But some vetrx a few drops down the throat and on his nose a few times a day will help him breath and give him amoxicillin everyday,aviomed makes a treatment for air sac infection also,foys has a huge selection of meds.
My bet is the guy selling the homers knows they will fly right back to his loft and he will sell them again to someone else,I had homers and never flew them other than letting th out of the loft to fly around the house,I gave some to my brother who lived about 30 miles away,he kept them caged...
Sometimes parents will have trouble laying eggs or may destroy the eggs if they're low on minerals such as calcium or become egg bound and die, but I would give them some probiotics with the vitamins in their water at least three times a week to help build that up and a source of gritt,oyster...
I agree with Jac 100% put them in together,when the young pigeon is almost weaned the hen will lay again if weather permits.i have a feeder that feeds up to 30 at a time,wooden dowels desperate each bird,when you leave the nest I provide a deepest feeder and waterer for the younger to have their...
Chicken can come down with a different type of paratyphoid,I would routinely clean everything with a 50-50 mix of bleach and water in a spray bottle,scrap the poo off things and clean with bleach,I had the same problem you had,birds dead in the nest and on the floor,all clean and healthy now,I...
I have had a hen sit on 4 pigeon eggs at one time,split them up when they err ready to hatch,she and the cock did a great job,but they couldn't feed 4,so 2 went to the foster parents.
On your dirt floor lofts,throw down some lime and Rack up the poo every week,the lime helps kill the bacteria in the poop,use barnyard lime it will be safe for the birds,never throw feed on the ground it gets in the bacteria,then they eat and the cycle starts again. I give the foys probiotics...
Go to foys and pick up the 4 in 1 powder they have it in stock,they just got two huge shipping containers,I can't stand NE supply,they are crooks,had a paypal dispute with them,never sent what I ordered and charged me 3 times increase on shipping,paypal awarded me the winner,said they were were...