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    Fungal Crop Infections

    in General Questions About Budgies

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    Unfortunately it's true that many owners seem to come back from the vet and say their birds are on antibiotics then that they are dead. This really worries me and I hope I never have to go through this. Antibiotics are very strong my husband just got off a course of them. He had a sore throat. I didn't go to the doctor and anyways the medication was counter indicated for cardiac patients. Nine times out of ten medication is counter indicated for me anyways.

     

    These antibiotics say that they can do permanent heart damage. It doesn't seem worth treating a sore throat to get heart damage.

    Am I Doing Something Wrong

    in Health Questions and Tips

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    I'm rather new at this compared to some of the breeders here. Birds decline fast though when they are sick because as many people have said before they hide illness so as not to be picked on. When they look ill, they are too tired to hide it anymore and are far gone. You got some pretty good advice here so I'll leave it at that. Sorry about your loss, it is heartbreaking.

    Is This Bird Cage Suitable For My 3 Budgies And Could I Fit More In It

    in New to BBC

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    I have sure noticed that my birds enjoy "ledges" as well as perches. Each nesting house has a piece of tile set on top of the roof to prevent the wood from becoming too soiled. I recently turned the tiles "rough-side-up" to promote natural wear on their nails. But my point is: consider perhaps providing some nice flat ledges (safe bark species etc.) near the top third of your bird room. Looking at a video of birds in the wilds of Australia it struck me that we give them the equivalent of tiny branches, but seldom a nice fat "tree".

    Very interesting I will look into adding an element like this. I did have a part of a tree that I cooked and hollowed a bit but it attracted too much attention for nesting. It was supposed to be decoration so I put it on a shelf and haven't been using it. Also it did not have bark on it. Bark falls off and messes up the room.

    Is This Bird Cage Suitable For My 3 Budgies And Could I Fit More In It

    in New to BBC

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    Thanks rachelm I have changed it up now. I took that cage apart and might use the parts to make a door for my bird room. I am not really good with woodworking but may be able to get help from my son in law. They bought a house and he is a very handy guy. He really works hard though so I don't want to pressure him. I was thinking of using the bottom of the cage on a wall to put perches and toys. It would be good for photography. I will paint my room soon and then post the new look.

    Is This Bird Cage Suitable For My 3 Budgies And Could I Fit More In It

    in New to BBC

    Posted · Edited by Phoebes

    For me it's not as much the cage as it is temperament. I have cages that can theoretically hold more than two budgies but my males fight. They even have to take turns outside their cages. I would always have a plan B. I had three budgies in a huge cage made for many budgies but adding one was a disaster. One of the poor males nearly got his foot ripped off.

     

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