madmaxlofts Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 some people think that pigeons with scaley skin on there keel is a sign there not fit and they will do no good and they should be pink its never bothered me but what do you think? any remidies to this ive been told garlic once or twice a week also good for there blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE LOFTS Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 garlic is a very good product it purifies the blood, but as to your scaley question iv used verious products to keep it clean and and scaley free, but none of them help garlic does help but wont keep it real clean, at the moment my birds havent got that much of a scaley breast i would like it so i can see a shine to it but cant get it like that. my personnel advise would be dont realy worry about it iv had pigeon win with scaley breast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 yes , i would agree with that max, but off course i wouldnt expect them to be perfectly fit at this time of the year , i have often noticed that pigeons really on top form ,show pink skin on the breast and looks a bit like glossy thin cling film, unlike the unfit bird showing a flaky blueish colour, i personally would recomend the old garlic , even chopping a bit the size of a maple pea, and popping down their throat,, i have found that this has enhanced the fall of down feathers,, garlic is cheap and has some great qualities to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE LOFTS Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 yes jimmy i drop of garlic does help drop the down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmaxlofts Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 yes , i would agree with that max, but off course i wouldnt expect them to be perfectly fit at this time of the year , i have often noticed that pigeons really on top form ,show pink skin on the breast and looks a bit like glossy thin cling film, unlike the unfit bird showing a flaky blueish colour, i personally would recomend the old garlic , even chopping a bit the size of a maple pea, and popping down their throat,, i have found that this has enhanced the fall of down feathers,, garlic is cheap and has some great qualities to it if your popping it down there throats what day would you do this during racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 i would only do this if really neccessary b4 racing started,, but would put garlic in the water 4,,,5,, times a week sometimes :)quite regularly,,,,only my opinion,, its good for so many things ,,,good for the blood ,good for the respiratory system, its the allicin in it that has the goodness [even antibiotic qualities], but if this is boiled it will take away the goodness,, i used to make it up in a glass lemonade bottle add hot water ,not boiling [otherwise break the bottle ;D ;D ;D] but to me ,, would say fantastic stuff ,, and being a tight scotsman ,,,its cheap ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 maybe they suffer from eczema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert.sutherland Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 one year all my birds had scaly skin so i tried sanategin half a tablet each every other day for one week then once a week after that normally Thursdays well within a few days it was much cleaner And within two weeks they had that shiny skin the birds look better just try it it dose work yours in sport BOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 maybe a bit to much protein y not put them onto barley or super diet for a week fortnight you will see the difference then but as the above posts say nothing to worry about the now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 like to see a good smooth pinky skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 like to see a good smooth pinky skin. male or female ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 maybe they suffer from eczema aye ,,like me,, skint ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Been watching a 2 yo grizzle hen of mine which has a blue hue to her flesh on either side of her keel. The flesh is smooth, not scaly, and there isn't anything obviously wrong with the bird, but is blue flesh a sign of anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 my own opinion bruno is that the blood is not pure enough yet , but no probs a lot are like that at this time of the year ,,, just going in to have a look at mine ,, ill pick one at random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TAMMY_1 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Been watching a 2 yo grizzle hen of mine which has a blue hue to her flesh on either side of her keel. The flesh is smooth, not scaly, and there isn't anything obviously wrong with the bird, but is blue flesh a sign of anything? when my flesh is blue bruno it means i am freezin and i put a coat on ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 my own opinion bruno is that the blood is not pure enough yet , but no probs a lot are like that at this time of the year ,,, just going in to have a look at mine ,, ill pick one at random never heard that afore jimmy the blood is not pure enough what that mean ,a lot of people claim blue flesh is one of two things to much protein or not enough AIR getting into the birds system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 never heard that afore jimmy the blood is not pure enough what that mean ,a lot of people claim blue flesh is one of two things to much protein or not enough AIR getting into the birds system I've heard those too, Sammy, but as they are two completely different things, how do tell which one is causing it? Been out looking at random birds, this hen's mate is a latebred never out of the sky he's defo pink; his hen is big lazy sort only see her up occasionally, but clean (no lice, soiling) alert, bright eyed. Just managed to get her beak opened .. throat pink & clear, no probs in there. Wim Peters has a page and a half devoted to blue flesh (60/61/62) and its basically a 'don't know what causes it' but it exists kinda thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Why treat to camaflage Scaily skin? Like many other symptoms. If it has ... whatever, and why? So then treat accordingly. Can have a bird looking like a million dollars, but can't fly to it's perch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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