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There isn't anyone else that can unfortunately Liv, just me and the kids. I'm being very careful though :yellowhead:

They are being treated under the guidance of my vet with doxy My quarantine is very strict, I keep them in the bathroom(unused one) for four weeks and they are attended to first thing in the morning before I even shower or dress, then my pjs go straight into a hot wash and I get in the shower and scrub before seeing to my other birds over the course of the day. After the four weeks is up they spend another two weeks outside also in isolation before joining the main flock. Oh and I've had psitticosis before(as in me personally) so I'm aware of the potential risk to me so every care is being taken. Actually I was a little surprised you guys had to ask :yellowhead: I guess that's what happens when you go AWOL for a while ETA: I haven't had any new birds in for a while anyway, I certainy would have expected that if I was going to have a problem due to added birds I would have had it long before now

My main flight which houses about 60 budgies has been hit with psitticosis Other than maybe a pigeon coming in through the garage door(the flight is inside the garage) I can't think where it would have come from, I haven't added any un quarantined birds, etc. They are being treated but so far it isn't looking good, I've already lost ten and there are about 30 huddled under heat lights all fluffed up at the moment and others just randomly dropped off perches. I have five birds which haven't become ill in my breeding aviary and two chicks inside which are fine but at the moment I'm facing the devestating reality of loosing almost my whole flock. Man I need to just eat some chocolate and have good cry right now. :yellowhead:

I have to agree with Liv, plus at that age they are almost impossible to raise anyway and they don't develop nice temperaments when they grow up they are still 'wild' (I tried fostering some with my baby pet mice once)

Green seeds are great for him, they begin to loose some of their nutrition once they dry out. Go for it :thumbs_up:

I used to work in a pet shop that had an inhouse vet I agree with the others though, I would ask which vet they use and explain that you want totake him to the appointment yourself.

Sounds like an old wives tale to me, especially given few breeders breed over winter

It is not safe even in a whole room. Lorikeets are veryplayful and have very sharp beaks, my lorikeets have actually injured each other just trying to play. Even if it doesn't mean to it could kill or seriously injure a budgie without meaning to.

I would warn her that he stands a good chance of having her budgies killed by a lorikeet. I can't see why it would be illegal for the bird to be re-released, does she know what type of lori it is as there are red and green collars around there.

Yeah, still not doing much but we'll see...

What do you use sand mats for?

Maybe you could try and track downa freebie cage through freecycle or similar and set it up better...

That cage is totally unsuitable for a budgie :happy-dancing:

I guess that would be the national, it was in Perth last year. I wouldn't think Aussies would be able to go to the one in the UK due to quarantine issues

Today for the first time I have had corellas and currawongs at my house, haven't seen them here in nearly 2 year (although I heard corellas fly over occasionally). We are only about 15-20km from the closest fires 'as the crow flies', do you reckon they have moved down from the hills, particularly the currawongs which are usually more of a lower slopes type bird, often seen at ski resorts and place a little higher in altitude... Interesting...

I can't seem to get it to archive my message We have two chicks! I'm trying not to jinx it I don't think all the eggs are fertil but I'll leave them in there for the time being :happy-dancing:

Ifit is hanging off the best bet is to catch him and just snip it off where it is broken. It will moult out on it's own eventually

Because we are all scared of DrNat You'll notice I haven't replied yet, my only advice was going to be to take it to a wildlife carer but I figured that was stating the obvious after the other thread

Wow, I can't believe someone reported you! I'll always encourage people to seek out a licenced carer because they have the experience to deal with the animals but I raised my share of animals before I got my licence and most who are now carers probably did too , I'd never report someone who was doing a great job of raising the animal though. Ah well, at least the baby is being looked after even if it's nt by you, if you find out from the vet which carer it went to you should be able to get an update

I haven't got one myself but have used the one at work or at uni in the past, may get myself one in the future. If you know what you are looking for and how to treat the main things it makes life alot easier, especially with the diseases that progress quickly.

There are stoopid people everywhere. I used to work in a pet shop and once had a lady ask me very seriously whether cats needed toilet paper of some sort I refrained from asking her how she thought they would hold it and simply said no

Grevillea is fine

Never heard that one before, budgies migrate between food/water sources and generally wouldn't fly during the night so not sure about that one! That is what prey animals like zebras can do though to watch out for predators, they keep one eye open while 'resting' the other side.

Don't buy perches for him, they aren't good for his feet anyway, use natural branches from gum trees Also you can give gumnuts and leaves, bottlebrush branches, etc as toys too, they'll love chewing them up and cost nothing.

My main question is whether you notice him grinding his top and bottom mandibles together? I have a bird with a minor underbite and she has never needed trimming as despite the underbite she can make the tips of her beak meet and grinds them down herself, I keep a close eye on her of course but it's never needed to be done. If it stays as it is now and doesn't get any worse then you won't need to worry about trimming it.