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DEALING WITH BIRDS
Purchased birds. 1. Isolate for at least
one month. 2. Treat for
trichomoniasis — may no longer he required 3. Treat for Scaly face 4. Treat for roundworms 5.
Treat for other conditions as appropriate You still can introduce disease such as Psittacosis
or Megabacteriosis. IF A PURCHASED BIRD GOES SICK WHILST IN ISOLATION -
EUTHANASE AND POST MORTEM THE BIRD. Show birds 1. Train to eat and
drink in a show cage 2. Only show once per
fourteen days 3. Only show three times
in a season 4. Only show for up to
two days at a time 5.
Always offer water in suitable fountains 6. Cage up for a time
period upon return and check
for stress induced disease If a bird is confident
enough to drink in a show cage then it will stand to he judged. Sick birds Check all birds twice
daily for illness and isolate any birds even if they appear to he ‘just
moulting”. Removal of these from the pecking order can enable them to regain
strength. If you are in any doubt then contact an avian veterinary surgeon.
Local fanciers probably will have no idea and may misguide you. Advise over the
phone is free. Treat only a specific disease with medication under veterinary
supervision. Post mortem any suspicious deaths. If any sick birds are “going to die” or are not
offered treatment, then they must he euthanased immediately and humanely. No
budgerigar should suffer. |