the wee red hens Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 WE HAVE A SMALL DARK HEN 2 YEAR OLD HAS LONG THIN STRING LIKE DROPPINGS SHE IS NEITHER UP NOR DOWN BUT THE REST OF OUR BIRDS DROPPINGS ARE QUITE NORMAL ANYBODY TELL US WHATS CAUSING THEM CHEERS :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 may sound silly but have you checked the area near her *expletive removed*, if there is any dropping stuck ect, ive had this in past and treated with baycox and it cleared up, as i believed it to be cocci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wee red hens Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 HAVE CHECKED HER A--- AND SEEMS OK TOO CHEERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 are you feeding a lot of barley or wheat, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wee red hens Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 TOPFLITE MOULTING MIXTURE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 TOPFLITE MOULTING MIXTURE lock the hen in a box mix up some corn peas coat with yougart add brewers yeast ,it you have it or provit, add some grit not much pinch,pinch black mineral give a little 3 times for two days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtic Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 If feeding a lot of barley or wheat what effect would this have on the droppings bigda ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 If feeding a lot of barley or wheat what effect would this have on the droppings bigda ? the first thing if the birds have a upset tummy is you will see no urine on the droppings thats the white bit barley ,and wheat sometimes don't make bulk , the droppings you tend to get from barley is small black, a bit like budgie sh** there is nothing wrong with that type of sh** as long as you see the white bit,t, the string type is a sort of spaghetti it dose not show urine its more to do with the grub not been mulched up lacking in grit vitamins small grain small sh** thats what you want big grain big you guest it some hens lack grit and thats the most powerful thing in your loft if some of your birds don't show good sh** take a pinch of clean grit and down the throat with it and that can be caused by birds fed to late in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMaidment08 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 mick you seem to like the word s ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 the first thing if the birds have a upset tummy is you will see no urine on the droppings thats the white bit barley ,and wheat sometimes don't make bulk , the droppings you tend to get from barley is small black, a bit like budgie sh** there is nothing wrong with that type of sh** as long as you see the white bit,t, the string type is a sort of spaghetti it dose not show urine its more to do with the grub not been mulched up lacking in grit vitamins small grain small sh** thats what you want big grain big you guest it some hens lack grit and thats the most powerful thing in your loft if some of your birds don't show good sh** take a pinch of clean grit and down the throat with it and that can be caused by birds fed to late in the day Very interesting but some fanciers reckon they don't need grit :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Very interesting but some fanciers reckon they don't need grit :-/ hungry birds pick up the wrong type of grit plus nasties of the roof in the sky or in the shed your grit only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 hungry birds pick up the wrong type of grit plus nasties of the roof in the sky or in the shed your grit only We supply our with grit, Billy used crushed sand stone instead and his birds were in great condition and sh** was fine as well :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMaidment08 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 hungry birds pick up the wrong type of grit plus nasties of the roof in the sky or in the shed your grit only thats why mine used to go down seashore not enough gtit then pick all sorts rubbish up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wee red hens Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 THEY ARE STOCK BIRDS SO DONT GET OUT AND GET FRESH GRIT AND MATRIX EVERYDAY AND OTHER BIRD LOOK AND HANDLE FINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 THEY ARE STOCK BIRDS SO DON'T GET OUT AND GET FRESH GRIT AND MATRIX EVERYDAY AND OTHER BIRD LOOK AND HANDLE FINE you can leave grit about, but are they all eating it try some down the throat, then you know they have it, pigeons will sit hunched up if you let them, your the gaffer there , give them what you think they need in the wild there is pigeons that have got access to all the wrong types of grit, you see them hop about also, with one leg or stump, so they ain't to bright when it comes to choice food the birds in your care have to have a1 sh** all the time and not have any bad longer than a week, or your on a no win situation, before you train them, stock birds too are the ones you have to be doubly carefully with, let the droppings go slack and you let the season pass you by remember the pigeon will show you it will give you a dropping with a nice piece of down on top every time, not just one a week no down no result :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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