Frosty is Sick

[casportpony]

I thought that Safeguard was not water soluble?

It will settle, but people still swear by it. I'm not willing to take the chance that they don't get enough wormer, so I catch all of mine, even the really wild ones and I do them orally. It's a lot of work, but at least I know they're getting the right amount of wormer.

-Kathy

 

[MinxFox]

I don't think the safeguard settling is as bad depending on what kind of water dish you are using. I started using 2 shallow pans for the liquid safeguard. That way if it settles it isn't settling down that deep. I definitely love using it in the water. I don't like catching up the birds and freaking them out and getting their feathers all ruffled. They drink the water for 3 days and each day I change it out with fresh safeguard water. It definitely works. One year I only wormed my birds once which was I think at the end of the breeding season. I certainly saw the safeguard in action because they had dead worms in their poop. That was a good example of why you should worm more than once a year.

When I worm I get the safeguard out and measure out the dose, put it in a jug full of water, shake it up until it is all cloudy water, then go out and pour it into an empty container for the birds to drink.

 

[casportpony]

One of these days I'll figure out the actual dose that birds get from 3ml per gallon. Just a guess, but I think it will be 5-7mg/kg. Which might work for some worms, but I bet it won't work on all of them.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Minxfox, also talk to your vet about treating for capillary worms.

-Kathy

 

[MinxFox]

Frosty looks like he is doing okay today. He was eating a lot, preening, foraging, running for treats, etc. I will keep an eye on him but he seems to be doing well.

 

[zazouse]

Hopefully he just landed wrong or flew into something, i have witnessed mine fly into things or hit something coming down from a tree and the next day they looked like they were getting sick.

 

[MinxFox]

I almost wonder if he is being picked on by Alto when I am not around. Alto pulled on his neck feathers pretty hard today to get him to move out of the way and everyone steps on his train at least 5 times while I feed. Maybe he is just worn out from all the stepping on and pulling.

 

[zazouse]

Could be Minix when my males chase one another it can go on for a few hours to a few days usually early morning or late evening from what i have seen so far, once the chase stops everyone gets along so you could just be missing it.

I am finding that one of my males likes the chase, he had 3 after him and i kept heading them off and finely gotr them to leave him alone and what does he do go after them, so i ain't helping any more silly peacock.

 

[casportpony]

Glad he's feeling better.

-Kathy