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Post by sasha36au2000 on Dec 29, 2007 12:44:10 GMT 10
We have a large aviary with only 10 left
We brought 4 Quails,about two weeks ago and since that we have found 3 dead.
In the Quail breeding boxes there is one with no eggs and we found one budgie dead in that box
In the other box there is 5 eggs and there were two budgies dead, Could anyone please give me any advice on what is going on thanks you
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 29, 2007 14:54:05 GMT 10
We would only be guessing and need a bit more information for our "guess".
If you didn't quarantine your quails it is quite possible they brought in an illness or it might just be coincidence too. Where do you live?? (not your actual address just the area) and what is the weather like. What symptoms if any did the birds show and are there anythng on the bodies that might be a clue??
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Post by silvercloud on Dec 29, 2007 18:06:08 GMT 10
Are the boxes homemade or bought? I wonder if they ingested something in or from the boxes since thats where they were found. If the boxes are made from treated pine take them out immediately as it is toxic.
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Post by Jane on Dec 29, 2007 20:17:33 GMT 10
Are they damaged in anyway? What type of quails too?
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Post by sasha36au2000 on Dec 30, 2007 16:32:32 GMT 10
we live in central victoria where the last few days have been extremly hot, so think maybe it could be the heat ....today l have been spraying the birds with a water bottle dont know if thats okay ,No the birds have nothing on them at all,,but one had the eyes poked my husband seems to think that it has gone into the box where the Quails eggs are.
We have one female silver Quail she is the one on the eggs,and unsure on the others they are brown,
Thank you all for help
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Post by silvercloud on Dec 30, 2007 17:24:36 GMT 10
Yes spraying your birds with water is a great idea, it really helps in these hot conditions.
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Post by sasha36au2000 on Dec 30, 2007 18:22:40 GMT 10
oh tyvm silvercloud just thought l would give it a go and looks like its done wonders in todays heat
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Post by Jane on Dec 30, 2007 18:50:43 GMT 10
Oh little King Quails, they shouldn't cause any problems, maybe if you think heat is the problem you could make a shadecloth sail to go above the avairy to reduce the direct heat  |
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Post by grego on Dec 30, 2007 21:53:58 GMT 10
Just caught this..\ dehydration in this weather especially with tomorrow temperature??42 degrees forcast.. it is important not to over water either, for you create to much humitity as well.... Agree with Jules"pat on the back'  You can aslo place large shallow water bowls around the cage or avairy you have especially from where the northerly is blowing creates a cooling affect. If you have a large concreted area next to your avairy were the birds are ...."cover it"rag or something ,,,for it generates heat and makes it's hotter.. Shade and wet grounds were the wind is blowing from l find great especially wetting that area well the night before |
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Post by Laraine on Dec 31, 2007 12:33:51 GMT 10
The weather has been very hot in Victoria lately. It could be the heat, I agree with previous posts, the birds need to be sprayed with water regularly on a hot day. They love it. Have you noticed dirty bottoms on the ones affected. Budgies are very susceptible to Coccidiosis especially after rain. I had the same problem a few months ago and lost my show budgies. You need to isolate the sick ones. I bought Sulphadim from the pet shop and fed them small quantities with an eye dropper. Also use it in the aviary as well. Once I did that I lost no more. Its heartbreaking. It could also be a gastric problem in which case they will need Doxyclycline. Hope things get better.
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Post by sasha36au2000 on Jan 1, 2008 15:08:14 GMT 10
omg very bad start to the new year another one looks like its going to die we just brought it inside in a cage fresh water and food and put a fan near it ........l am going to Cry...the poor thing wont move...There is no dirty bottoms Laraine my husband said ....thank you e1 for the advice
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Post by petiel on Jan 1, 2008 15:48:26 GMT 10
Heat can also cause stress in birds and stress brings out sickness. I would get some of my birds tested by an avian vet.
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Post by sasha36au2000 on Jan 1, 2008 16:21:07 GMT 10
sounds like a good idea Petiel as the one we brought in earlier has passes away and now we have another inside
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Post by Laraine on Jan 1, 2008 17:14:16 GMT 10
You poor thing  I would get one of the dead birds autopsied. I have done this before. That way the vet can have a really good look, sometimes its only guess work when they are alive. That way you will know for sure. Good luck. |
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Post by avril on Jan 2, 2008 21:09:30 GMT 10
Don't put the fan too close as they can catch a chill and go into shock. Is your aviary in the direct sun as it maybe too hot
for them and with you watering and bringing them into a cold enviroment they have gone into shock and budgies do that very easily.
I'm in the NE of Victoria so I know what weather you have been having and it has been atrocious, I have been watering mine down every hour with the hose and they loved it, and after the sun has gone down I don't do it anymore as that is when the chill factor sets in even in the extreme temperatures.
keep changing their water regularly during the day of extreme hot weather as the water becomes very hot and stagnant and that could be where they are getting a bacterial disease from and the go down very quickly.
Have you got any heavy material like Hessian bags or old chenile bedspreads wet them and put on the aviary as that is better than a fan as the air is cirulating naturally.
good luck and sorry to hear of your losses.
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Post by sasha36au2000 on Jan 3, 2008 6:46:23 GMT 10
tyvm Avril, l had the fan on the sick ones that l brought inside one died and l must of done something right as the other survived, didn't have the fan on the aviary, l had wet towels on the aviary
l have been changing water regulary,l haven;t been wetting them in the afternoon..as my husband said what u said
l had the fan on the ill ones inside and tyvm for your advice much appreciated everyone
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Post by vankarhi on Jan 3, 2008 13:04:13 GMT 10
boy it took me a while to figure out what tyvm meant. lol I thought you had spelt something wrong......... a few times. LOL
Thank You Very Much (just in case someone else is having a blonde day LOL)
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Post by Laraine on Jan 3, 2008 17:51:15 GMT 10
I was wondering what it meant.  |
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Post by Jane on Jan 3, 2008 19:54:50 GMT 10
yep had me too for a while  |
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Post by budgiedcockatiels on Jan 6, 2008 14:30:16 GMT 10
its been a while since i've posted lol.. i'm up to 10 budgies now, i spray the hose up above the cages so it 'rains' down on them and they're all fine at the moment =) i had basically all my qauils die a year or 2 back, and in shep its pretty much impossible to find anywhere that sells them =/ but the one male thats left has survived flo0ds and severe heat and he seems happy  yea its been pretty hot in victoria lately =( goes from cold then snaps hot for new years then its supposed to gocold again soon |
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I would get one of the dead birds autopsied. I have done this before. That way the vet can have a really good look, sometimes its only guess work when they are alive. That way you will know for sure. Good luck.
