LeafBlade12345
Songster
GodofPecking,
I just realized that I made a mistake. After retracing my old posts I see that when I talked to other BYCers and they responded to my posts saying that honey could cause infection in birds was not actually about honey. The responses seem to be about me using sugar on prolapsed vents, as the BYCers said it could cause a yeast infection. I had already used both remedies, so it may very well have been the sugar tha killed them, or perhaps the disease. I'm inserting foot in mouth at this point...I'm sorry for the confusion. But please do not question me having quail. I do. I would be happy to post pictures as soon as I load some on from my old device. I have never treated a patient using honey, and I understand that it shouldn't be dangerous to humans except in infants, where it can cause botulism. I am relatively new to birds, so I just sort of went along with what I thought the BYCer meant. I should have thought more. Also, I do know some about honey. It cannot grow bacteria because of the high sugar content, but the honey I had used on the quail was very diluted with water, so I assumed it had lost its ability to resist bacterial growth. I meant no harm. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.
I just realized that I made a mistake. After retracing my old posts I see that when I talked to other BYCers and they responded to my posts saying that honey could cause infection in birds was not actually about honey. The responses seem to be about me using sugar on prolapsed vents, as the BYCers said it could cause a yeast infection. I had already used both remedies, so it may very well have been the sugar tha killed them, or perhaps the disease. I'm inserting foot in mouth at this point...I'm sorry for the confusion. But please do not question me having quail. I do. I would be happy to post pictures as soon as I load some on from my old device. I have never treated a patient using honey, and I understand that it shouldn't be dangerous to humans except in infants, where it can cause botulism. I am relatively new to birds, so I just sort of went along with what I thought the BYCer meant. I should have thought more. Also, I do know some about honey. It cannot grow bacteria because of the high sugar content, but the honey I had used on the quail was very diluted with water, so I assumed it had lost its ability to resist bacterial growth. I meant no harm. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.