Angelic Vampyre

Thanks guys. His cage mate Lemon is fine and not showing any signs of illness we went to the vet and he tested her for just about everything under the sun and outside of being 95% blind she is in perfect health and a great weight. Blue was only 2 years old if I could have gotten his body into the vet then I would have but in my non thinking mode I put his body in the freezer so the vet said that it would be pointless bringing him down. i buried him next to harley his old cage mate.

I understand not having the money and also that some people see Budgies as cheap items. If your parent will not help you then I suggest not getting anymore and trying your best to keep the remaining healthy for now. So some tips would be to show us some pictures of your set up, maybe we can see something that is causing the issue that you can't. Is the food getting wet? I lost half my flock once due to this. Where are the birds kept, what are you feeding them, how is their water kept. Are you giving them anything else such as multi vits in the water or any other extras. I would keep everyone seperate and also clean everything. If you can get your hands on some F10 then that is great if not then try warm water and vinger as a start, clean clean clean clean and then clean again to be on the safe side. Check what the perches and toys are made out of and if unsure again post pictures as we might be able to help.

I have to agree with Kaz on this one. Take time and work out what is wrong with your existing flock. You say you that the sick one under control to me that means you have taken it to the vet and gotten a treatment plan? If not what do you mean by under control? I had one Budgie pass on me and his cage mate has just been to the vet to make sure she is also not going to pass. They can hide illness well so you might think they are getting better but they are not. Do not introduce any new birds until you know yours are clean otherwise you will just keep reinfecting the flock and be doing this all over again.

Something must be going on. Pictures of your set up would be great. Things I think of off the top of my head is are you sure there are no mice or rats getting into the avairy and eating any eggs that get laid? Are there more nest boxes then pairs, there needs to be more otherwise fights will break out over the nest boxes. You sure you have males and females? May sound stupid but I know someone who had one male and 5 females and the male had no intrest in any of the hens so it was a bust. You say you have had your avairy for many years but just got new birds, are all the birds new or only some? If they are all new how old are they and how long has you been waiting for them to breed? if they are all new and young you may a a few months wait on your hands. Also where are you? It might be to cold for them at the moment being the middle of winter and then come spring they will get with the program. Also what are your nest boxes like? if they are two big or to small this can deter Budgie from using them. So more info is needed, pictures of your set up and of your Budgie would also be good. I am sure someone will be able to help you and get you on the right track.

Also the green staining on the ground would worry me. I would get to a vet and ask them to do a smear smaple. When you take them in make sure the base of the cage is lined with newspaper. I hope the otherones pull through

He passed curled up on my chest a 3am in the morning. His cage mate who is showing no signs of illness is going into the vets tomorrow. I hate it when you lose a bird with not explinations.

I have not been posting have come on and read a bit. Blue was one of my original budgies that i had. I have the vets number and will call at 9am if he is still okay, have him in a hot box he has stopped vomiting and almost seems back to himself but I think that he can be in there for the night.

He has been a bit rag tag the last few days but I figured he was just in the middle of a molt. Then tonight he had his greens like normal and now he is vomiting and sitting on the bottom perch all fluffed up. he is also struggling to breath I think. i am going to have to take him to the vets first thing if I can but for now I have put him on heat and going to have to wait it out there is nothing else i can think of doing. I just feel like I have no luck with birds!

- Stray galah found on chelsea heights motorway about a km from Springvale Rd. Not very friendly, but we still think she's a pet because she came up to the guy who handed her in, and she's not very freaked out by being in a cage or picked up in a towel. She had subcutaneous emphysaema when she was found, and has had a week of antibiotics. - Stray white ringneck dove found somewhere near Springvale. - Two stray cockatiels, not really sure of the colour, is dilute silver a colour? Found in different areas on same day but look very similar, so could be from same or different owners. One has a fractured humerus. So we'll bandage the broken wing to the body and hope it heals and give him some painkillers. If you think the birds are yours or you would be intrested in adopting them please let me know.

