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Post by AussieBirds on May 15, 2006 15:46:20 GMT 10
I have just pulled two babies, one poor little bird has been attacked and was covered in blood and was screaming for a feed the other little one is being fed but is so tiny and thank heavens hasn't been attacked so i think ill be able so save it. The other little one I don't hold much hope for it seems to have miss formed legs, not splayed, and is very much void of feathers, I have been watching these two birds for a while as I thought they were at risk but I didn't check them this morning, bad move.
I think the mother has attacked the one bird because it has deformed legs and is not as strong as the other chick, his legs are really bad and I don't think i will be able to save it but I'm going to give it a go.
John
PS: I gave the little one a feed and it guts it down, the bigger bird wasn't interested so it has been getting all the feeds, the little one was ravishing hungry and gulped his food down to the extent that I had to let the air out of his crop sack on the side, he hasn't made a sound since.
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Post by silvercloud on May 15, 2006 19:43:06 GMT 10
Those poor bubbies.Good on you for getting them out of the nest. What is exactly wrong with the legs? Will splinting help?
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Post by AussieBirds on May 15, 2006 19:49:18 GMT 10
Those poor bubbies.Good on you for getting them out of the nest. What is exactly wrong with the legs? Will splinting help? Yes Jules I will have to splint the legs first thing in the morning I will use match sticks, heres hoping things work out. John |
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Post by silvercloud on May 15, 2006 20:53:13 GMT 10
I have my fingers crossed for you and the bubby.
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Post by vankarhi on May 15, 2006 21:50:22 GMT 10
Lucky little birds that you were watching them John...........hope they survive
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Post by deb on May 15, 2006 22:58:33 GMT 10
I have my fingers crossed for you. Keep us posted on the babies.
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Post by AussieBirds on May 16, 2006 10:15:15 GMT 10
Thanks for your well wishes both little babies are fit and well this morning they both had a good feed and were as warm as toast in the little box with a heating pad under a towel all night.
I was able to get a better view of the little babies legs this morning and they are not as bad as i first thought, the little one has been sitting on it's elbows and has developed two callouses, one on each elbow, these were bleeding hence the blood, I have managed to clean it up a bit this morning and I am treating the legs with a combination of a very week saline solution and a antibiotic cream they are responding well.
The little one that has all the problems with it's legs is also having trouble with it's feeding and is taking in a lot of air when it feeds, I had to prick the air sacks after the late feed yesterday to let the air out, this poor little bird is really battling and at the moment is doing a great job.
John
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Post by silvercloud on May 16, 2006 11:15:54 GMT 10
That is great to hear. Hopefully the little one will come good.
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Post by vankarhi on May 16, 2006 17:18:18 GMT 10
fingers crossed John
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Post by AussieBirds on May 16, 2006 19:13:40 GMT 10
I am having trouble with the little one feeding, I cant keep the air out of his crop sack and i have to prick it every feed, he is a bit of problem little feller, Ill keep trying with him.
John
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Post by AussieBirds on May 17, 2006 14:10:44 GMT 10
Here are some pics of the little ones the first one is the baby that i am having trouble with, you might be able to see it's little legs  this next one is taken from the front and it doesn't look too bad  This is the other little bird, it is putting on weight like it's going out of style  John |
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Post by silvercloud on May 17, 2006 14:23:29 GMT 10
Awwww the poor little one. Those legs don't look good, but the other one is looking great.
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Post by vankarhi on May 17, 2006 15:57:32 GMT 10
If he survives will he be able to be a pet??? I would assume he would learn to get around even with his "bung" legs. They look lovely John, I love the colours................if I lived closer and you were looking for a home I would take the bung leg one  |
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Post by AcaciaWattle on May 17, 2006 16:07:06 GMT 10
poor little mites  They look like little troopers too |
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Post by AussieBirds on May 17, 2006 19:16:32 GMT 10
If he survives will he be able to be a pet??? I would assume he would learn to get around even with his "bung" legs. They look lovely John, I love the colours................if I lived closer and you were looking for a home I would take the bung leg one The little one with the bung legs is already dragging itself around using its wings. If it survives, yes, ill keep it as a pet Tracey I'll make sure it gets a good life and look after the little one. It is so small and is going to need a lot of TLC, it's having trouble eating and I am having to prick the air sack every feed, guess I'm just an old softy most people would have put it down by now. John |
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Post by vankarhi on May 17, 2006 19:26:31 GMT 10
I am so glad you have got him John he has such a better chance ofsurvival. I had one with bung legs when I was about 14/15 and it survived about 6 months.........broke my heart when he died .............. he came to me and died in my arms. |
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Post by AussieBirds on May 18, 2006 12:58:58 GMT 10
I have been working with the babies this morning and I am sitting here with the strongest baby sitting on my chest at the moment after having a feed of budgie seed and rice bubbles This little one is about ready to fledge and I will ring a man and his wife tonight too offer the little one to them, they were here a couple of weeks ago looking for a hand raised baby and were prepared to wait until i had a suitable bird for them. I know these people will be good for this little one as the guys wife was very particular about getting a bird that was special, she is prepared to spend a lot of time taming and making sure the bird gets all the right treatment.
As for the little one with the bung legs I think I may be able to pull him through but i am having bad time at his feed, he is taking a lot of air with his feed but seems to be doing okay, I think i will have to keep this one and give him some TLC for the rest of his life, which i don't mind doing by the way ;D
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Post by vankarhi on May 18, 2006 14:14:01 GMT 10
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Post by fuzzydragonfly on May 25, 2006 13:41:39 GMT 10
Wow the pair have quite a bit of difference between them. Exactly how do you let the air out of the crop?
I can't put down special animals either, I had a duckling which was exposed to cold (the mother wasn't keeping it warm). It was almost dead when I found it (in fact I thought it was dead because he was going stiff). Only hint he was alive was that I saw it blink. I spent around 1 hour trying to get it to breathe properly again, dad told me to let it go but I'm stubborn and kept massaging his belly and gently blowing in his face till I heard him chirp. Lucky a fully grown drake now, a little on the runty side and I'm certain he has mild brain damage but not enough to significantly effect him.
Feels good when they beat the odds and it feels even better when you've given them a chance. Your not always sucessful but it's all worth it on those occassions that you are.
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Post by AussieBirds on May 25, 2006 14:13:52 GMT 10
You let the air out of the crop by carefully pricking it with a needle Klara, it doesn't hurt the bird and if you don't do it the bird will die.
The bird that has the name of this forum and is now owned by my daughter, his picture is in my avatar, was a special bird he was what I thought was dead in the nest box but a friend of mine who happened to be here at the time saw him move so she put him in the warmest place she could think of at the time, inside her bra, and warmed him up again we fed him and left him down inside her bra for the rest of the day to warm him through. He is a healthy bird now and is almost a year old, we hand raised him and he never looked back, just goes to show you can improvise and be successful.
John
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