventually drop off thats wat we wud do when i was a kid

[Mark Bulled]

Ive 2 hens that are carrying similar lumps, although admitedly not as large. Not sure if they are protein lumps as they have not been on a high protein diet but I usually get the odd one, normally in a baby at this time of year. I just leave them alone and they are always gone prior to pairing and have noticed no ill effects.

[Guest]

I had a hen who had one of these lumps, i took her to a friend of my dads, who tied around the lump with fishing line, the lump fell off,

and she carried on racing,

lets know how your bird gets on!!!

[jimmy white]

I had a hen who had one of these lumps, i took her to a friend of my dads, who tied around the lump with fishing line, the lump fell off,

and she carried on racing,

lets know how your bird gets on!!!

 

done this many times b4 ,, never effected future racing

[jack]

hi all

can anyone tell me what black lumps on a pigeon means

 

     thanks

[ChrisMaidment08]

proiteen lumps of blood

[DOVEScot]

hi all

can anyone tell me what black lumps on a pigeon means

 

     thanks

 

Do you mean ones like this

 

[jack]

it is on its back and one on its neck

 

it looks the same

[JADE]

too much protein. tie a thread tightly round the lump to cut off the blood supply and it will eventually dry up and drop off.

[jack]

how can i stop it from happen again

 

[hotrod]

cut down on protein feed a balanced diet

[Guest slugmonkey]

I have never seen protien lumps that size before ???