WATERY DROPPINGS

[FLAPPER 123]

 

 

  anyone any idea whats causing the watery droppings on one of my ybs ? they are just water with bits in...pigeon looks in great health and eats, drinks as normal. noticed it about 3/4 days ago but didnt worry too much as i thought it could possibly be...1 id just changed corn...2 hawk had scared them couple days earlier...3 heavy in moult.

 

     any ideas ???  

 

   p.s. my birds have never come into contact with any other pigeons as ive not raced them this year

[Guest bigda]

get them tested as it could be a few things  

[Guest]

Flapper, you may already use it but put 5 mls/litre of cider vinegar for first day then half that for 4 days and feed themon  just tic beans . remove any grits or minerals.

[Roland]

Tic beans are flipping scare as of now, 25% protien is their fortitude... A few peanuts has a higher protein.

Feed high protein for three days... Take them out of loft and feed heavy again. SA little lemon or grapefruit will make them eat well. Put them back in loft after you have whitened the floor.

Any wet droppings get shot of... Or a Vet.

Phara / Salmonella is one of the great troubles of our birds. Doesn't show in droppings of course. bacteria may... Ask Johnny 11

[Guest]

Tic beans are flipping scare as of now, 25% protien is their fortitude... A few peanuts has a higher protein.

Feed high protein for three days... Take them out of loft and feed heavy again. SA little lemon or grapefruit will make them eat well. Put them back in loft after you have whitened the floor.

Any wet droppings get shot of... Or a Vet.

Phara / Salmonella is one of the great troubles of our birds. Doesn't show in droppings of course. bacteria may... Ask Johnny 11

 

 

Roland agree about the peanuts but a lot you buy in petshops been stood in the light too long and you could end up creating another problem. Would ony feed them if it was part of a bag i had already fed without a problem.

 

[Roland]

Yep agree ... needs to really be a supermarket job, or health shop. But with the high protein wouldn't need many... Just enough to see if there are bigger issues that need addresing ... which I'd there is often.

[just ask me]

simple bird needs to be tested if fanicer hasent seen it before there is lots of possibilities here most likely a bacterial infection in the gut samonella might even be respiratory and a whole load of other things i cant spell this pigeon will more than likelly  need a antibiotic sometimes the speed in which u give them the can make a big difference peanuts can be risky as the mould on them can cause lots of problems have even seen supermarkets ones that i wouldn't give to pigeons so be careful there

[Guest IB]

Watery droppings by itself in one pigeon that is otherwise healthy isn't anything to worry about, and could be down to any of the reasons stated. But Rule No1 must always be that the bird is popped in a spare box as soon as anything out of the ordinary catches your attention. I'd stick with the cider vinegar in the jar of water, but prefer something 'light' like a mixture of seeds, barley, brown rice, bulgar wheat for a day or two till the droppings form up, then gradually add heavier grains like beans, peas and maize. Give the bird 3 days tops - if droppings return to normal, fine, it can rejoin the others, if not need to make up your mind if its worth keeping / seeing a vet.