Thin Young Bird

[Far North Flyer]

Hi all I've got a couple of young birds thet are a tad on the thin side.they are eating and are lively enough.there is no sighn of canker and the droppings are good in the boxes.i gave these birds 3in1 hackers and a worming pill these birds in question are not prepared to fly around the house and hugg the loft.i wonder if they are getting bulled of the food or if there's a problem with them.they are still quite young but should be better.

Any advice (other than the bin)great fully received

 

Fnf

[Tony C]

After they've eaten feel their crops to make sure they're not just picking up the small seeds. If they are only feed large grains for a week, it might mean you'll have to sieve the mixture your feeding to separate the large from the small (if you only have a mixture & no straight grains)

[Far North Flyer]

After they've eaten feel their crops to make sure they're not just picking up the small seeds. If they are only feed large grains for a week, it might mean you'll have to sieve the mixture your feeding to separate the large from the small (if you only have a mixture & no straight grains)

Thanks ill give that a try

[blaz]

yb,s will soon take to wing .

[andyyy]

might be pecking in the soil?

I have one myself whats eating and drinking just isn't 100% and i think thats down to the soil :/

[Guest geordiejen]

mate if you suspect something is wrong with a young one the best thing to do is to remove it from the others.its hard to monitor a bird with others around and if its got anying it could pass it onto the others.if you can i would put it or them in a breeding box or something to monitor them.its not a good idea to give them meds other than a canker tab as it can interfere with the development of the immune system.

[geordie1234]

If this was happening in my loft I would either seperate them and see how they go or completely remove them. Personally for me once I have that bad gut feeling about a doo its better out the loft.

 

Ofcoarse I have not seen these 3 pigeons it could be they are just a bit behind and are fine its almost impossible to diagnose anything on a forum.

[Far North Flyer]

Hi all I've got a couple of young birds thet are a tad on the thin side.they are eating and are lively enough.there is no sighn of canker and the droppings are good in the boxes.i gave these birds 3in1 hackers and a worming pill these birds in question are not prepared to fly around the house and hugg the loft.i wonder if they are getting bulled of the food or if there's a problem with them.they are still quite young but should be better.

Any advice (other than the bin)great fully received

 

Fnf

hi all an update on that bird ,watching her and yes its was eating small seed i checked the crop too and it was small seed so ive put her in a place of her own and am now picking out the small seed from the mix ans see how it goes.

thanks all

fnf

[Wiley]

Far north do you have any maize or maple peas separate? It's always wise after moving young birds to put them on only large grain for at least 4 days before introducing a mixture, it stops them for only going for small grains