Clicky young bird

[jimmy_84]

hi every1 my young bird's are 10 days old now and i have noticed that 1 chick is making a kind of clicking noise from it's beak but i got it out today and it smells foul from the beak i have held it upside down and emptied it's crop swilled out with syringe of water emptied again and put back in nest the smell has gone but the clicking continues the parents have refilled crop and i have smelt both there beaks and they are fine any idea's to what it could be

[ChrisMaidment08]

de pends if he is telling you to keep away

[jimmy_84]

no i don't mess with them i noticed the noise while i was in loft cleaning

[DOVEScot]

hi every1 my young bird's are 10 days old now and i have noticed that 1 chick is making a kind of clicking noise from it's beak but i got it out today and it smells foul from the beak i have held it upside down and emptied it's crop swilled out with syringe of water emptied again and put back in nest the smell has gone but the clicking continues the parents have refilled crop and i have smelt both there beaks and they are fine any idea's to what it could be

 

Clicking is common and I think it is done by the cock squab, not tested that theory yet, crop milk does smell sour at the best of times :-/

[jimmy_84]

cheers will keep an eye on it

[ChrisMaidment08]

 

Clicking is common and I think it is done by the cock squab, not tested that theory yet, crop milk does smell sour at the best of times :-/

tell us about it when you ring them i wonder why they do it spew on you

 

[DOVEScot]

tell us about it when you ring them i wonder why they do it spew on you

 

Funny thing is they never spew on me they always seem to spew on Chickadee, she absolutely f#####g hates it ;D ;D ;D