Posted May 18, 200718 yr Here are some piccies of my latest bubs. Their real parents are Fatty and George (sorry, dont have a better picture of him) but Blacky and Casper are fostering them seeing as Fatty and George both have reaccuring bouts of psittacosis yet are still insistent on breeding. Unfortunately none of Blacky's eggs hatched this time round... The eldest one thinks s/he's old enough to come out of the box as you can see - s/he's not... Hence the hammock thing to stop it from falling too far. The yougest one is a bit camera shy and kept wriggling around so I didn't get any pics of it alone.
May 18, 200718 yr Are you sure it is psittacosis that Fatty and George are experiencing ? Psittacosis is pretty severe and more often than not chicks would not result from birds with psittacosis. By the way, the chicks are delightful. Congrats
May 18, 200718 yr Author Are you sure it is psittacosis that Fatty and George are experiencing ? Psittacosis is pretty severe and more often than not chicks would not result from birds with psittacosis. By the way, the chicks are delightful. Congrats Well, thats what the vet told us it was. It was a respiratory problem they had and it seems to be contagious because at first only george had it, then fatty caught it. And the psitticosis medication seemed to work. The vet told us that sometimes they can be carriers and never actually completely get rid of it and everytime they go through periods of stress they can present with symptoms which they do. We got George x-rayed and he had a lot of scar tissue in his lungs. I cant actually remember if we got a blood test done as it was a fair while ago. So Im assuming thats what it is.... The vet didnt offer any other alternative diagnosis. -Shann
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