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Can't wait!!

Ohhh....they look gorgeous!! Can't wait to see their final colours!

How funny...there's a disenfectant with my name. :mellow:

Great picture Rainbow!!

One time Buzz had a scratch on her eye so we took her to the vet and it turned out she had sinusitis and had scratched because it was irritating her.

Awwwww!!

Oh no! What happened? Sending good healing vibes that it gets better!!

Baby food is probably the best option then. Good luck with him!

Go to the pet shop and pick up some hand rearing mix. It will provide maximum nutrients.

Found this to support my information: "Bumble foot is the slang term for ulcerative pododermatitis. It's a bacterial infection usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus."

OMG!! I want them!!

I haven't got any eggs. They were all destroyed. I have however got 2 very noisy mating budgies in my bedroom!

(Laughing out loud)!! No, then i would be arguing that bumble foot is a nerve problem! :hap: I got it from "The Cage and Aviary Bird Handbook" by Tony Tilford, pg 79. I also found this information on several internet pages when i was researching foot disease as i was worried about one of my budgies.

And what's to say you're right and i'm wrong? You don't have to be right all the time and i got my facts from a reliable source. I have not given out 'misleading information' any more than you have.

Well i will believe what i think is the correct cause of the condition.

I want a cheeping egg!! :hap:

Why waste time? Bumble foot is deadly serious and if left untreated by a vet surgery can become the only possible solution or it can progress beyond help. Emma, if you think that your birdie has bumble foot please take it to a vet to make sure. :hap:

Bumble foot is recognizable by swollen toe joints. It is caused by a bacterial infection that originate from small cuts which become infected particularly where droppings have accumulated on perches and the cage floor. If bumble foot is the problem it needs antibiotics from a vet not massages. I would also like to add that i don't think in this case bumble foot is likely. It's really obvious and you would notice swelling as budgies feet are so tiny that anything shows up. The lack of perch variety could just be giving him achy feet or he could be resting his feet (as i said before). Some budgies don't curl their foot up and tuck it away for resting and just pick it up. I think that no matter what the problem is perch variety is higly important. :hap:

Can i also just point out that he could just be resting his foot. Does he tuck it up in his feathers?

I thought bumble foot was caused when a bird gets a small cut or scratch on its foot and then goes on dirty perches. :bluebudgie:

Yes, i said after all that.

After mating and all the eggs are laid but it is waaaay harder on the female. I don't think it's fair to make the female do all the work on her own.

I will, it shouldn't be too hard because they do it most times i come into the room! :(Laughing out loud):

:glare: That'd be right!! I think they're more scared of seeing me actually, they just sit in the box spying out the hole, it's gorgeous when they both poke their head out at the same time!

The other two hide in the nest box all day! :glare: