My birds eat pretty much anything except leafy greens. People always rave about their birds getting into the garden and killing off their lettuce or cabbage crop. Can't get mine to eat that stuff no matter how many times I try. Anything with seeds on the inside. Tomatoes are always a favorite. They do get quite a few bananas. But 3-4 bananas split between 20 birds isn't a lot per bird. Today they had mango, apricot, and nectarine.
I'm wondering if something I had given them for a treat went bad and they ate it anyway. It was so humid in the coop the other day the strawberries I put out in the morning were moldy by that evening. If I didn't see it and they ate it they could have gotten sick and probably pretty fast.
That's what's so weird. The little Spitz seemed a little off. I certainly wasn't thinking it was going to die.
The Marans was definitely having crop issues. Slow and sour. She was pooping so something was getting through but she was very gassy. Again not really expecting to find her gone. I actually wonder if she aspirated. She would lay down and push her own crop and liquid would come out. I had given her only water and monistat but she could have drank enough to do it.
Jr was fine this last weekend. He was second to Pat and I would see some chasing going on but haven't seen a squabble in months. Monday morning when I went out his comb was blackened. But I worked out there all day and he seemed fine. His comb reddened up again. Then it was dark again Tues morning. I went to work in the day then again at night and when I did bed checks it was dark still. Not sure if it reddened up in the day or not. That's why I brought him in. I wanted to see how he was by himself. I know it was past roost time but he seemed stoned. I offered him a raw egg. He just looked at it. I left the light on in the garage today but he seemed to stay just laying down. I got back from the store with some cottage cheese for him and that's when he died. I brought him into the sunshine with the food but he wasn't interested at all.
The only thing they all have in common is living conditions. All different ages, different sexes, different breeds. Yet their symptoms aren't the same..... IDK.
I'm wondering if something I had given them for a treat went bad and they ate it anyway. It was so humid in the coop the other day the strawberries I put out in the morning were moldy by that evening. If I didn't see it and they ate it they could have gotten sick and probably pretty fast.
That's what's so weird. The little Spitz seemed a little off. I certainly wasn't thinking it was going to die.
The Marans was definitely having crop issues. Slow and sour. She was pooping so something was getting through but she was very gassy. Again not really expecting to find her gone. I actually wonder if she aspirated. She would lay down and push her own crop and liquid would come out. I had given her only water and monistat but she could have drank enough to do it.
Jr was fine this last weekend. He was second to Pat and I would see some chasing going on but haven't seen a squabble in months. Monday morning when I went out his comb was blackened. But I worked out there all day and he seemed fine. His comb reddened up again. Then it was dark again Tues morning. I went to work in the day then again at night and when I did bed checks it was dark still. Not sure if it reddened up in the day or not. That's why I brought him in. I wanted to see how he was by himself. I know it was past roost time but he seemed stoned. I offered him a raw egg. He just looked at it. I left the light on in the garage today but he seemed to stay just laying down. I got back from the store with some cottage cheese for him and that's when he died. I brought him into the sunshine with the food but he wasn't interested at all.
The only thing they all have in common is living conditions. All different ages, different sexes, different breeds. Yet their symptoms aren't the same..... IDK.
