Have i got Cocci

[Bobthegas]

One of my YBs looked a bit sorry for himself, i noticed it was a wee bit sloww picking up the larger bits of corn, on inspection it had very cold feet.

Is this Cocci?

If so how do i treat and with what?

Do i flock treat?

 

Thanks

 

Bob

[rembrant2coo]

check inside the mouth it could be canker look well down the throat   or on the sides they cant pick up the food the same

[DJ]

hi bob  i wouldnt like to hazzard a guess what the problem is with your yb but if it is coccidiosis? then you can treat it with a product called harkers appertex, if u type in harkers pigeon products on your pc then u can buy the appertex but i would advise asking a local fancier for advice before u do that or take the yb to a vet if u havnt any fanciers local to u to ask for help   good luck

                                         debbie :

come on guys/girls  im only a novice but im sure some of u experienced fanciers can help bob with advice?

[Guest]

One of my YBs looked a bit sorry for himself, i noticed it was a wee bit sloww picking up the larger bits of corn, on inspection it had very cold feet.

Is this Cocci?

If so how do i treat and with what?

Do i flock treat?

 

Thanks

 

Bob

 

hi bob m8,dont want to set alarm bells ringing but have u considered y/b sickness. cold feet  doesnt mean u got cocci...is a worm, im going through the same kinda thing and i believe its the dreaded sickness.,mine are already on the sherbert lol,been on it for 2 days now...i had a few look sorry for themselves ...get droppings tested asap because if its the sickness u want to get a head start on it m8...best of luck hope u sort it out ...paul

[Guest stevie-b]

save your self money time and heartache send away for a testing kit from pigeon health it only costs £12 and they tell you whats wrong

[Guest]

 

hi bob m8,dont want to set alarm bells ringing but have u considered y/b sickness. cold feet  doesnt mean u got cocci...is a worm, im going through the same kinda thing and i believe its the dreaded sickness.,mine are already on the sherbert lol,been on it for 2 days now...i had a few look sorry for themselves ...get droppings tested asap because if its the sickness u want to get a head start on it m8...best of luck hope u sort it out ...paul

 

think you had better take this mans advice son and act quickly

[Guest]

Have picked up a couple of rules-of-thumb from the forum, and dealing with my own birds.

 

If you are not happy with a bird first thing to do is get it away from the others, pop it in a spare box for a few days and keep an eye on it. Feed it lightly and a light diet at first, seed-based.

 

Don't blind treat and don't flock treat just because one bird is off colour. Either get someone 'experienced' round to have a look at the bird, or as has been suggested use Pigeon Health, or an independant like Johnny11 on the forum to do a throat swab / droppings test for you.

[jimmy white]

One of my YBs looked a bit sorry for himself, i noticed it was a wee bit sloww picking up the larger bits of corn, on inspection it had very cold feet.

Is this Cocci?

If so how do i treat and with what?

Do i flock treat?

 

Thanks

 

Bob

 

could be many things,, but in answer to your question in treating cocci, you can use harkers coxoid ,[flock treat for cocci.], there are quite a few treatments for this, ,,,,,but i agree with the posts above its not neccesssary cocci ?? unfortunately sometimes you have to suppress the odd young bird to save the rest, but advice from an experienced fancier ,would let you know this, best of luck

[Wiley]

if it is cocci the best treatment is baycox!

[WulDon]

get the droppings tested asap m8... no point playing guessing games with treatment if your not sure what the youngster has got, bacterial and fungal infections are rife amongst racing pigeons these days and often the early symptons can thro u off track... get it wrong and it could be through your entire team in a matter couple days!

[THE FIFER]

could be manmy things, what u must watch with young birds is if there is any moss on the rooftops they eat it and it makes them sick and look terrible, cant understand why they seem to eat it as it does them more harm than good,

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

could be manmy things, what u must watch with young birds is if there is any moss on the rooftops they eat it and it makes them sick and look terrible, cant understand why they seem to eat it as it does them more harm than good,

 

Mine eat moss all the time from the roof tops and I have never had a single problem with them (touch wood)