Post by ornithologynerd on Feb 12, 2022 2:08:45 GMT
Hi all. I apologize for my first post on this forum to be like this, but I need help. A week ago, I rescued two female budgies from a not-so-great owner. The two birds were about a year old and had been kept in a hamster cage and fed solely treats their whole life. I have never kept birds before but I love birds and wanted to give them a new shot at life.
They’re very skittish and won’t let me anywhere near them. I had noticed some tension between the birds for the past few days, with the larger one pecking the eye of the smaller one a few days ago. They seemed to recover fine, however.
Today, I came home and found the smaller budgie on the floor of the cage. One of its legs is completely lame and it’s wing is at a bad angle. It screams when I even slightly approach the cage.
I don’t know what to do. Between buying everything, I don’t have the money to take her to an avian vet right now. I have already spent close to $200 on these birds - which is fine and expected, but I am sure a vet visit with this extreme injury would be another few hundred. I do not have the money.
I have been crying all night. Their new cage literally comes in tomorrow. I don’t know what to do. I can’t even hold her to examine her injuries as she won’t let me. I hadn’t even bonded with her before this. Even when I am not near the cage, she lets out painful screams every few minutes. She is eating, however, which is a good sign. Please give me guidance on what to do.
They’re very skittish and won’t let me anywhere near them. I had noticed some tension between the birds for the past few days, with the larger one pecking the eye of the smaller one a few days ago. They seemed to recover fine, however.
Today, I came home and found the smaller budgie on the floor of the cage. One of its legs is completely lame and it’s wing is at a bad angle. It screams when I even slightly approach the cage.
I don’t know what to do. Between buying everything, I don’t have the money to take her to an avian vet right now. I have already spent close to $200 on these birds - which is fine and expected, but I am sure a vet visit with this extreme injury would be another few hundred. I do not have the money.
I have been crying all night. Their new cage literally comes in tomorrow. I don’t know what to do. I can’t even hold her to examine her injuries as she won’t let me. I hadn’t even bonded with her before this. Even when I am not near the cage, she lets out painful screams every few minutes. She is eating, however, which is a good sign. Please give me guidance on what to do.
