Bleeding Budgie

[Shelly]

Hi all,

My budgie that started laying eggs last week last night laid her 4th (and I hope last). I had a look at her this morning and she is covered in blood near where the egg came out. The breeding box has a large pool of blood in it too.

I know I was asking when to get them to start, but can you get them to stop, this girl is obviously not cut out for it and I don't want to harm her more than what she already is.

I don't know whether to remove the eggs, shes looking very weak and is not even going in the box now (whereas before she was in there nearly all day).

Should I remove her from the cage (but I don't want to stress her out by trying to catch her either).

Gosh, I feel like I'm slowly killing all my birds (by not actually doing anything!)

Shelly

[hillcresttiels]

Sounds like you have a young hen that has suffered with egg bindinding or worse i would keep her in a warm place and forget about trying to breedr her!

Frank

[Shelly]

Oh I have already forgotten about breeding her, what do I do with the eggs in the box. Should I try and foster them out, should I separate this bird from her partner so that she doesn't continue laying eggs.

[beachbird]

I hope your little hen makes it. It sounds very serious with loosing all that blood.

[hillcresttiels]

She needs to be seperated and placed in a warm location and given time to recover and probably never allowed to breed.If the eggs are ok then they can be fostered!

Frank

[Shelly]

Thanks for all your replies and concern.

Frank, I'll separate her first thing in the morning. She is not interested in the eggs now so I'll see if I can give them to another bird.

She's perked up a bit though, is preening herself and eating and drinking. I'm going to put some vitamins in her food rather in the hope that this gives her some energy.

Shelly

[AussieBirds]

Hello Shelly you were a very lucky person not to lose her It sounds very much like a case of egg binding and she was very lucky to survive. The advice Frank has given you is correct and should be followed good luck with her.

John