Harris Hawk Talons Changed Colour

[Ginger shooter 58]

Hi peeps Lorne here! [BANNED TEXT] female harris hawk in moult this time last year her talons went grey/white they came back now there going again! Any ideas?? Feeding chicks quail odd bit of rabbit and steak! :-/

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

try this but i doubt it a nutrition problem with the food your feeding

 

http://www.themodernapprentice.com/diseases.htm

[Ginger shooter 58]

Yeh I read all that bud last year! she's all up together wormed the lot and getting alot nutrition just baffled

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

i wouldnt worry about it bud if it didnt bother her last year i doubt it will this year, its just one of them things i suppose

[craigynewall 28]

Happend to me 1st year. I got advised to inject a cod liver oil capsual into the food 1 a week and bang it cleared up perfect nice jet black shiney talons with even softer and more shiny feathers. So i stopped putting it into the food soon as it cleared anf if it ever came back id do the same! Worked wonders...

[charlie caller 3,654]

Dont forget as well mate if she is taking a lot of baths and soaking her feet, this will give them that dull grey appearance too, but you know her talons will be razor sharp.

[lor123 12]

if your feeding any type of frozen food all the moisture and oils are destroyed from the freezing process thats how a lot of birds of prey get dehydrated as all oils and water come from their food and when they go into the moult in summer and falconers are feeding from the freezer in the heat oil and water intake drops at the time that its needed most as not all bop will drink from water bowl, so it would be a good idea to just rub or inject a little cod liver oil into anything your feeding. it does sound like a slight deficiency but it could be that the moult is just taking a lot out of her mate. i wouldnt be that worried though if it happened last year might just be one of those things. atb