Blackish Wet Droppings

[Okitsme]

Hi Guys,

 

Can someone please advise me. My stock birds droppings have gone all blackish and slimey and they dont smell very well. Could it be salmonella?

 

Thank you

 

David

[andrecrock]

Hi there D

 

Wat are you feeding?And are your birds stil moulting?I had the same prop about 2weeks ago.I gave them a hell of a dose garlic for about 3 days,80%  barley and now they are fine.

 

andrecrock...

[Okitsme]

Hi,

 

I am feeding a resting mix (barley with some peas and maize). They have all fully moulted now.

[OLDYELLOW]

have they had black minerals or access to mud ? either way hard to dianose muddy dropping , but if dark green slimey i usualy give live yoghurt  , a throat swab may be needed if you suspect there going down with something

http://www.chevita.com/en/pigeons/symptoms/index.php

[Okitsme]

Thanks Oldyellow. I got a panic when I went into the loft. The floor is covered in these droppings.

[Okitsme]

Sorry, no access to black minerals yet and no mud. I dont let my stock birds out.

[OLDYELLOW]

try some yoghurt and brewers yeast on feed with a bit of fruit juice preferably lemon or orange leave for an hour to dry then feed , the yoghurt should return them to normal if not ailing

[Okitsme]

I am guessing its natural yoghurt.   Will try them on it. Was just hoping its not something serious.

 

Thanks very much.

 

David

[OLDYELLOW]

live naturtal yoghurt sorry

[Tony C]

Are they eating less than they should?

[Okitsme]

Hi Tony,

 

No mate, they are still eating their portion of feed. They dont look sick or anything. The thing is I paired up on the 1st of Dec so I am also hoping it might just be stressed from being locked in the nestboxes.

[Guest kev d]

hi mate

when, and if my birds droppings go a bit soft i give them

red stone grit and one heaped tea spoon of bicabinate of soda

in there drinker with in 48 hrs there back to normal .

it works every time . cheers kev d

[Wiley]

Black slimey droppings, smelly, and if there sticky to me get them tested!

[Simeon Turner]

Black slimey droppings, smelly, and if there sticky to me get them tested!

 

I'd go with that Wiley - could be an number of thingsm better to be safe than sorry than just blind treating for something that may not be there in the first place............

 

[Guest shadow]

best get them tested