pick ur brains

[gulkie]

can u help, one of my birds is retaining its food[last 3 days]

i have been keeping an eye on him not eating but looks ok

throat looks ok as well, no smell from the crop. any

idea what it can be.

[pjc]

flush his crop out, give him a charcoal tablet and then after 36hrs light feed.

[dwh]

flush his crop out, give him a charcoal tablet and then after 36hrs light feed.

 

make sure u give im multi vits after charcoal tab

[Guest karl adams]

could be internal canker

[gulkie]

where u get charcoal tabs, thanks for response.

[greenlands]

where u get charcoal tabs, thanks for response.

 

Any Chemist

[pjc]

you must empty the crop first though before giving tab.

[gulkie]

think epson salts might do this[empty crop]

[pjc]

yep

[Guest Owen]

The bird is obviously ill. The question for you is what is making it ill and how many more of your birds are suffering from the same thing, but not so far advanced. It could be anything from a foriegn body in the crop to serious canker.

You need the birds to have a proper and thorough examination. Start with the crop and have a swab test done to check for canker.

It is no good playing guessing games because the time is going on and you need some answers quickly. The problem you could face is that the birds may not be able to breed properly and something like this can ruin any chance of them racing well.

If I were you I would get to a Vet tomorrow or else get someone with experience and a microscope to check your birds. But don't wast time asking people on this Forum to guess for you. They can not be expected to get it right. Can they?

[slinky slitheroe]

can u help, one of my birds is retaining its food[last 3 days]

i have been keeping an eye on him not eating but looks ok

throat looks ok as well, no smell from the crop. any

idea what it can be.

Is he paired up?and looking at his hen?

 

 

[gulkie]

was intending to try vet to-morrow any way ,only asked

other fanciers opinion thanks owen.

and no he is not paired up,dont pair up till feb.

the pigeon looks fine in every other aspect.