okay so a couple of questions,

 

1: my recessive pied winter has a light blue cere with pinky purplish rings...male?

 

2: For the longest time i've only had 1 hen that was and is in condition for breeding but now all 10 of my hens have the brown crusty cere, i've moved away from the fish tanks, we only get so much day light being its getting closer to winter.....so what happen? why are they all in condition now?

 

3: this is a question for someone else and being i honestly have no clue i thought i would put it out there,

can sibilings from 2 different clutches and 2 different fathers be put together for mating?

 

4: i have a new rescue coming this weekend a yr old tiel with splayed legs, she is not mobile can anyone direct me to a good website?

 

thats it for now, thanks

1. A picture would definitely help but if the light blue is mixing in with the pinkish purple he could be a male. It's hard to know without seeing though.

 

2. A lot of parrots are becoming hormonal right now, sometimes no matter what you do to prevent it, it still happens. It's nature taking its course and should ease up in a couple of months. You shouldn't have any trouble, just keep donig what you're doing. Some females hardly ever go into breeding condition while others seem to spend 90% of their lives in it.

 

3. Not completely sure what you mean here but generally, you don't want to breed siblings with each other. Basically, if the birds aren't related, it should be okay. Though, it's always good to trace their backgrounds as far back as possible to prevent inbreeding.

 

4. She's going to have to learn to move around mostly with her beak, if she has the strength to do so. You'll need to equip her cage differently than you would with a normal bird and she should be housed separately as birds tend to pick on those who are "weaker" or seen that way. Use plenty of platforms to help her get around and try not to get a cage so tall that a fall would injure her. A lot of how you set this is up going to depend on what you observe when you finally have her. Every special needs bird is a little different and she might need more or less help than the ones you've dealt with before.

 

You'll also have to clean her up every single day as, if she has trouble standing, droppings will gather and if her vent becomes too dirty or clogged she could get extremely ill. You'll be able to judge all of these things better once you watch her moving for a while. YOu say she's immobile but I assume she does have some extent of mobility? Most splay legged birds find ways to cope with their handicaps.

 

 

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Completely forgot to mention this, and you may already know...

 

But I just wanted to make note that with the rescues you're taking in, you will want to be extra careful about quarantine. Many birds come with very common problems such as bacterial infections or other contagious disesases that could quickly and easily spread to the rest of your flock (some could even spread to you!) Before handling a different group of birds, it would be a good idea to wash your hands, even change your clothes if the bird came from particularly questionable circumstances. But at the very least, it needs to be kept in a separate room to all the others and great care should be taken to handle the new bird last. With multiple rescues from multiple places, this is going to be tricky but it's doable if you're mindful of what can spread disease. For instance, you won't want to go from handling one bird's food dishes to handling those of the rest.

 

You might already be doing this, I don't know. I just wanted to put it out there in case you weren't fully aware. The best thing you can do for all of your birds is to have each and every new rescue tested for disease by your avian vet.

Edited October 5, 200618 yr by eterri

1: my recessive pied winter has a light blue cere with pinky purplish rings...male?

Males will keep the bright pink cere as they have as babies. What is the age of this bird? If the blue is almost white or blend to white you might have a hen. A picture would be best to tell

 

2: For the longest time i've only had 1 hen that was and is in condition for breeding but now all 10 of my hens have the brown crusty cere, i've moved away from the fish tanks, we only get so much day light being its getting closer to winter.....so what happen? why are they all in condition now?

Eterri has answered

 

3: this is a question for someone else and being i honestly have no clue i thought i would put it out there,

can sibilings from 2 different clutches and 2 different fathers be put together for mating?

Is it the same hen?? If so then they are half siblings and a bit close with breeding.

 

4: i have a new rescue coming this weekend a yr old tiel with splayed legs, she is not mobile can anyone direct me to a good website?

Sorry I can't help with this.

1: my recessive pied winter has a light blue cere with pinky purplish rings...male?

Males will keep the bright pink cere as they have as babies. What is the age of this bird? If the blue is almost white or blend to white you might have a hen. A picture would be best to tell

 

 

my main reason for wondering is his/her sibiling "jasper" cere has turned crusty like the other hens but this one stayed the same, "winter" is about 14 months old.

 

*****okay edited this because i forgot to mention that jasper and winter are identical sibilings one just has tad more blue both are recessive pieds***************

Edited October 6, 200618 yr by candacelast

please see top edit as well,

 

but regarding the splayed legged tiel, they have her living in a hamster cage, i find this to be terrible, is this just me? or is this the best for her?