Two days ago one of my breedings pairs eggs 1st egg hatched then when i went to check it again today the baby was dead. It had a yellow stomach, it looked like it had been feed by the parents yesterday so i dont think it starved? does anyone know what else it could have been? another baby hatched this morning so i am watching it closely so see if it is being fed right. if anyone could shed some light that would be great. Thanks

It sounds like yellow belly it's an infection carried by the parents you need to treat the parents with a broadspectram antibotic like triple c by vetafarm , you can buy one in the pet shops can't think of the name.

I had that earlier in the year and I treated all my birds. google yellow belly in budgies it might come up.

But yes with yellow belly they die about one day old . Parents don't normally feed them if they have yellow belly.

good luck

thanks splat, does this mean all of my birds will have it and i will loose all of my babies? thanks a lot for your help!!

The infection comes from the adults soon after hatching.

The adults aquire their infection from contaminated food particularly egg food, contaminated water or rodents and also from new purchased stock. Cleanliness in the aviary is paramount avoiding in particular long delays between cage and flight cleaning.

 

Symptoms

The severst and most acute outbreaks are usually in young chicks. The parents may not exhibit the disease. Low hatchability, dead in shell, weak chicks and chicks which "fade" after a few days are all symptoms which suggest salmonella infection.

Newly hatched chicks may be small, weak and with loosing droppings.

Examine the nest floor as some hens "sit tight" Flatten their young. but if this is a associated with poor hatchability, salmonella in general, should be suspected. Breeders refer to the problem as "yellow Belly" from the appearance of the gut of the baby chick at death.

A vet can confirm this.

 

Treatment

Must be practised at regular intervals.

Ask your ver but I was told what I told you above but I used Pissavet as it is doxycycline but you can't get this unles you go to a vet where is TripleC you can by from some pet shops and veta farm will send it to you also.

You should stop breeding and treat all birds.

Very true Splat! In my first breeding year I had quite a few yellow bellies and dead in shell but after an extended Doxy treatment (45 days) this almost completely cleared up. I now always do a 30 day + treatment of doxy ahead of my breeding season.

 

Doxy if obtained via your vet is quite expensive but Triple C is a good alternative. :rofl:

Thanks splat and renae, i have started treatment already so hopefully things pick up, cleaned all cages so hopefully :rofl: ! i see results. I was also a little worried that my cock wasnt feeding my hen enough but it seems after watching him he is. this is their second lot of offspring this year so it isnt their first time breeding.

 

The other chick that hatched this morning has a full gut so things might be okay. Thanks again guys, you were a great help!

When I had it with mine not every baby died in the nest but I guess they can carry it but I stopped breeding and treated the lot and everythings been good since.

I hope it all goes well for you. :rofl:

The infection comes from the adults soon after hatching.

The adults aquire their infection from contaminated food particularly egg food, contaminated water or rodents and also from new purchased stock. Cleanliness in the aviary is paramount avoiding in particular long delays between cage and flight cleaning.

 

Symptoms

The severst and most acute outbreaks are usually in young chicks. The parents may not exhibit the disease. Low hatchability, dead in shell, weak chicks and chicks which "fade" after a few days are all symptoms which suggest salmonella infection.

Newly hatched chicks may be small, weak and with loosing droppings.

Examine the nest floor as some hens "sit tight" Flatten their young. but if this is a associated with poor hatchability, salmonella in general, should be suspected. Breeders refer to the problem as "yellow Belly" from the appearance of the gut of the baby chick at death.

A vet can confirm this.

 

Treatment

Must be practised at regular intervals.

Ask your ver but I was told what I told you above but I used Pissavet as it is doxycycline but you can't get this unles you go to a vet where is TripleC you can by from some pet shops and veta farm will send it to you also.

You should stop breeding and treat all birds.

 

thats great info splat

so many have no clue to what causes yellow belly and over look it as a illness

this should straighten them out

great post :celebrate:

Edited November 22, 200915 yr by GenericBlue

Oh Well thankyou GB :celebrate:

Hey guys, just updating you on the yellow belly troubles.

 

i recently treated all of my birds and happened to ony loose one chick out of all of it. i know have a total of 8 healthy chicks!

thanks again as u have saved my birds!

will post some pics soon!

That's great news buick

Hey guys, just updating you on the yellow belly troubles.

 

i recently treated all of my birds and happened to ony loose one chick out of all of it. i know have a total of 8 healthy chicks!

thanks again as u have saved my birds!

will post some pics soon!

 

BRILLIANT :rofl: