Posted June 8, 201213 yr Hi all, I currently have 7 budgies in a large outdoor aviary, having recently lost 4! Two of these were my big breeding males On checking the 4 that died, I discovered small bugs with wings scurrying in and out of their feathers. I dont know what they are or how to treat them. I checked the remaining budgies yesterday and they dont seem to have them. Their cage is clean, seed fresh etc. Can someone please help as I dont want to lose any more. Thanks,
June 8, 201213 yr If 4 /7 had the little bugs you could say the others will be infected as well. Could be some kind of mite, if you have mite spray it wouldn't hurt to treat them with that. Unless you really know what they are it's a bit hard to treat it. I would probably give the remaining birds a drop of ivomectin as well (bird strength from vet) and see if you can identify "the bugs" somehow. Hope this helps.
June 15, 201213 yr If the bugs had wings, I would think perhaps they just came in to scavenge on the dead bodies. I don't think the mites and lice that birds get have wings. But do you know what caused the deaths of the four?
