old age ?? or something Sinister

[Keepsmilingqueen]

Hi, i noticed that my tumbler dropper in the young bird racing loft doesnt look too well, he is 13yrs old and well into the moult, he seems very out of charactor (you can walk right up and pick him up which for him isnt normal) but his droppings are normal and he is eating and drinking as usual, he isnt hunched up or anything he just seems a bit unsteady on his feet and a little disorientated prefering to sit on the loft floor rather than perch  (he has been like this for a few days) so iv put him in isolation incase its something Sinister like a contageous disease  

 

what do you guys think

 

thanx in advance

sharron  

[THE FIFER]

ISOLATE IT AND SEE HOW HE DOES IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,

[T_T]

Sharron,

             If he's acting completely different to his usual self that's usually a sign of something amiss. he may be going light but I think you've done the right thing in isolating him. Just monitor his progress.

[Keepsmilingqueen]

he is still the same no better no worse, droppings normal, eating and drinking, holding weight (NOT going light) but wont perch and seems unsteady on his feet, But he isnt hunched up and doesnt seem to be in pain, he is still isolated and iv totally disinfected all lofts and utensils using a disinfectant called avisan (or something along those lines, cant quite remember what its called) and set up a foot dip which i can use to prevent me treading anything from section to section and as a booster i have added a multi vit to the drinkers. touch wood nothing else so far seems to be showing signs of illness.

 

i hope he comes alright as iv had him 13yrs and he is a bit of an old favorite  :'(

[Guest shadow]

It may just be he is starting to show his age a friend of mine has a 15 year old bird and he just walks everywhere and does not roost.