Estelle

hi, thanks all for your answers :rofl: What does "Recessive Pied" mean? I am very new to keeping birds and do not know anything.. Also, how do they get scaley face - is it something I do wrong or can do better and how much would the treatment cost? Thanks again Recessive pied refers to the bird being a pied coloured or mutation bird and recessive refers to the fact that the kind of pied here is a recessive gene. Also called Danish pied. Re the scalyface...its nothing you have done Just pops up here and there in birds where they may have once had contact and if they are feeling a little low the scaly face kicks in....kind of like have a wart virus in your blood and occasionally the warts pop up Phone your local vets and ask for prices for ivermectin. Sometimes it is sold over the counter...sometimes you need to pay for a vet visit. You can apply oil to the feet and beak of your birds are easily handled....apply daily over a week or two.Kaz, Thanks for your response. I am happy that Jackson is officially a boy (mostly because it would be hard to understand for my son if I tell him Jackson is actually Jacksolina Now I also understand recessive pied - thanks so much. We had another budgie before Jasmine (she was called Jamie but she flew away after a very naughty Cockatoo opened their cage one day in search of their food! Jackson wanted to stay with us and stayed hidden under the BBQ but Jamie took flight. My daughter was heartbroken so we bought Jasmine They were both bought from a local petshop and I have an idea that Jasmine might already have had the mites and now it just became worse. She is otherwise in very good health and (..I hope it is a she:) they get along very well. They groom each other and are very loving. What behaviour would be typical from a male and female bird? Jackson is much more laid back but Jasmine is a real woman with PMS sometimes (hie hie ..) She would chase Jackson away from the mirror or would not allow him near the food and just talk and talk and then start shouting at him.. I will phone the vet tomorrow to get the ivermectin - but I do not have to treat the cage too am I right?Thanks again for all the advise and I love reading through the forum!!Estelle Hi, thanks for the reply and also the link re mutations etc. read it and found it very usefull! Must admit that I have always loved birds but never owned one before but the more I read the more I become hooked!! I really hope that Jasmine is a girl I am not sure how old she is - was hoping somebody could help with that? Bought her as a baby from a Petshop about 5 months ago though. :ohmygod:

hi, thanks all for your answers :yes: What does "Recessive Pied" mean? I am very new to keeping birds and do not know anything.. Also, how do they get scaley face - is it something I do wrong or can do better and how much would the treatment cost? Thanks again

Hi, Can someone help me with my birds and what sex they are? Below is Jackson: ps on above - I posted a topic last year about Jackson that broke his leg and just see how well it has healed :yes: Below is a photo of him just after he broke his leg. Jasmine also, I am not sure but I think that Jasmine might have scaly feet? Any help would be appreciated? Also, can someone help with an estimate on their age? best regards Estellle

Hi, I thought it was time for an update! Things have been going a lot better for Jackson and his leg and it seems like the pain meds did the job! He is starting to use his leg more and I can see a very big change since last week. They just had their bath also and finally some sunshine for them today!

Hi Dave, Thanks, I noticed the wider perch advantage too today - the vet placed him on one of the portable wide perches and he actually almost perched normally. I will go and get a wider one tomorrow and see how it goes. I have also noticed now that after the pain meds he is also perching better with his leg and does not hold it off to one side? Well, so we learn and this is a great learning curve for me and my family who is new to having birds HA HA.. I will report back with his progress and I just want to thank all who has supported me in this adventure

Thanks all for your support! The vet was not too concerned and gave two options: open the splint and re-xray now or start him on pain meds (anti inflam as well) to see if that helps him. We discussed it and decided to go for the pain meds for now. There is no swelling or anything else and we have to see her again early next week. But if I am at all concerned I need to take him in and they will open the splint and maybe re-xray to see what is happening. She said he does still have feeling in the leg as he did try to close his toes around her finger. I will check him closely and lets hold thumbs the pain meds help him

Thanks Neat! He does not grab at all and the foot hangs loose to the one side (more than it did at first after he got the split) - it looked and reacted better the weekend than it does now. I have moved my follow up appointment with the Avian Vet to this morning rather than this afternoon. Will post back to you guys with all the news. Hi, yes, I have to take him in today and moved the appointment to this morning rather than this afternoon. Thanks Elly! Thanks Maesie!

Thanks all for your replies! Sorry about the size of the photos, they were taken with a Sony A200 and the original size was huge. Do you think it is serious that he extends his leg more backwards than he did after his operation? It looks the same now as just before I took him to the vet and he got the splint. He looked better on Saturday but maybe because he was still under some pain management? It looks less swollen but his use of it has grown less since Saturday and he does not use it at all? Estelle

Hi, Hope I am doing this right - here is some 'before' pics: 2008/08/09 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00200.jpg 2008/08/09 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00234.jpg here is some of the 'after' pics: 2008/08/31 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00667.jpg 2008/08/31 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00668.jpg 2008/09/02 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00673.jpg 2008/09/02 http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp185/e...jj/DSC00675.jpg

Hi, thanks for the reply. I just wish there was more I could do for him..feels like we failed him at this stage.E Hi, thanks for the reply. It has been 5 days today - how long does it take for it to heal?Do you want pics of them before or after his accident? How do I post the pics?E

Hi, I am a newbie to the forum and also a newbie to having budgies. We have had Jackson and Jaimee for about a month and then the worst happened - Jackson broke his leg. I went straight to an Avian vet and the leg was put in a splint and we got him back the next day (injury occured last week Thursday and he come back home last week Friday). I kept him quite (tried to..). They stay in the cage during the day (took away the perching stuff as instructed by the vet) and keep them in a box at night as Jackson kept on climbing the cage and hanging on with his beek..). He was lloking good over the weekend and even started puting weight on his leg but as of yesterday the leg does not look good to me and it just looks lifeless and he does not use it at all. He still hops along and eats and looks okay but I am devestated that he does not seem to improve. We have an appointment for a follow up tommorrow. Does anybody have some advise for me please? How long before he may be allowed to perch again also? Thanks Estelle