Birds Over Eating

[Tony C]

A very good set of replies and suggestions.

I would be interested to know whether it is all his birds or just stock, old racers or this years youngsters?

How many birds? How much are they being given to eat daily? What are they being given? How much water are they drinking?

When were they last treated for worms and with what?

Any other signs and how far through the moult?

What management system is he using?

 

Droppings tests are always useful. If the droppings look normal then I would just check for coccidia and worms. It really does not fit with E.coli or salmonella. Might have to ask specifically to have droppings examined for tapeworms.

 

Otherwise, I would have suggested just trying altering the feed as suggested by others previously.

 

david

 

David, is it at all possible that a pigeon that is deficient of a certain vitamin or trace element would overeat to try to balance out its bodily needs.