I found my parrots both big and small liked the Dr Macs over the other brands

I wish someone had told me all the issues that you face. I think i still would have done it but now looking back i might have started slower. I sort of thought "really how hard could it be" so I invested a large amount of time and money into it and then it was just heart breaking, to heart breaking and now I am getting out of it for a while. I think you do need to tell them, I was very much "that will never happen to me" and then when it does you are not prepared for it. I say try and talk them out of it and if they still want to go ahead then help them as much as you can

The last few days he has been off his veggies and i could not keep the seed up to him fast enough, no other signs of illness just hungry and then yesterday night I found him dead. He was 11 years old and I have been through so much with him that it was a shock, I really thought that he would just keep ticking over nothing seemed to get him. Fly free my little grumpy man

Thanks guys. The vet let me hold him as he passed away and he told me he loved me for the last time. I have burried him in the back yard and placed a round paver stone ontop of him and will paint his name on it when it not raining so much. I had him a little under a year and he taught me so much about birds and what true love is like. he was my grumpy little man and as much as it hurts right now I would not go back and change a thing.

I am sorry I never got to see you in full colour, I am sorry that you where only with me for such a short time and that your life was ended by PBFD Fly free my grumpy man I love you, you are my baby and my life. There will never be another of you. Please forgive me I did try

Hey, great advice given above, you mentioned that his wings are clippedif that is the case then for the first bit then that cage will be fine with the perches fine as they are. However agree later down the track I would change the perches or maybe look at getting a bigger cage if he is going to spend large amounts of time in the cage.

Thanks for that. From what a few said at our last committee meeting is the feeling is that his birds have Changed (they used another word but I will used that one) alot in the past few years and he is now trading on his name. I have heard people say "I want a HG bird and I will pay anything to get it" so part of it might be the name the other part might be people perpared to pay for the birds don't know.

See a member of my club who saw the birds before the auction was annoyed as he said that alot where missing flight feathers and alot where not up to the standard that you would expect from a HG bird. He felt as if HG was dumping the worse of the worse on us and hoping that his name was going toget him some big prices. Then again i did not go so have no clue what the birds where in fact like

I have had that happen but was lucky I was able to save the little one. So sorry for your lose

Not sure if I have told you about this but I have had the first agreement for a speaker. As long as we get the hall on a date that suits her then she will be doing a talk and demonstation. introducing Kate Mornement Animal Behaviourist Kate has had a life-long passion for animals and that is why she started this business. Kate has owned many pets including dogs, cats, parrots and rabbits. Kate is a member of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB). http://www.petsbehavingbadly.com.au/home2008.htm We are currenlty looking at the 3rd of October in the Knox area. More details to follow

Pack them up and send them to me I'll Take them! I know it is horrible but they are darn cute!

I can then when they look like then need to be cleaned or if the birds look board or can move around the cage to easy that way I know it is time for a change

I use Molt aid for my old man or I did till I lost the bottle, it's a great product. I find Harley is really grumpy (compared to just being grumpy) when when going through molt

Nope I am just getting that e-mails saying to buy a Russin bride and I deleted them and now I am getting e-mails telling me my russin bride is on her way to and send information to X Y & Z and she will be at the airport soon. I also get a BUNCH about tablets to help my family by being able to last longer in bed... Were the Russian brides any good AV...? I've been thinking about getting me some of those.... They keep telling me they are on their way but so far no one has shown up

Well I have ordered 5 Russin brides and also some tablets to make me last longer and keep it up!

okay I got sent this link today not sure why, think the clinet attached the wrong link http://www.ccac.net.au/files/Pet_pops_in_A...01Chaseling.pdf So I decided to read and I found this bit funny "Whilst dogs and cats are the most popular pets, birds and fish are also kept in large numbers." They then have the little facts box with Dog - 4 million Cats - 2.6 million Birds - 8.4 millions 8.4 Million birds kept as pets! Know I know that most people have multilpe birds but alot of people have two dogs or cats. In fact I believe that someone said about 90% of owners have two or more. So really what they are saying is that 2 million people in australia have a dog, 1.3 million have a cat and I will be nice and say there would be around 3 million that have one bird or more.... I still think we out weigh the others in ownership! People just don't see as pet owner! Oh we need a walk for wings day!