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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2013 12:11:05 GMT
When I collected my 3 babies from the breeder last summer, he showed me some of the babies in the nest boxes. They had poop caked onto their feet so badly that they couldn't spread their toes. He said he has to soak them in water to clean them.
It's been bugging me ever since. Should/does this happen and how can it be prevented, does it adversely affect the babies? He had nothing in the way of nesting materiel in the boxes, just a bare concave.
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Post by lousette on Apr 2, 2013 12:22:11 GMT
I know nothing of breeding, but that just doesn't sound very hygienic at all!
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Apr 2, 2013 12:32:03 GMT
It can happen but shouldn't be alllowed to get to the stage that you described. When I bred some of my budgies last year one of them got a little poop on his feet so I washed them with warm water and it all came off  |
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Post by Gaile on Apr 2, 2013 15:02:34 GMT
its hard to keep their feet clean, as the nest boxes get mucked up with poop!!!!
I wash their feet just about everyday and they get so mucky!!!
the breeding rings get really mucky too, even if I clean the boxes out every few days xx
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Post by Hezz on Apr 3, 2013 0:33:11 GMT
Excuse my ignorance, Gaile ....... by breeding rings, do you mean the concave?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 21:55:54 GMT
Excuse my ignorance, Gaile ....... by breeding rings, do you mean the concave? No the rings we put on their legs so the are registered by the BS, these can get caked with poop. This problem is easily solved as i check the nests twice a day and handle any chicks at least once, in this time i examine them for health clean their claws and legs(rings) check that no food has built up around and under the beak. This also gets them used to me. |
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Post by Gaile on Apr 3, 2013 23:02:13 GMT
Excuse my ignorance, Gaile ....... by breeding rings, do you mean the concave? No the rings we put on their legs so the are registered by the BS, these can get caked with poop. This problem is easily solved as i check the nests twice a day and handle any chicks at least once, in this time i examine them for health clean their claws and legs(rings) check that no food has built up around and under the beak. This also gets them used to me. I have 2 nest boxes with 5chicks in each so there is a lot of poop xxx |
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Post by lousette on Apr 3, 2013 23:32:39 GMT
Yes, when you say that I can imagine there must be a lot of poop. So poopy feet are normal then |
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Post by Hezz on Apr 4, 2013 1:13:31 GMT
Excuse my ignorance, Gaile ....... by breeding rings, do you mean the concave?
This problem is easily solved as i check the nests twice a day and handle any chicks at least once, in this time i examine them for health clean their claws and legs(rings) check that no food has built up around and under the beak. This also gets them used to me. Thanks, Corie. I first thought Gaile meant the leg rings but got side-tracked by her cleaning the boxes comment. Should have stuck to my original thought.  Imagine the legs rings on such a little thing would be prime poop collectors.  |
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