Debate 3

So now we have said what causes Young bird sickness, what do you think is the best treatment for it ?

EssexSteve wrote:

So now we have said what causes Young bird sickness, what do you think is the best treatment for it ?

Well !!!!!!!!!!!!!! with all my experience on this subject etc
I would go Cinnamon "Big time" on the food or in the water.
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i know some will disagree, but i dont feed for 24 hours, or even 48 hours, take the grit away and add nifuramycin to the water for a week....then i feed very lightly with super diet mix and gradually build it up to a heavier feed once i know they arnt holding the corn.....JMO

the reason i treat this way is altho i know others do differnt treatments using natural products or things bought from the chemist etc, i know the nifuramycin will cure it so in my opinion theres no need to mess about with trial and error on my part......

David wrote:

i know some will disagree, but i dont feed for 24 hours, or even 48 hours, take the grit away and add nifuramycin to the water for a week....then i feed very lightly with super diet mix and gradually build it up to a heavier feed once i know they arnt holding the corn.....JMO

me to but i give a charcoal tablet 2 days running aswell and instead of nifuramycin i give strike in the water which is a prebiotic for 4 days then a probiotic for 4 days but i have used niffy befor but last year went down this route and all was well

ive not had it but what ide do is if i seen birds being sick ide basket all the birds clean and burn the loft with blow lamp disinfect and replace the birds with no food
but a very strong dose of glucose for 2 days then take it from there glucose will feed them they wont starve but at same time your not overloading the crops
if by then they look better then ide feed a light mix till they are holding corn well again ide probly feed by hand several times a day a bit at a time

but thats me and i take into account others veiws that have had it and got over it

I have not had a full scale YB sickness thing but any birds that show any signs take food away for 24 hours and put gloucose in water, last year i used some stuff Daz sent me but that was more durty wattles

EssexSteve wrote:

I have not had a full scale YB sickness thing but any birds that show any signs take food away for 24 hours and put gloucose in water, last year i used some stuff Daz sent me but that was more durty wattles

that was for resperatory steve ya dont need meds for ybs unless they get a secondary infection which can happen if left unchecked

that's right, my head is all over, i really should refer to my notes, The fella who used to live down the road couldnt understand how his birds 4 doors down got YB sickness but mine didnt