On friday i went out to check on the budgies and sparkie ( the one who got attacked by the rat) was coverd in blood! i was shocked!!!! we took him inside and the very next day we took hi m into the vet. he put him on antibiotics an said to keep an eye on him.

 

it is still a mystery how he got into such a state so iam asking you what possible ways could he get injured like that?

 

According to the Vet the wounds are semetrical and have been inflicted on round about ther same place.

 

We checked the other birds to see if they had any blood on them but they were all innocent and clean. We looked around the aviry and there was no blood there aswell!

 

Could he have done these wounds himself?? or was it a rodent or another bird?

 

I dont think that it was a rodent becuase all the other birds woud be afraid. However i reckon it might have been one of the newbees that we got free from some friends in Surry. Angus a blue yellow faced male has been acting very agressive towards the other birds. So iam not entirely sure. Please help!! I'll try and post some pictures of his injurys on this post.

 

If anyone knows any possible answers please can you reply a.s.a.p

 

Toffeefluff

I would say the same way my lorikeet got injured, a kestrel through the aviary wire. It grabbed her on each side of her head as she went to say hello(stoopid lorikeet) she was also very lucky to escape with her life.

He would not have done it to himself, it was probably another bird or it could have been a bird outside the aviary as suggested, I would keep a diligent eye on the aviary over the next couple days and observe what is happening.

Just to clarify too, if it was akestrel it may be wounds from being grabbed in the kestrels foot not from the beak. If the budgie was climbing on the front wire it is unlikely he would have seen a bird of prey coming as they are very quick and pet birds aren't really 'aware' of them like wild birds are.

I might agree on this one sounds like another bird/Animal from the outside of the avairy cage < Budgie may have been sleeping and not seen it coming>

hi thanks for all the possible causes of this.

Sparkie is a rescue bird and was given to us free from a family up North. He had been attacked by a rat and his owners spent hunderds on him just to get him back on his few claws. As he only has a few claws left it is practically impossible for him to be on the wire of the aviry.

 

This is why we are stuck on what could have happened to this poor little boy :hap:

 

 

Thanks again

 

Toffeefluff :hap:

Really?, I have a one legged bird that still climbs on the aviary wire.