Guest eterri Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 (edited) I'm so sorry you lost him. I can definitely empathize. I still believe he had some sort of illness though. The hens would more likely fight each other over him than bully him to the extent of him dying. And even then, he'd be more likely to die from injuries from the fight. If they were keeping him from the food it would have taken him days to actually starve and I'm sure you'd have noticed him getting thin before that happened (or noticed that he wasn't able to eat). His keel bone would have been very visible near the end. (Some diseases do cause this as well though. They make the bird look as if it isn't eating even if it is.) Also, you said he had droppings stuck to his vent before he passed which also indicated that he must have been able to eat something, or else he wouldn't have been able to make droppings. I know all this doesn't matter too much now for poor Jet but it would be a good idea to keep an eye on the rest of the birds in case they start showing symptoms too. If you can spare the money, it would be good to have them checked out by an avian vet. (Preferably not the one who told you that Jet was only sick from being bullied--he was obviously wrong in more ways than one.) This is actually imperative if you're still planning on breeding. The birds need to be 100% healthy before you breed them and a good avian vet should do a full work up on them. Sorry to ramble, I know you must be feeling pretty sad right now. I just wanted to point out the importance of keeping an eye on your other budgies. I hope all goes well with them. Edited May 13, 2005 by devvle Link to comment
GofD 0 Posted May 13, 2005 Member ID: 1,057 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 14 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 100 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/04/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 6, 2007 Birthday: 12/08/1983 Share Posted May 13, 2005 My innermost sympathy, budgieteen. It's hard losing one of the family. But I'm sure Baby, Little One, their brother, Lute their mother and Gundam will be waiting for Jet in heaven. He won't be lonely, but we'l still be sad. Link to comment
Guest budgieteen Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 i will be keepying a very close eye on ali vicky and zoe they all seem fine and lively but i know that doesnt mean they are healthy. i am going to buy a new male for breeding anyway (jet was my breeeding male!) Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted May 13, 2005 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted May 13, 2005 Oh no! ((((hugs)))) I hope the vet was right about it not being a disease. Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted May 14, 2005 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted May 14, 2005 aww poor Jet ((huggles)) Link to comment
Guest budgieteen Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 thanks guys your all so nice Link to comment
Guest Sparky Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Sorry I'm a bit late but I've just read through it all and I really hope Jet is okay and that no other budgies get bullied. Link to comment
Guest Andy Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 when you get your new male budgie maybe it would be a good idea to put the food in lots of places when they are eventually in the cage all together Link to comment
Guest budgieteen Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 yeah i will do that, before i had only 2 seed pots but i will be going out to buy 2 more along with my budgie Link to comment
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