fero 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 4,419 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2011 Birthday: 01/05/1994 Share Posted August 17, 2011 hey i have two 3 week old chicks and i have noticed that their wings are red. The red is almost like a dried up blood, and i have noticed the mother has blood on her. Is that from her attacking then or trying to clean them. Link to comment
NOWBUDGIE 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 4,894 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 129 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,110 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 15, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hey Fero, mothers tend to attack young when they want to lay again, just try peak and watch inside the nest box with her in it and see if see is attacking them bad, thats what I do. Can you foster the chicks to another nest?? Let other pro's here comment BETTER!! Link to comment
Squeak_Crumble 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 5,236 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 71 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,025 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 6,515 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2013 Birthday: 11/06/1997 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think, someone correct me if I am wrong, but it can be due to dehydration? Or is that only in younger chicks? Otherwise, it looks like she may be plucking the wings. This can reatrd feather growth, so watch out. The chicks legs also look to be caked with poop. Try dampening it with a wet cloth and picking it off gently. Around this stage the dad should be taking over most of the feeding, so it would be safe to remove the hen and let the dad do his job. When you remove her, just make sure the chicks are getting fed by dad (full crops). Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Mum is plucking them and they arent 3 weeks old either The caked on poop is something you should have been addressing with twice daily nestchecks. Edited August 17, 2011 by **KAZ** Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I agree with Kaz and they really don't look like they are 3 weeks either. Your nest must be wet to have that much build up on their legs, to much soaked seed can course wet nest and so can Enteritis. Is the nest smelly? Link to comment
Daz 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Member ID: 4,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 247 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,882 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 36,650 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 19/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2022 Birthday: 02/02/1964 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Clean the legs and give the chicks a rub of Medicated Olive oil. If you haven't got any mix a few drops of Detol into some baby oil and rub it lightly over them. The hen won't like the taste and the detol and oil will sooth the chick. The hen will pluck the chicks for many reasons. Some are not intending to hurt the chick. Some say she does it because she is either playful or board. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 18, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted August 18, 2011 If a hen is in the habit of nibbling on her chick in the nestbox, I provide millet sprays in the nestbox and a block of safe wood to chew. If she gets to the point of severe enough to draw blood I look for another nest to foster chicks to. Link to comment
nubbly5 0 Posted August 18, 2011 Member ID: 5,023 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 39 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,608 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,635 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 28/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 21, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Ooooh Daz! I like your tip there, never even thought of it before but seems so obvious. I'll be trying that with any stupid feather plucking hen this season. Millet sprays help but not always and with really stubborn feather pluckers I've resorted to moving chicks and culling the hen. I have a family of clearwings that feather pluck like B*stards! Link to comment
fero 0 Posted August 20, 2011 Member ID: 4,419 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2011 Birthday: 01/05/1994 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 thx guys on the advice, and straight after the picture i cleaned all the poop of them, the reason for it being like that is cause i dont like to handle the chicks much cause i had a hen that rejected her chicks for some reason, and i would have put the chicks with another hen but ive only got 4 budgies and the chicks have all cleared up now, i sprayed the nest with lice and mite spay Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Fero...........read this topic http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index.php?showtopic=13358 and KNOW that you do need to nestcheck twice a day ( morning and night ) once you have chicks in a nest. You nestchecking is not why your previous mother rejected chicks. A mother too young may not feed her chicks. A mother who is colony breeding can be prevented from feeding her chicks. A sick mother wont feed her chicks. As a responsible bird owner and breeding, you NEED to be nestchecking to prevent things like dead chicks ion nests, splayed legs, build up of food in the beaks, poop setting on feet etc. No excuse not to be checking your nests if you are breeding. If you havent learnt this important and vital part of being a breeder you should not be breeding. Edited August 21, 2011 by **KAZ** Link to comment
fero 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Member ID: 4,419 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 108 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/06/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2011 Birthday: 01/05/1994 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 ive been cheeking them twice a day now and sometimes even more then twice and ive realized the mother is still plucking them so i move her into another cage. is this what i should do? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted August 21, 2011 ive been cheeking them twice a day now and sometimes even more then twice and ive realized the mother is still plucking them so i move her into another cage. is this what i should do? So who is looking after the chicks ? They arent 3 weeks old Fero. Link to comment
splat 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I wouldn't take the mum away the are to young, I would put the chicks under another hen if you have one with chicks and if not leave the chicks with the mum, most times they only pluck the down and then leave them be, I just had a nest where the mum plucked them stupid and then just stopped, one minute I had these beautiful white fluffy chicks and the next little pink bald little chicks. There was a little blood on the wings but I had NO choice and had to leave them there but the hen stopped and they grew there feathers but they were still bald under the feather for a while. Link to comment
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