Morning all, your thoughts please as to why pigeons get ybs this time of year.
Regards Dave.
Ybs
I can't say that I really know much about ybs, but my understanding of it is that is usually brought on by stress !!
I have had it a couple of times and it can be quite devastating, however I've only had it late spring/early summer. In my situation I've always put it down to overcrowding, that is definitely when my loft is at its fullest and the most stressful.
This time of year the loft is generally a bit emptier, although still too crowded really, the birds are calmer and more relaxed with no pressure on them to breed or race and as they are shut in there is no interaction with birds from other lofts.
I think if I was to get it now I'd be seriously looking at the environment, mostly the air flow as I'd think lack of fresh air was possibly a major contributory factor.
I have had it a couple of times and it can be quite devastating, however I've only had it late spring/early summer. In my situation I've always put it down to overcrowding, that is definitely when my loft is at its fullest and the most stressful.
This time of year the loft is generally a bit emptier, although still too crowded really, the birds are calmer and more relaxed with no pressure on them to breed or race and as they are shut in there is no interaction with birds from other lofts.
I think if I was to get it now I'd be seriously looking at the environment, mostly the air flow as I'd think lack of fresh air was possibly a major contributory factor.
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This has been a strange one Mike for me,so ybs not raced just trained out to 10 mls. So 3 weeks ago they've been flying out most day's I'd say flying for an hour going off, called in & fed then the dropping started to go wrong was the first sign black watery green droppings then a few vomiting. So as a precaution I cut feed right down the next day & covered the small amount of feed with Nifuromycin powder to start & in the water. They gradually improved over the next few day's on this medication. I have brought in some pigeons but these have been isolated in my garage from day one & still are. The only conclusion I can come up with is the last 12 month we have about 100 ferals flying around sometimes they get mixed up & fly or go off in various groups, mine usually drop these as they can't keep up for long periods of flight that's my only thought about this the ferals look small & greasy looking plumage wise & not rung. So to date they are back to normal dropping good & when let out on good day's fly for over an hour.
Just as a pointer for anyone don't let this take hold be proactive because if it gets out of hand then you may well be to late to turn things around.
Just as a pointer for anyone don't let this take hold be proactive because if it gets out of hand then you may well be to late to turn things around.
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Sorry Mike they have been vaccinated at about 5 weeks old this was back in April with Nobivac so vaccinated 6 months ago.
It's certainly not normal to get it so late in the year - especially when you jabbed approx 6 months ago
I would agree, the most likely cause is to be feral related
As for being proactive. Yes, I whole-heartedly agree
Every year I raced I could see my YB start to come under pressure for YB sickness. I never waited to see if it developed, I acted immediately which is why I was able to keep it at bay
I take the same approach with myself. I'm no martyr. If I think I'm a little off colour and not 100% I act. I don't wait and let something develop
I would agree, the most likely cause is to be feral related
As for being proactive. Yes, I whole-heartedly agree
Every year I raced I could see my YB start to come under pressure for YB sickness. I never waited to see if it developed, I acted immediately which is why I was able to keep it at bay
I take the same approach with myself. I'm no martyr. If I think I'm a little off colour and not 100% I act. I don't wait and let something develop
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With listening to you over a period of time Mike I've anticipated that there was something amiss not right so I didn't wait & glad I didn't as time is key. I'm still non the wiser to be onest, I just thought it was strange for this time of year for them to go down with it.
Regards Dave.
Regards Dave.
Did you actually lose any Dave ?? I take it your old birds were fine ??
I don't know if you are near any fields but as you said the youngsters going off while out, and possibly with the ferals, it is possible that they've picked something up in the fields as there are quite a lot of slug pellets and sprays being used on the new crops this time of year, most these days are safe but some do still pose a risk. Just another consideration.
I don't know if you are near any fields but as you said the youngsters going off while out, and possibly with the ferals, it is possible that they've picked something up in the fields as there are quite a lot of slug pellets and sprays being used on the new crops this time of year, most these days are safe but some do still pose a risk. Just another consideration.
When I wasn’t racing about 9 -10years ago
I moved my hens all young hens nine had raced but trained very lightly into a small brand new shed about October / November just a 6 foot by 4 where I was going to race them from and the following spring they caught what I thought was yb sickness soon as I was training them I wasn’t sure what it was but it did seem to be yb sickness
These must have been 10-12 months old
As I had no plans to race it wasn’t the end of the world but it was about 5 weeks after I had injected them
I moved my hens all young hens nine had raced but trained very lightly into a small brand new shed about October / November just a 6 foot by 4 where I was going to race them from and the following spring they caught what I thought was yb sickness soon as I was training them I wasn’t sure what it was but it did seem to be yb sickness
These must have been 10-12 months old
As I had no plans to race it wasn’t the end of the world but it was about 5 weeks after I had injected them
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Hello Trev, I didn't lose any which was good & my old birds have been fine, it's only been last year that someone & I don't know who it is that's got them started of with about 10 pigeons, then down on the main road another person has 50/60 all unrung without rings they are out all the time even when the weather's bad. The fields around here are all being built on for housing so I don't think they would go fielding.