Greasy Wattle.....

a yb that was missing for 5-6 days wattle is a bit greasy......its not too bad and the bird is flying well enough, eating ok and droppings are ok. on the morning it seems fairly white but after flying and later in the day it seems to go a bit browny/greasy.
i did have one like this last year and when i watched them i saw its nest mate feeding it so therefor giving it a discoloured wattle.....
any ideas please anyone ?

is it paired up or nebbing sometimes this causes the wattle to discolour keep an eye on it david if it gets worse the treat , also you can try this get a jar of water put in a few condese crystals dip its whole head in for around 30 seconds see what happens a old fancier told me this

see what happens ???? it might kill it... it hink it is paired to its nestmate ian so it might be because of that like you say.....

david it wont kill it cleens it nostrels out wattles go lily white after a couple of hours,

where do i get it from ian...

chemist its called potassium permangamate

thanks ian, ill get some monday...let you know what happens.

ok david

do i just dip the beak into it ? not its eyes as well ?

the whole head david dont worry it,ll be ok i promise

so can i just go in the chemist and buy it over the counter ?

yes david they are only crstals

is it those purple ones ?

yes thats it david

dont want it spreading to the others if its anything nasty....dont think it is but cant be too careful can you ?

no but if its respitory you,ll have to treat all off them

ive got these tkk tablets .....it says for cure as well on the box.....is the bird too young to treat with these ?

no david will be fine but if your not sure give it half a tablet and a half the next day

byt remember no grit and minerals when treating

DAVID wrote:

ive got these tkk tablets .....it says for cure as well on the box.....is the bird too young to treat with these ?

Hi David,
Dump the TKK and get some Doxycycline and treat them all. Remove all grits, but first make sure that it's a geasy wattle and not just that the young bird has been 'beaking' with its' mate. If you treat with Doxy. you will need to treat for 5 days. 1 sachet in 2 litres water
TKK is a med. that treats 3 things at once and I dont have a lot of faith in it although I have used it in the past, it does Cocci, Respo. and cancer but I would treat separately for these.
Malcolm

wattles whitened up now but ive found out it is/was beaking with its nest mate so it was making the wattle apear greasy......shes flying well and making a nice looking hen.

I would agree with you malcolm

I would always treat seperatley just to make sure you have everything covered

i think people panic into treating sometimes,i,ve done it myself in the past but from now on if i think there is something wrong i will get them tested which does not cost that much then treat them

i think its better to use preventatives rather than treatments so you can keep disease down to minimal leave proper treatment before big races to get that lift only my opinion