So I got two new cuties yesterday. My mom goes to the "big cage" and asks where the new birds are and I told her they were in their quarantine cages.. then she rolled her eyes and I'm like:

" -sigh- .. mom I already told you how important quarantine is, so even if you look at me like I'm some crazy weird girl from another planet my birds are still going through their quarantine.. " and then she got mad at me lol

Sometimes we need to educate those that know no better, regardless of their age or relationship to us

Quarantine is the primary defence in protecting the flock from the introduction of infectious disease. Its secondary purpose is to determine whether or not the new additions are diseased and then to treat the problem. The quarantine area is where all new arrivals are housed and ideally it should be as far away from the rest of the collection as possible. A separate building or a separate room is always preferred. The standard quarantine period is 45 days. Any imported bird or a bird that has been exposed to other avian species of unknown origin should be quarantined for a period of 90 days. A mistake made by many breeders, is that they believe that any bird, which has been through “Government Quarantine” is free from infectious disease. This is far from correct, as these quarantine programmes are usually designed only to protect poultry from specific economically impacting diseases and is not concerned whether a bird is otherwise healthy. Any bird, which is taken out of the collection and exposed to other birds must re-enter the facility through the quarantine area. The minimum recommended quarantine period for a bird re-entering the facility that has not had direct contact with another bird, is 30 days. In the Quarantine Area, the most important concept to disease control is the “all in - all out” concept. If during the quarantine period new birds are introduced, the quarantine period automatically begins afresh for all of the birds housed there.

 

Quarentine is very inportant. My new birds are kept in the garage far away from the rest of the birds.

Sorry your mum got mad at you. I know slightly how you feel..... my husband doesn't like me taking my budgies to the vet....... he thinks its a waste of money. However when diseases can effect your whole flock, its worth taking a $30 budgie to the vet. People need to see the bigger picture!

 

At least quarrantine doesn't cost anything!!! (Maybe you can tell your mum that LOL)

Edited April 4, 200916 yr by Kazzy

Quarantine is the primary defence in protecting the flock from the introduction of infectious disease. Its secondary purpose is to determine whether or not the new additions are diseased and then to treat the problem. The quarantine area is where all new arrivals are housed and ideally it should be as far away from the rest of the collection as possible. A separate building or a separate room is always preferred. The standard quarantine period is 45 days. Any imported bird or a bird that has been exposed to other avian species of unknown origin should be quarantined for a period of 90 days. A mistake made by many breeders, is that they believe that any bird, which has been through "Government Quarantine" is free from infectious disease. This is far from correct, as these quarantine programmes are usually designed only to protect poultry from specific economically impacting diseases and is not concerned whether a bird is otherwise healthy. Any bird, which is taken out of the collection and exposed to other birds must re-enter the facility through the quarantine area. The minimum recommended quarantine period for a bird re-entering the facility that has not had direct contact with another bird, is 30 days. In the Quarantine Area, the most important concept to disease control is the "all in - all out" concept. If during the quarantine period new birds are introduced, the quarantine period automatically begins afresh for all of the birds housed there.

Quarentine is very inportant. My new birds are kept in the garage far away from the rest of the birds.

I keep my new birds in my bedroom and the rest of my birds are in the living room.. is the best I can do since our "garage" is not connected to the house and is very cold.. we still have snow :glare: and even if it was summer it would still get cold at night.. Thanks for the info, I think I'll show it to my mom

Sorry your mum got mad at you. I know slightly how you feel..... my husband doesn't like me taking my budgies to the vet....... he thinks its a waste of money. However when diseases can effect your whole flock, its worth taking a $30 budgie to the vet. People need to see the bigger picture!At least quarrantine doesn't cost anything!!! (Maybe you can tell your mum that LOL)

yea lol I'll tell her that too, She thinks I'm crazy for caring about my birds so much ..but they are my babies

Good on you for sticking to it. Perhaps show her this post below... it shows what illness' they can get get/spread if you don't stick to quarantine.

 

WHY WE SHOULD QUARANTINE

My mum said the same kind of thing to me yesterday.. "I don't believe in that quarantine rubbish."

 

That's nice mum.. they're still going into quarantine

 

Not in a nasty way or anything, she just didn't think it was necessary at all. When I told her that not quarantining could actually end up killing Maurie, she changed her mind.

 

I can understand that it might seem unnecessary to some people - it kinda looks like sticking your new birds in a different cage and just having them sit there for weeks while nothing happens, hmm.. doesn't seem all that beneficial, right? But outsiders probably think that the worst the new birds can pass on would be parasites or a cold.

A few years ago, Dad would always say a $10 budgie was not worth the $50 vet bill. I was paying for the vet and all (I had a job back then) but I was most likely under age at that stage. So I needed a parent to go with me, it was a real struggle. Trying to explain anything to them is a real struggle, their mind is set.

Good for you for sticking to the quarantine plan. Try explaining that illnesses mean vets bills and doing a quarantine practice costs nothing....just patience and observation.

A few years ago, Dad would always say a $10 budgie was not worth the $50 vet bill. I was paying for the vet and all (I had a job back then) but I was most likely under age at that stage. So I needed a parent to go with me, it was a real struggle. Trying to explain anything to them is a real struggle, their mind is set.

 

I always like to say that obtaining a child is free (ie you don't buy it) yet you still spend heaps of money on one. Thus a "free" child should effectively not be worth paying for anything, if you think along those lines.

See how they like that style of thinking.

 

Also tell them that vets recommend quarantine. I can stand by that.

Edited April 10, 200916 yr by Sailorwolf

Any one who has lost a bird due to poor quarantine practices knows why quarantine is important. Some of us do everything correctly and still lose birds. Quarantine is not a magic wand, but it is essential.

That sounds familiar to me!