California - Northern

[chrissyr]

It's opening it's little beak!

-Kathy

Aww, cute!

 

[Audio51]

Who here has experience in feeding orphaned small birds? Just found this on the ground.


-Kathy

You need to get some Hand feeding formula (LeFebers, Kaytee's Exact, etc)

 

[Audio51]

Quote: http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_handfeeding-myra.php

 

[OR4-hmom]

@debs_flock Oh look what I started.
Nicobar are obtainable & medium-easy to keep (I know a breeder locally). Those colors only show like that in direct overhead sunshine. Its funny that you like the nicobars but you think diamonds eye rings are creepy - most people think nicobars look like mini vultures.They have a neat deep-voiced coo too.
Fruit pigeons are a whole other level. They need misters, permanent heat lamps, fresh fruit every day, and are $$$ and hard to find good fertile pairs. Even experienced dove/pigeon people are wary.
How about a turkey-sized pigeon? Look up Victorian Crowned Pigeon. Im on my phone or id post a link. Their coo sounds like a cow lowing. Their baby looks like a big black tarantula when it hatches. A wing slap will break bones in your hand. But some a really tame and follow you like a puppy.

Appears like deb and I have the same taste in pigeons. The nicobars are gorgeous! The red eye ring on diamond doves just looks so wrong.

 

[Audio51]

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It is looking like that may have happened. One minutes it was small and looking like it was doing fine, the next it was looking like it pulled more out and there was more blood and yolk, then a huge air filled bubble that was a s big as the chick's body. It finally went down, and I am trying to keep it away from the chicks feet with vetwrap. Wish I has done it sooner. We will see how it goes.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: http://www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_handfeeding-myra.php
Excellent link, thanks!




-Kathy

 

[Audio51]

Quote:
At this stage it still needs to be Crop fed" of sorts. Not actually "in" the crop but in the mouth to the same side as the pictures of the Peahen. I have hand raised a few finch chicks. This one looks about 10-14 days old. They usually fledge at about 21 days and are not fully weaned for a couple more weeks.

 

[BCollie]

Labratory Findings/Diagnosis
Negative for antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

So this means my hens do NOT have MG, right? I'm so happy I could cry...

 

[casportpony]

Labratory Findings/Diagnosis
Negative for antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

So this means my hens do NOT have MG, right? I'm so happy I could cry...

That's great news!

-Kathy

 

[Audio51]

Labratory Findings/Diagnosis
Negative for antibody to Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

So this means my hens do NOT have MG, right? I'm so happy I could cry...

Woo Hoo!!!!