Hi all,

 

I have had a budgie for about 1 year, and decided to get him a friend. The new budgie is only about 6 weeks old, i took him straight to the bird specialist to undergo various tests, worming etc. They have been in quantine for 3 weeks, until tests results come back. Unfortunatley, the new bird's test for beak and feather disease has come back positive, it's very upsetting! I'm waiting to go back to specialist in a few days time to sort out options, but I know that it's just not possible to have both birds together, because the new one is shedding the virus. Has anyone else had this sort of experience?

Hi Kel, happy to have you here.

Pity about your new bird and its issues. The Beak and Feather disease you refer to in Budgies is known as french moult. It can show in many way, most obvious being flight feather loss resulting in a budgie that cannot fly.

Here is a good article on it

http://www.nwrc.com.au/forms/michael_pyne.pdf

 

also we have discussed french moult on our forum and have some great info if you were to insert the words french moult in our search function.

Cheers Karen

Edited October 4, 200717 yr by KAZ

Hi Kel, happy to have you here.Pity about your new bird and its issues. The Beak and Feather disease you refer to in Budgies is known as french moult. It can show in many way, most obvious being flight feather loss resulting in a budgie that cannot fly.Here is a good article on it http://www.nwrc.com.au/forms/michael_pyne.pdfalso we have discussed french moult on our forum and have some great info if you were to insert the words french moult in our search function.Cheers Karen

Hi Karen, Thanks for that, I'm just upset that this little one can't be in the same cage as our other bird. I'll check out the info, Thanks

If it is said by the vet that it's "beak & feather disease" I would think it's the more dangerous beak & feather disease, [ciro virus] not French moult that only effects the feathers when young. If it truly is beak & feather I wouldn't mix it with other birds as I think it's very contagious, but if it was only French moult mixing it with another adult pet bird wouldn't be an issue & often many birds later get over French moult [polyoma virus].

Edited October 4, 200717 yr by Norm

If it is said by the vet that it's "beak & feather disease" I would think it's the more dangerous beak & feather disease, [ciro virus] not French moult that only effects the feathers when young. If it truly is beak & feather I wouldn't mix it with other birds as I think it's very contagious, but if it was only French moult mixing it with another adult pet bird wouldn't be an issue & often many birds later get over French moult [polyoma virus].

 

 

Hi, yeah that sounds right, i think it's "Psittacinie", and it is caused by Circovirus, and i think it attacks their immune system, and if they do not produce antibodies to fight it, they don't have much time, lose feathers and can have beak deformities. there is no way I am putting this bird in with my other bird, it's too risky. I'm taking him back to the vet tomorrow to sort out options. Even if he does recover, I think he will still be a "carrier" of the virus, so I'm really not sure what to do with this little guy, it's so sad they can't ever be in the same cage :rip:.