Help with dead YB

[Guest paulrstokes]

Hi All

 

Anyone shed any light on the following.

 

2 weeks ago weaned 8 perfectly healtthy youngsters all 24-27 days old.

 

Next morning one was dead face down on the loft floor, checked bird over no sign of anything at all.

 

Today another bird was on the loft floor face down almost gasping for breath, removed and put in a basket, 1 hour later that too was dead.

 

Checked bird over with a fine toothcomb, no sign of any disease etc. No weightloss clear eyes, to look at perfect health.

 

Went through the YB loft all droppings perfect, the remaining 6 were let out and were flying fine.

 

All birds eating fine and digesting corn fine.

 

Does anyone have any ideas or shall we just say coincidence bad luck??  

[stevebelbin]

What type of flooring are you using (if any), they may have picked something up thats got trapped in there throat!!

 

I would take it to the vet as really we have to report any dead birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

if this continues then seek vetenary help.it may have just been summut it picked up or that it had summut it was born with.there are so many things that may go wrong with y/b,s .keep an keen eye out for the ones that might just be huddled up or not as keen as the rest to grab food...was this y/b drinking properly?....best of luck...paul

[Guest]

Just wondered if you were putting any additive in the water around the time of these deaths, and was it given at the correct dose / strength?

[Guest paulrstokes]

The only thing I put in the water when weaning is a weak mix of aviform.

 

The floor is wooden, however at weaning I do scatter some straw around, there was straw on the floor for the first one, but none for about a week.

[sapper756]

Be very carefull to observe youngsters when out, there are a lot of dangers within gardens , IE. weedkiller, plant compost etc.

[pigeonscout]

Adenovirosis type II is capable of causing massive liver necrosis with a characteristic course as a consecuence : there are very few symptoms as the pigeons die within 2 days.