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Craig

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  1. Budgielover13, I really like that cage. The broken screen mesh you mention reminds me that Hawaii requires a mosquito proof cage. I may just have to fire up the table saw and get to work. Craig
  2. Everyone, There is a lot of good advice…my initial fear of harm to the birds have been answered now I just need to put all of the advice to good practical use. Wish us well as we prepare, the move should occur very early next year. Again Thank You, Craig
  3. All, From your comments, it sounds good that they will be able to travel with us. The airlines have the minimum size requirement listed for cages. I will start looking for a sturdy cage and any other requirements the airlines may have. I am assuming that covering the cage will keep the budgies calm. Also it will prevent any drafts during the flight. I would assume the cargo hold will be cool. If anyone has any other insights, I would appreciate it. Thank You, Craig
  4. Hi We are moving from Texas to Hawaii in a few months and I need some advice on relocating our two budgies. The State of Hawaii/airlines have restrictions concerning the import of birds which include no hand carrying of the budgies. This means they will have to be loaded with the checked luggage in a pressurized and heated compartment. At a minimum there will be one connection and one long flight around 5 hours long. I will provide a cage and cover but I am unsure on how to provide food and water? Does anyone have an ideas/insight if such a trip would be harmful to the birds? I have extreme doubt that they would be able to make such a move but need your advice. Bottom line…we love the birds but in their best interest will find a loving home here in Texas. Your thoughts, Craig
  5. KAZ, Thank you...I will see what pictures I can find. Also, I will have to do my research on how to get the right sized photo so it posts properly. Craig
  6. All, Thank you for your comments. I see very clearly now that the vet was the only way to proceed. I can not fully describe how terrible I feel about how this all turned out but will find an avian vet soonest. KAZ asked how old she was but since Peppy was found outside and then offered to our family I have no specific data on how old she was. Best guess would be an older budgie. Again thank you, Craig
  7. Elly, Thanks for the information. As this incident was occurring I did reference the FAQ and viewed the link you provided, although it appears that nothing quite like this was discussed. It also appears the egg bound term was reserved for the specific case of the egg not passing thru the cloaca. Can you suggest what terminology would be helpful to find situations common to mine? Do you know if this situation is common? My daughters care for the birds very well...food, water, vitamins, so it is my impression that diet or calcium deficiencies were not a factor. Our home is kept at 72 degrees day and 65 degrees at night. Thanks, Craig
  8. Hello all, I am a new member that joined the forum out of necessity due to a terrible occurrence from one of my daughter’s budgie. I learned a terrible lesson and wanted to gather information just incase this happens again. I am very cautious to post this for fear of retribution but I must. Please do not think badly of me, we were caught off guard and did what we thought was appropriate at the time but in retrospect we could have done much better. Also, we do not have the resources to take her to the vet. Here is the story We have 3 budgies, 2 adopted and one from the pet store. We have had the adopted budgies for almost 7 months when much to our surprise, Peppy began to lay an egg during the morning. It made it about 75% out but was stuck with blood around the area. My first impression was that blood had congealed and was holding the egg in place. I contacted the vet immediately to discuss and specifically mentioned what could possibly cause this to occur, I very clearly asked a question about the possibility of a membrane holding the egg in and the vet mentioned it was common to have an egg stuck and that he could manipulate to egg out. No mention of a membrane. After that, I referenced many articles about this issue but nothing pertinent to an egg stuck out side of the vent. At lunch time, I attempted to oil the area to encourage it to progress naturally as some articles mentioned this in egg bound hens and was hopeful it would break the blood lose or what ever else was holding it in. This did not work, so around dinner time, I took another closer look at Peppy, and noticed that there was in fact a membrane around the egg. It appeared to be torn close to the vent. In desperation I used a scalpel to cut the bottom the membrane and released the egg. Around bed time, Peppy was feeding and active, I was hopeful. We kept the house very warm and prayed. In the morning she did not look good and after I had made it to work she had died. Bottom Line, we are heart broke about her passing and I need to know if this has happened before and what could have been done. Please do not be to judgmental...some kindly advice is appreciated. Craig