I came across this site searching for something to do with Budgies
I am a breeder of Budgies(plus other parrots)
the bird in this topic with no top beak does NOT have Psittacine Beak Feather Disease (aka PBFD), it's beak was torn off by another bird, (and most likely the wild bird seen with the same problem was as well)
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How does PBFD affect budgies?
PBFD usually clinically affects budgies initially when they are nestlings and fledglings. The younger nestlings usually die. Older nestlings and fledglings develop acute disease that affects and often halts the growth of blood quill feathers such that they die and fall out or grow with malformations. Many affected budgies lose the ability to fly and are called runners because they run along the ground. About 40-60% of these budgies recover normal plumage over 1-2 moults but some are likely to remain carriers of the circoviruses and some can develop beak and nail deformities and other forms of chronic disease. Beak deformities associated with PBFD in young budgies occur uncommonly whereas they are very common in cockatoos."
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How is PBFD spread from bird to bird?
The clinical disease is not spread as such. Instead, the circoviruses or their energy frequencies can pass from bird to bird and it depends on a complex array of factors as to whether or not the “receiving” bird is or will become susceptible to developing PBFD. Live PBFD viruses are passed from infected birds in saliva, feces, skin and feather dander, feathers and other items such as clothing, hands, soil that have been in contact with them.
How long can circoviruses live and remain infectious in the environment in moulted feathers , feces etc.?
Depending on factors such as exposure or otherwise to direct sunlight the PBFD circoviruses can remain potentially infectious for at least a year. Infected nesting logs and boxes are likely to be a source of infection from one breeding season to the next."
Also I don't know why people think this budgie is "small" it's average sized
as for leg bands, Split bands are the only bands that can be put on a budgie, tiel, lovebird etc as juveniles and adults Split bands can be dangerous (get caught on cage bars, toys, etc) Closed bands are to be put on at 9 days old. Once the bird leg gets so big (usually around 12 days old) a closed leg band will NOT go on.
Just thought I would clear those topics up, as a breeder, I am unable to look pass any miss information I find, It wouldn't make me a very good breeder if I allowed wrong information to circulate around. Plus it makes my job harder, when I have to spend hours explaining things to people when they saw it on line and are dead set it was the truth, when it wasn't right at all
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