Droppings Test.

[walterboswell59]

wiley i have the colin walker book and a microscope.i tried the crop flush and couldnt find anything.this belga dee weerd vet has a good reputation so i will go with their recomendations see how things go.no youngsters in the nest have died since tuesday.the meds might kill them but im not hanging around waiting to see if they pull through.if they die from the treatment then thats the way it has to be.young bird sickness as i believe is a mixture of bacteria and virus which can be non specific.its otherewise called adenovirus.the bacterial side can be treated but the viral side not.will the young in the nest survive this well it remains to be seen.

good luck with them m8

[William Reid]

good luck with them m8

Bump

[MIK]

aye mate still keep pouters.its not due to just wet feeders guys its killing youngsters between 5-14 days old.there is different coloured droppings all around the loft so its not just the squeekers in the nest its yearling birds but they dont look sick,only the droppings are noticably not right.funny thing is all the first round of youngsters have been weaned with no problems.this leaves me a problem because i dont want to put these older youngsters anywhre near the main loft,or the young bird section.they are all in seperate pens in my pouter loft.nothing in my pouter loft has this and i have fancy breeds sitting and rearing youngsters fine.i dont know very much about y/b/sickness but if i lose all the youngsters in the nests now then its my season over for the breeding.eggs are going in the bin and all breeders getting split.does natural yogurt bring the yeast level back down?they are getting the 7 day course of antibiotics mate if nt cleared then im getting back to the vet.appreciate maybe you guys may know better but ive gone out my way to find a pigeon vet so if it goes wrong i will be back on the phone to him.i will keep you all posted on how things turn out.some of the droppings on the loft floor were water like with thread like droppings,some were green and sloppy,green with lots of white on it but still sloppy.some were light brown but perfectly formed and some were yellow,orangey colour but perfectly formed.

 

Geordie im not a vet but had a similar experience....ybs dont die in nest from YBS ..your birds have like Vet said a bacterial infection and prolly Salmonella/Paratyhoid. one dropping test will not give def result. Thererfore vet covering his own ass by saying u need cultural is proper protocol. Costly but answer to prob.

 

the decision you have taken is prolly a panic one ...but remember the vet said a cultural maybe required.

 

hope you get it sorted

atb

Mick