Oct 6, 2012 9:47:51 GMT
cookie22
Brand New Budgie
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Post by cookie22 on Oct 21, 2012 9:56:14 GMT
Hi,
Had my first budgie chick hatch this week. On day 2 he had a full crop but on day 3 I found him dead. He wasn't trampled, just cold with hardly anything in his crop. The mother has since abandoned the rest of the eggs. She's looking fluffed up and a bit shaky. Spent a lot of time on the floor yesterday but is back on a perch today.
This is her first clutch, was wondering what went wrong. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Jo
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Feb 29, 2012 21:44:11 GMT
Bird Junky
Normal Green
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Post by Bird Junky on Oct 21, 2012 10:57:51 GMT
Hi More info about feeding, keeping, age etc etc. before anything except a guess answer can be given....B.J.
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Oct 21, 2012 12:23:56 GMT
The mother seems to be sick and she hadn't fed the chick which led to his death.
More info required about her condition, but isolate her for the time being and keep her warm. Provide her with Guardian Angel in water or crop. Foster the eggs to another pair if it hasn't been long since she abandoned them.
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Oct 6, 2012 9:47:51 GMT
cookie22
Brand New Budgie
Posts: 2
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Post by cookie22 on Oct 21, 2012 19:06:44 GMT
Hi, thanks for your replies.
The hen is 3 yrs old. She's been kept in a cage with another budgie until 3 months ago when my husband built me a small aviary in our garden. I have 6 budgies (3 adults, 3 youngsters); 3 zebra finches; a pair of diamond doves which have produced one chick and 3 quail.
She looked after the clutch of eggs really well and definitely fed the chick at first. I haven't seen her eating from the seed containers but watched her eating millet yesterday. Her cere is very dark brown and she has a clean bottom.
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