Please Help......Young Bird Sickness

put it up david ill have a look

birdy2011 wrote:

put it up david ill have a look

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I have 2 more questions:

1. I have a few birds that are retaining food and water in their crops for a couple days now - no vomiting and they wont come down to eat. Is there anything I can do or should I just let it go? Or should I try to induce the vomiting? Some of the other birds are showing signs of improvment...maybe Im almost done with this nightmare.

2. The birds that do get through this, are they at a disadvantage come race season compared to birds that didnt have to suffer through these problems?

thanks again!

hi str, do you think its sour crop.....? does it smell......? if it is ive once seen a pigeon man hold the bird upside down and draw the old food out of the crop and out of its mouth.....

DAVID wrote:

hi str, do you think its sour crop.....? does it smell......? if it is ive once seen a pigeon man hold the bird upside down and draw the old food out of the crop and out of its mouth.....

I think it is sour crop as a result of them not digesting their food from the ybs virus

Well, lastyear, I ended culling out all of the really sick birds. The rest recovered and I went on to have the best young bird season so far!! I won a club race and on the 200mile I took 1st-6th combine!! I ended up 1st place champion loft in our combine!!

glad to hear you had a good season s.t.r. you did well..........hope you have another successful breeding and racing season in 2012.