chrisbonnie Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 i have a late bred 2010 cock, about 6 months old walking oddly in the loft the best way i can describe it is that he looks he's walking on hot coals, every step he nearly shudders and stands up really tall, really weird looking he's eating fine, his droppings are fine as well, but he just seems a bit odd any ideas lads? ive seperated him for the time being, just to be safe and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 which leg is it on has it got anything stuck in the inside of ring ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 which leg is it on has it got anything stuck in the inside of ring ??? latest update myself and my father had a good look at his legs, toes, joints, the only thing we thought looked and way out of sorts, would be his nails, some of them seemed excessively long and curled, so i nipped them back, for the time being, he seems ok again, walking grand, but it looked like he had sore feet, or legs, or something to that effect i put him back into the main loft and will be keeping an eye on him anybody ever notice their birds having long nails that caused the bird discomfort before? im kinda clutching at straws, but its all i could see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I think if it was a single foot problem, the bird would hold the foot that was bothering it off the floor. If both feet were bothering it, I would think the bird would be down on its hunkers, using its wings to steady itself. So sounds to me as if it is higher up. Are there any swollen leg joints and what is this bird's overall co-ordination like, especially when landing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 yup have a few that grow long toe nails need to be kept on top of that would cause feet to rock and full weight on would be uncomfortable imo , if legs were swollen or bird not using them I'd be more worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 yup have a few that grow long toe nails need to be kept on top of that would cause feet to rock and full weight on would be uncomfortable imo , if legs were swollen or bird not using them I'd be more worried thats what it kinda looked like, like he couldnt balance as he was "up his toe-nails" if you know what i mean. he seems grand again, but ill be keepng my eye on him i havent noticed any swelling in his joints or feet, and besides that, he's grand, eating like normal, and droppings are grand we'll give him the benefit of the doubt for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freebird Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll bet his claws are light coloured. If they were really long and forcing his toes to twist under the wieght then I think this would be uncomfortable for him. I have birds, dilutes, e.g. yellows that need their toenails cut every 2 or 3 months but never witnessed them walking funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll bet his claws are light coloured. If they were really long and forcing his toes to twist under the wieght then I think this would be uncomfortable for him. I have birds, dilutes, e.g. yellows that need their toenails cut every 2 or 3 months but never witnessed them walking funny. one of mine that's like it is a mealy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freebird Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 one of mine that's like it is a mealy Does he have light coloured nails Mark? He may well be carrying dilute in his genes. I know for a fact all my birds with dark toenails do not grow long. They seem to stop at the correct length. How are you doing mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 your right there white / near opaque in colour , I think mealy is dilute anyway I.e not red spread , not doing bad , hope yer ok hows the cats ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ljb107 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 your right there white / near opaque in colour , I think mealy is dilute anyway I.e not red spread , not doing bad , hope yer ok hows the cats ???? You sure about that? Mealy is ash red bar - ash yellow bar is the dilute of mealy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 You sure about that? Mealy is ash red bar - ash yellow bar is the dilute of mealy.yes its not as strong a colour the red bars are paler not as rich in colour but certainly not a dilute as in the sense of a yellow which would be more visibly noticeable but could be carrying dilute gene , have a red black splash cock breeds yellows with most birds i've paired him to hes carrying dilute the black splash denotes carrying the blue gene anyway mealy bred me a hen that flew 414 miles last year more important they do the task in front of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freebird Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 yes its not as strong a colour the red bars are paler not as rich in colour but certainly not a dilute as in the sense of a yellow which would be more visibly noticeable but could be carrying dilute gene , have a red black splash cock breeds yellows with most birds i've paired him to hes carrying dilute the black splash denotes carrying the blue gene anyway mealy bred me a hen that flew 414 miles last year more important they do the task in front of them There surely are some birds that are not quite the full item (if you know what I mean, geneticaly) If your cock carries dilute all hens from him will be dilute if the mother is intense (non dilute), cocks from him will be intense but will carry dilute i.e. blue hens will be silver and red hens will be yellow. Browns if you have them will be Kaki. Yes some ash red cocks show black flashes (especially in the tail) denoting they are also blue. Any clean tailed cocks would assume they carry brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE FIFER Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 i have a late bred 2010 cock, about 6 months old walking oddly in the loft the best way i can describe it is that he looks he's walking on hot coals, every step he nearly shudders and stands up really tall, really weird looking he's eating fine, his droppings are fine as well, but he just seems a bit odd any ideas lads? ive seperated him for the time being, just to be safe and all Is he stamping his feet, ? i have a late bred 2010 cock, about 6 months old walking oddly in the loft the best way i can describe it is that he looks he's walking on hot coals, every step he nearly shudders and stands up really tall, really weird looking he's eating fine, his droppings are fine as well, but he just seems a bit odd any ideas lads? ive seperated him for the time being, just to be safe and all Is he stamping his feet, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Is he stamping his feet, ? Is he stamping his feet, ? yeah, something to that effect. he seems grand now though, someone i was talking to said Paratyphoid, so im going to give him a treatment for that starting from tomorrow, just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 yeah, something to that effect. he seems grand now though, someone i was talking to said Paratyphoid, so im going to give him a treatment for that starting from tomorrow, just to be safe.stamping feets usualy red mites paratyphoid would swell the joints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbonnie Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 stamping feets usualy red mites paratyphoid would swell the joints cheers for the info oldyellow i checked him over yesterday for mites, i didnt see any, but i still sprayed him, just in case i missed them myself, seeing as im still a novice, i could well have missed them id imagine mites is a dirt issue though right? its abrand new loft, and ive always cleaned it out once a day, and changed the water twice, so the place is spotless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 red mites usually only bother birds whilst nesting they hide in the cracks or warm nests , you can normaly here birds stamping there feet at night when resting , spraying with poultry shield in cracks gets shut of them you can also buy the dust as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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