Posted October 23, 200816 yr betty died in my hands this evening after a short struggle with cankers . i took her to the vet this morning along with her 2 of her 3 chicks which she had been raising alone since her partner passed last thursday . she had been unable to cope with the stress of being single . the youngest chick did not survive the cold snap last night with betty not on the nest when i found her this morning on the cage bottom . now i have 2 little ones to handraise so im off to mix up some fresh baby bird formula ! , she was my favourite budgie and never bit me other than a gentle nibble :yes: and now shes in a better place
October 23, 200816 yr I am so sorry my thoughts are with you and your little babies you are raising - all the best with them.
October 23, 200816 yr I am really sorry to hear that Can you manage the chicks or will they neeed fostering ?
October 23, 200816 yr I'm so sorry to hear that. You've sure had a rough trot lately with that little family. I hope you manage to raise some of the chicks and that they will be really special to you.
October 23, 200816 yr Author I am really sorry to hear that Can you manage the chicks or will they neeed fostering ? kaz im hoping to manage the chicks myself as i dont have anywhere to foster them anyhow . i bought some hand rearing formula and ive fed it to them them 3 times today without too much trouble . they wernt kept warm last night so the youngest chick died from the cold snap i think . the other 2 are okay at the moment( 15 and 10 days old ) , everything is crossed but im not very optimistic about both surviving . heat lamp is on to keep them warm and im feeding them every 3 hours Edited October 23, 200816 yr by brez
October 23, 200816 yr Im so sorry to hear about Betty I wish you all the best with the babies and hope things improve
October 23, 200816 yr Where do you live ? Would there be a BBC member who can foster them under another hen ?
October 23, 200816 yr awww sorry to hear about your budgie. Hopefully these guys will survive. Good Luck!
October 23, 200816 yr Author Where do you live ? Would there be a BBC member who can foster them under another hen ?kaz im in wollongong , about an hour south of sydney . if anyone is willing to foster them id be willing to drive them to sydney if it meant there chance of survivng would be better . theyve taken to the formula pretty well and they are nice and warm in the hospital cage for the time being .Oh Mate ....Are you treating the babies for canker to ???yeah neat im treating all my birds for cankers at the moment as a precaution even though i dont have any other sick ones , have been since tuesday when i got jacks autopsy results .
October 23, 200816 yr I am so very sorry hugs :party0011:, as Kaz mentioned about fostering if not there is good information about Handrearing in the FAQ section you may want to read over. And a PINNED "Crop Milk" receipe that Libby wrote up I believe maybe in the Breeding Help section. Keep us updated. Edited October 23, 200816 yr by KAZ Changed Liv to Libby
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