Can anyone tell me if they do anything special when a young (over 12 months) cock bird does not fill eggs? A special tonic perhaps? Special treatment?

Show breeders would put him on a course of Doxy. But you would have thought of that already. Whats current his diet and any supplements ?

Show breeders would put him on a course of Doxy. But you would have thought of that already. Whats current his diet and any supplements ?

 

I put all the birds on a 40 day treatment of doxy/psittavet over the summer as per Gary A's advice.

 

What exactly IS the course of treatment you're referring to?

 

As for diet and supplements:

 

Special breeder seed, 3 times/week fresh broccoli, every day fresh soft food (carrots, apple & boiled eggs base).

Water changes on alternate days - 2 days Calcivet & Soluvet, 2 days Calcivet, 2 days Calcivet & Tracemin ...

Iodine blocks in cabinets.

Edited June 27, 200817 yr by renee

Show breeders would put him on a course of Doxy. But you would have thought of that already. Whats current his diet and any supplements ?

 

Actually I was going to try and get some doxy tomorrow at the auction, will it be available on the Accesories Table?

 

As for diet and supplements:

 

Special breeder seed, 3 times/week fresh broccoli, every day fresh soft food (carrots, apple & boiled eggs base).

Water changes on alternate days - 2 days Calcivet & Soluvet, 2 days Calcivet, 2 days Calcivet & Tracemin ...

Iodine blocks in cabinets.

Doxy is only available through a vet.

Watch him in the cabinet , He may be clumsy and falls off , pluck his vent feathers , Change hens , I have also found some cock birds get a little fat in the vent area and this causes clear eggs , If all else fails he may just be a sterile cock bird.

Or before antibiotic meds Try Wheatgerm oil , it is Vitiman E and is the fertility vitamin , but DONT over do it like all supplements you can do more harm then good , Mix one desert spoon to half kilo of seed

Also, Renee....check the perches in that cage....if they are wobbly and unstable it can cause these kind of issues

Doxy is only available through a vet.

 

Yeah, sorry about that ... I've edited the earlier post. It's also known as psittavet but I only realised that when I looked at the label.

I think some just haven’t got what it takes, some of mine that have failed I have never even seen them take any interest in the hen. One TCB I bought looks interested in a half hearted way then just puts one leg on her back then steps back again & if he gets on top he just jumps down again & he’s already 4 years old, don’t know if he’s burnt out or just never could make it. Supposed to be a combination of two well-known studs.

I think some just haven’t got what it takes, some of mine that have failed I have never even seen them take any interest in the hen. One TCB I bought looks interested in a half hearted way then just puts one leg on her back then steps back again & if he gets on top he just jumps down again & he’s already 4 years old, don’t know if he’s burnt out or just never could make it. Supposed to be a combination of two well-known studs.

Sounds like his genes ( jeans ) are zipped up too tight, Norm

I think some just haven't got what it takes, some of mine that have failed I have never even seen them take any interest in the hen. One TCB I bought looks interested in a half hearted way then just puts one leg on her back then steps back again & if he gets on top he just jumps down again & he's already 4 years old, don't know if he's burnt out or just never could make it. Supposed to be a combination of two well-known studs.

Sounds like his genes ( jeans ) are zipped up too tight, Norm

I trimmed back his jeans [feathers] it didn’t seem to help…LOL…maybe he's just scared, maybe he got hurt in the past...some of those females would sure scare me too...maybe he's just too smart to make the same mistake again...

Failure To Fire

 

Maybe he just needs reloading!

 

Edited June 27, 200817 yr by throwback

Failure To Fire

 

Maybe he just needs reloading!

 

 

Or just firing…Being sacked from the job…LOL…how do you reload a Budgie TB? ... None of these rash statements…I want step by step instructions…

Edited June 27, 200817 yr by Norm

I was thinking the same think Kaz, RE: perch sizes - I've noticed that a few of mine perfer the one perche.

It is a THICK soild perch.....

 

But Renee, I had a cock too that fired blanks, will I personally don't have the cock LOL, I have a male cock, I mean my Male bugie ( i know I am sooo childish but i couldn't resist lol)

Seriously Prince had 2 previous clutches the first all empty 6 out of 6 infertile. The second 1 fertile out ouf 5 but DIS

now all 5 fertile and about to fledge, i didn't do anything specail, didn't give them any little blue pills just freah food water, seeds and grass and 2 chances LOL ...

 

is this is first time ?????

I was thinking the same think Kaz, RE: perch sizes - I've noticed that a few of mine perfer the one perche.

It is a THICK soild perch.....

 

But Renee, I had a cock too that fired blanks, will I personally don't have the cock LOL, I have a male cock, I mean my Male bugie ( i know I am sooo childish but i couldn't resist lol)

Seriously Prince had 2 previous clutches the first all empty 6 out of 6 infertile. The second 1 fertile out ouf 5 but DIS

now all 5 fertile and about to fledge, i didn't do anything specail, didn't give them any little blue pills just freah food water, seeds and grass and 2 chances LOL ...

 

is this is first time ?????

Neat , you character , I hope you gave your man more then one chance.

I was thinking the same think Kaz, RE: perch sizes - I've noticed that a few of mine perfer the one perche.

It is a THICK soild perch.....

 

But Renee, I had a cock too that fired blanks, will I personally don't have the cock LOL, I have a male cock, I mean my Male bugie ( i know I am sooo childish but i couldn't resist lol)

Seriously Prince had 2 previous clutches the first all empty 6 out of 6 infertile. The second 1 fertile out ouf 5 but DIS

now all 5 fertile and about to fledge, i didn't do anything specail, didn't give them any little blue pills just freah food water, seeds and grass and 2 chances LOL ...

 

is this is first time ?????

 

:hap: :hap: ... I can always count on you for some humour Neat!!!

 

Good luck Renee, hopefully it will work out in the end

Well yes he had 3 LOL

 

3rd time lucky heheheheh

I checked out Renee's set up yesterday and in particular this young cock. He is a large and tall bird and doing all the right moves with his hen. The thing is I am sure he is so large that the perches are too thin for him to get a good grip. His toes and nails would overlap the perch. Needs new and thicker perches I would say.

On another note, Renee has a very good set up. Massive breeding room, great new flights built by her husband and all birds looking very happy and healthy.

Edited June 30, 200816 yr by KAZ

Whoo Hoooo that is what I said

So Renee this could just be the answer - That or the Cock is is too big for the hen and umm well you know :hap:

Whoo Hoooo that is what I said

So Renee this could just be the answer - That or the Cock is is too big for the hen and umm well you know

 

Thank you everyone. Yes I've taken your advice and yesterday Tony and I put in some nice thick perches in the 4 breeding cabinets affected. My big green is still the ever attentive partner and the hen has laid 2 more eggs since I chucked the last clear round 5 days ago. I shall give them a week before checking this round though of course they may be clear again .... I think the effects of the new perches may not be appreciated for maybe another fortnight. BUT we shall persevere!!!

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