rtwilliams
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563 posts
Jan 18, 2010
4:40 PM
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When I feed and checked my birds today. I noticed a couple birds with what looked like poop on thier beaks. I grabed them and they felt fine physically, and wiped, what I guess is pigeon snot from them.
I checked for canker but did not see anything. They did have a liguid in theirthroats that looked like snot.
Do pigeons get colds and what can I do for it?
Thanks
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RT Williams
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donnie james
891 posts
Jan 18, 2010
4:55 PM
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hay rt,
call foy's they can help you out their number is 1-877-355-7727 and their 2 hours ahead of us
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Donny James
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wishiwon2
279 posts
Jan 19, 2010
10:44 AM
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It probably really was pigeon poop. They do eat their own droppings sometimes (coprophagia), lots of animals do. I suspect it is because something is lacking in their diet. I notice it far more in the kitbirds than breeders. I have noticed if I grit them a little more often and add 1/4 tsp of iodized salt to a gal of water, it drops way down. I also try to scrape more regularly when I see them doing it, it just bugs me ... lol
To be safe, I would isolate those showing the symptoms you describe, but I would not medicate unless you see other symptoms too, like loss of appetite or weight, reluctance to fly, etc. Medicating for canker is fine, but all pigeons have a little canker all the time. I dont know that what youve described is canker though.
Jon
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Jon
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rtwilliams
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564 posts
Jan 19, 2010
8:23 PM
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Jon
You are probally right. I wanted to Worm them. I never have wormed them. So I pulled the grit the first of the month. I am tight with it anyway. I used a wormer 2 weeks ago, and was gong to do it again tomorrow. So maybe that is the problem. I will see what happen in a few days.
Jay
I do not think it is canker. I have never had a problem with canker, and there is no canker growth, just runny noses. I am keeping an eye on it though.
I hate to medicate to much, and really I have a enough young birds right now that I think i would cull the weak first.
Thanks
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RT Williams
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Squabby*32
153 posts
Jan 20, 2010
12:08 AM
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Good luck with your birds RT. Hopefully you will be able to cure them.
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DJJeffman Spinners
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rtwilliams
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566 posts
Jan 20, 2010
8:19 PM
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Brad
The discharge isn't really sticky, just runny and wet, whitish in color, not transparent. I couldn't even notice it until I picked them up.
I have never checked the hardness of the beaks. I will check some healthy birds, tomorrow and then check the ones that have the "cold".
When I did my rounds today all were heathy and I did not see poop on any beaks. But I had limited time. Tomorrow I can spend more time, and be more observant.
Thanks All
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RT Williams
Last Edited by on Jan 20, 2010 8:20 PM
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